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| THE OLD GAOL - INTRODUCTION - CROSS-SECTION - OUTLINE HISTORY - GAOLBREAK OF 1538 - CRIME & PUNISHMENT - FOOD ACTIVITY  W3C XHTML 1.0 W3C CSS |
Hexham
Gaol
was ordered to be built in June 1330, making it the oldest purpose-built
prison in England. Prisons existed before this, but were generally adapted
from buildings originally used for other purposes. A prison in the Middle
Ages could be as simple as a set of stocks. |
 GLOSSARY The Old Gaol  HISTORICAL SOURCES 1523 Crime & Punishment Timeline for Old Gaol Order for Building Torture  INFORMATION Teachers' Resources Opening times & Directions Border Library Risk Assessment pdf (27kb)  |
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