Newgate Prison Notes Newgate Prison Newgate Prison was a prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London, England, originally at the site of Newgate, a gate in the Roman London Wall. Built in the 12th century and demolished in 1904, the prison was extended and rebuilt many times, and remained in use for over 700 years, from 1188 to 1902. In the early 12th century, Henry II instituted legal reforms that gave the Crown more control over the administration of justice. As part of his Assize of Clarendon of 1166, he required the construction
The Prison House The Prison House The Prison House is the sixth novel written by John King, published in 2004 by Jonathan Cape. The main character in the book is an Englishman, Jimmy Ramone, who has reached a crossroads in his life. After many months of drifting and drinking his way around Europe he finds himself incarcerated for two years in Seven Towers, a notorious prison in an unnamed south European country. Although Jimmy has always been an outsider, he is now a fully-fledged alien who doesn't understand the language or customs of the other inmates. The prison is squalid, violent, and full