https://www.sheptonmalletprison.com/ Shepton Mallet prison was built in 1610 and is the country’s oldest jail. It is a grim stone structure and is still operational. It housed French prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars and during World War II, Cell 10 was used to protect some of the nations treasures including the Doomsday Book, a […]
Great way to end the year! four-hour walkabout a fantastic mish-mash of old and older incarceration architecture! Really enjoyed this as it was a group visit and nice chance to take a few photographs and take our time to get the feel for the place. This is why I take so many photographs of the places […]
This place isn’t my normal place to go for a wander, however, for a few pennies you can go and visit this site and opt for a self-guided tour! Most doors to rooms are open and the place is huge. I was amazed how empty it is in terms of visitors but also welcomed as I […]
Interesting place for a wonder, i was expecting it to feel very different to what it did i suppose knowing what a place is before hand the assumption that it was a horrible place, when its clearly wasnt! [cycloneslider id=”wwii-prisoner-of-war-camp”] During World War 2 the site was originally commissioned as an anti aircraft defence site. […]
Very interesting place to visit, Vagrant cells are a piece of 19th century history; with the poor law in effect, workhouses were popping up all over the country and the cells were a place where the penniless could go to sleep as sleeping on the streets was in fact illegal back then. The cells had […]
