Marshalsea Prison
Beyond this old wall is the site of the old Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is attached to a remnant of the prison wall. Charles Dickens, whose father had been imprisoned here for debt in 1824, used that experience as the Marshalsea setting for his novel Little Dorrit.
Historic Southwark
SE1, Tabard Street, St George's Churchyard Gardens
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Marshalsea Prison - garden
A novel by Charles Dickens first published in serial form 1855 and 1857. The...
Born, son of Elizabeth and John Dickens, at No.1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, ...
Originally built to hold prisoners being tried by the Marshalsea Court an...
High on the front, at the left is the Sunday Schools plaque, and on the right the Memorial School plaque. The McArthur stone is low on th...
Alastair Sim, 1900 - 1976, actor, lived here, 1953 - 1975. English Heritage
Our photo shows one of three drinking fountains attached to the Spicer screen wall. The weather has not been kind to the sculpture in the...
This was a good, well-designed, commemorative stone. But then (we surmise) one of the committee people realised that their efforts had ...
We can find no information about the "facilities" behind this green door. Can someone help?
