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...
At the unveiling Professor Sir Christopher Frayling said "This blue plaque marks the family home where she came to maturity as a writer, ...
At first sight one would think this statue was created shortly after WW1 rather than in 2009.
Victoria Park, a park for the people of the East End, begun in 1844. Bow Heritage Trail
Arthur Haygarth, 1825-1903, cricketer, historian, Old Harrovian, died here. City of Westminster
London County Council Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, 1853-1917, actor-manager lived here.