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...
The inscription is distressed to the extent that it is partially illegible. We believe it refers to the same gift as that on one of the p...
The plaque was unveiled by Brian Poole (of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes). Poole wrote "This is where Jim’s first shop was and on the day...
See Spitalfields Life for a good post on the Caslon Foundry. April 2017: John Whitehead told us the plaque has been removed by developer...
We think this memorial was erected c.2017 and by the time we researched it, we could no longer find any information at artinthepark.co.uk...
The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right. The stran...
Ramirez's divorced wife's lover was murdered in Texas in 1998. Ramirez was indicted for solicitation of capital murder. In 1999 he was sentenced to death and executed in 2005.
Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA
English Heritage E. F. Benson, 1867 - 1940, writer, lived here.
Architect, garden designer and author. Born Devon. Followed his uncle, Sir Arthur Blomfield, into architecture. Buildings include: United University Club (1906), south-east corner of Suffolk Stree...
Sir Gerald Dodson, KT, was Recorder of London 1937-59, the longest holder of that office. Also, he wrote the libretto of the popular operetta, The Rebel Maid, composed by Montague Phillips in 1921.
Royal Air Force (Egypt) Memorial gives a report of the laying of this stone.
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