Plaque

Tothill Fields Prison

Erection date: 1969

Inscription

The stone gateway is all that remains of the early 17th century Westminster House of Correction or Bridewell later known as Tothill Fields prison. The gateway was resited here by the Greater London Council in 1969.

Site: Tothill Fields Prison (2 memorials)

SW1, Little Sanctuary

IanVisits posted about this gate and included a map showing where the Bridewell used to be.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Tothill Fields Prison

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Tothill Fields Prison

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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