Carriages outside Newgate Prison, East Granby
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datelate 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.7 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (11.7 x 16.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Clifford T. Alderman
Object number2011.492.3
DescriptionA row of carriages and buggies is lined up near the wall of a stone prison complex. Two women stand near the vehicles. Additional women and at least one man stand on a viewing platform on the roof of the nearest building. Most of the structures are in ruins. Vines, probably ivy, grow on the outer wall. A stone guard tower is at the right. A grassy lawn and a dirt road are in the foreground.
Label TextBy the late nineteenth century, the ruins of Old Newgate Prison in East Granby had become a popular tourist destination. Note the row of carriages at the left and the sightseers on the viewing platform on the prison roof.
Status
Not on view
ca. 1950
