Closed for the past nine years, Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine opened its gates to the public, on July 14. A grand reopening celebration attracted scores of visitors and state and local officials.
Tucked away behind a quiet street in the City of London is a crumbling stone wall that most people walk past without a second glance. But this unassuming structure is the last surviving piece of ...
Old Newgate hosted ‘Bat Day,’ on Sept. 7, a day to educate the public on bats and their place in the ecosystem. The dank and dark Cooper Mine at Old Newgate Prison becomes a winter refuge for a ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Prisoner. Credit: Joseph Wright of Derby The cell looks more like a tomb, a catacomb, ...
LONDON TIMES -- NEW YORK TIMES Special Cablegram. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The ...
When Meagen Benson began researching her genealogy, all she knew was that she was a descendent of a female convict named Mary Wade, who had been transported from Great Britain to Australia. She knew ...
Newgate Prison in East Granby will be back open for the public this weekend. The Revolutionary War-era prison and copper mine will be open for the public on Saturday for the first time in years. The ...
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Think Newcastle’s Newgate Street these days and you might well think of The Gate leisure complex or the swish Maldron Hotel - all very 21st century. It was, however, one of the old town's earliest ...
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