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Execution at the Tower of London, 1743. Artist: CMExecution at the Tower of London, 1743. Scene depicting the shooting of three members of the Highland Regiment (Black Watch), Samuel McPherson, Malcolm McPherson and Farquhar Shaw, for desertion
Execution on Tower Hill, London, 1746. Scene showing William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, and Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch
Interior view of Queens Bench Prison, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1879. The prison, formerly a debtors prison, closed in 1880
Queens Bench Prison, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1879. The prison, formerly a debtors prison, closed in 1880
Interior view of White Lyon Prison, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1887
A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. ArtistA peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. Showing a pig in military uniform (General Sir Eyre Coote) standing on its hind legs and being birched by three Christs Hospital boys
Westminster School, or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates... 1785. Charles James Fox as Dr Busby birching his bitter political rival William Pitt
A view of the Corn Exchange... 1785. Christopher Atkinson standing in the pillory surrounded by a horde of people. He was at the time convicted of shady dealing in connection with the purchase of
Anticipation... 1784. Christopher Atkinson in the pillory between two sheaves of corn, outside the Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, London
The new and elegant St Giless Cage... 1802. Artist: WilliamsThe new and elegant St Giless Cage... 1802. A lady and gentleman in theatrical costume in the stocks, which are decorated with painted garlands
Hudibras in the Stocks, 1850. Artist: Sir John GilbertHudibras in the Stocks, 1850. A scene taken from the three-part mock-heroic satire Sir Hudibras by Samuel Butler. Sir Hudibras, a Presbyterian knight
Scene at Whitecross Street Prison showing a release of prisoners, London, 1870. ArtistScene at Whitecross Street Prison showing a release of prisoners, London, 1870. From The Graphic
Proteus taking a benefit according to law, 1825Proteus Taking a Benefit According to Law, 1825. Interior view of Whitecross Street Prison for debtors, London
View of the Poultry Compter, City of London, 1813. Artist: John Thomas SmithView of the Poultry Compter, City of London, 1813
The platform and gallows at Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, City of London, 1783. ArtistThe platform and gallows at Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, City of London, 1783
Execution of a criminal, Lime Street, City of London, 1664. A crowd gathered round to watch the execution of a parliamentary Colonel James Turner
Cheapside, City of London, 1809. Three images relating to the Cheapside Cross; the bottom picture shows the burning of the Booke of Spartes by the hangman at the place where the cross stood
The execution of Reverend John Rogers at Smithfield, 1555, (c1720). The execution took place during the Protestants persecution in the reign of Mary I
View of Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, London, 1794. The prison was demolished in 1902 to make way for the construction of the Central Criminal Court
Stick seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul SandbyStick seller, 1760. A ragged stick seller and two background views; to the left a woman is holding a stick over her kneeling husband and twisting his nose
The Doom of all Papers that Slander Bethnal Green, 1872. Two journalists, from the Daily Telegraph and the Daily News, hanging from a lamp-post as a punishment for slandering Bethnal Green
The Reward of Cruelty, plate IV from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1833. ArtistThe Reward of Cruelty, plate IV from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1833; showing Tom Nero, having been hanged for murder and undergoing dissection theatre
Brothers in law! or the finishing flourish of a City officer!!, 1827; showing the Recorder Newman Knowlys tied to a post and being whipped by Sheriff Farebrother using a cat o nine tails
The Discipline Mill at Brixton Prison, Lambeth, London, 1821View of the discipline-mill, erected at the house of correction at Brixton, Lambeth, London, 1821. Brixton Prison was opened in 1820; the treadmill was installed the following year
Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1696Scene at Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1696; showing crowds gathered to watch a hanging. The triple gibbet and cart used for hanging can be seen in the centre
Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1760View of the execution of the Earl of Ferrers at Tyburn, Paddington, London, 1760. The Earl is shown standing blindfolded on the platform
Gibbet at Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1825. A gibbet for public hangings on a quay overlooking the River Thames
Pentonville, Islington, London, 1815. Artist: George HollisPentonville, Islington, London, 1815; view of Cold Bath Fields House of Correction, with the City of London in the background
Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1852View of Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1852; with prisoners working in the foreground overseen by prison officers
Cold Bath Fields, Finsbury, London, 1819. Artist: Thomas RansonCold Bath Fields, Finsbury, London, 1819; an interior view of Cold Bath Fields Prison, in which Thomas Ranson was unlawfully confined by the Bank of England for holding an alleged forged one pound
The Whitecross Street Prison for debtors, London, 1843. Two interior views of the refuge for the destitute at Whitecross Street Prison, showing the male and female wards
Depiction of the protestant martyrs, West Smithfield, London, c1750Depiction of the Protestant martyrs, West Smithfield, London, c1750. T Loseby, H Ramsey, T Thirtell, Margaret Hide and Agnes Stanley being burnt at the stake in West Smithfield
Old Bailey, Newgate Prison, London, c1760View of a line of chained convicts from Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, London, being taken to Blackfriars for transportation, c1760
Mark Lane, London, 1783. Christopher Atkinson in the pillory outside the Corn Exchange, London, in the presence of the Sheriffs
London Bridge (old), London, c1830. Artist: R MartinAerial view of London Bridge, London, c1830 showing the bridge, the River Thames and the surrounding area in 1616 from the southbank
Leadenhall Street, London, (1664?)Crowd gathered round to watch the execution of a parliamentary Colonel James Turner, convicted of having burgled the premises of Francis Tryon a Lime Street merchant, Leadenhall Street, London, (1664)
Gateway of Bridewell Prison, Tothill Fields, Westminster, London, c1850. View of the gateway bearing a carved key in the stone gable. The prison was also known as Tothill Fields Prison
Bridewell Prison in Tothill Fields, Westminster, London, c1850Bridewell Prison in Tothill Fields (also known as Tothill Fields Prison), Westminster, London, c1850
View of Marshalsea Prison on Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1832. ArtistView of Marshalsea Prison on Borough High Street, Southwark, London, 1832
View of Borough Compter, a debtors prison in Mill Lane, Bermondsey, London, 1826
View of Kings Bench Prison in St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, c1820. ArtistView of Kings Bench Prison in St Georges Fields, Southwark, London, c1820
Campaign at Fleet Prison, London, c1770Distribution of pamphlets supporting John Wilkes outside the Fleet Prison, London, c1770. In the centre a woman is holding up a leaflet
Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. ArtistJack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. A hangman pulls at a rope secured around the neck of a bust of the Duke of Wellington; John Key, Matthew Wood and Robert Waithman cheer him
Anticipations for the Pillory, 1813. A pillory stands on a scaffold in Chesterfield Walk outside Montague House, Blackheath, residence of the Princess of Wales
Ahithophel in the dumps, 1830. Artist: Henry HeathAhithophel in the dumps, 1830. The Duke of Wellington on a donkey with a saddle resembling a mayoral gown approaching a gallows
Scene of protestants being burnt at Smithfield, 16th century, (c1760). The executions took place during the Protestants persecution in the reign of Mary I
The execution of John Bradford and John Leaf at Smithfield, 1555, (c1713). The execution took place during the Protestants persecution in the reign of Mary I
Execution of protestants at Smithfield, 1557, (c1720). The execution of T Loseby, H Ramsey, T Thirtell, Margaret Hide and Agnes Stanley