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Prison A Wing

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Prison A Wing
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Prison A Wing (1852-56) Modelled on Pentonville prison, a central space was surrounded by 150 identical cells each housing a single prisoner, held in isolation. When it closed in 1996 up to 3 men shared a cell. In 2006 it opened as a Hotel.

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Pictures: Gordon Griffiths, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Bill Nicholls, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Chris Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Len Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Ian S, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Charles Ricketts, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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