HMP Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire

A view from the courtyard of the F, G, and H Wings of HMP Lancaster Castle. The former castle, now a prison and courthouse, occupies the site of a Roman fort. The wings seen here were added by Thomas Harrison from 1788 onwards and were once debtors cells.

Location

Lancashire Lancaster

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

1990s (1990 - 1999) prison crime punishment castle attack defence crenellation georgian (1714 - 1836)