View from the Prison Hospital Window
May.03, 2008 in
Asylum, Hospital, Model Prison, Paupers Mess
A view from a window of the Port Arthur Prison Hospital of from left to right the Paupers Mess, Asylum and Seperate Prison
Entries for the ‘Model Prison’ Category
Seperate Prison
Apr.21, 2008 in
Model Prison
Port Arthur contains one of the best preserved examples of a Separate Prison system based on that at Pentonville Prison in London. Also known as The Model Prison was completed in 1853 and extended in 1855. The 80 cell prison was built in the shape of a cross with radial exercise yards around a central [...]
