Giltspur Street — is a street in Smithfield, London, running north south from the junction of Newgate Street, Holborn Viaduct, and Old Bailey up to West Smithfield, and it is bounded to the east by St Bartholomew s Hospital (Bart s).In 1381 King Richard II met the … Wikipedia
Wood Street Compter — On the east side of Wood Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within. One of the Sheriffs Prisons. First mention: The Compter in Bread Street was removed to Wood Street in 1555 (S. 298) and Greyfriars Chronicle (Cam. Soc.), p.96. Burnt in the… … Dictionary of London
Bread Street Compter — On the west side of Bread Street in Bread Street Ward. One of the two original Compters, pertaining to the Sheriffs, the other being in Poultry (S. 352). Removed to Wood Street in 1555 (ib.), to Giltspur Street in 1791, closed 1854. See… … Dictionary of London
Compter — A compter, sometimes referred to as a counter, was a type of small English prison controlled by a sheriff. The inmates were usually civil prisoners, for example dissenters and debtors. Examples of compters include London s Wood Street Counter,… … Wikipedia
Wood Street Counter — The Wood Street Counter, or Wood Street Compter, was a small prison within the City of London in England. It was primarily a debtors prison, and also held people accused of such misdemeanors as public drunkness, although some wealthier prisoners… … Wikipedia
Poultry Compter — The Poultry Compter (also sometimes known as Poultry Counter) was a small compter or prison run by a Sheriff in the City of London from medieval times until 1815. It took its name from its location on a section of Cheapside known as Poultry due… … Wikipedia
Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century … Wikipedia
Compters — These were prisons immediately under the supervision and control of the Sheriffs (Lib. Albus, II. p. 307). Counter is used in the sense of Court in Cal. L. Bk. G. p. 678. The word Compter is defined in the N.E.D. as the name of certain… … Dictionary of London
Newgate Prison — For the Irish prison of the same name, see Newgate Prison, Dublin. For the prison in East Granby, Connecticut, see Old Newgate Prison. Newgate, the old city gate and prison … Wikipedia
Millbank Prison — in the 1820s … Wikipedia
