Tag Archives: Newgate

Criminal Lives, 1780-1925

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

Exhibition – Criminal Lives, 1780-1925: punishing Old Bailey convicts Continue reading →

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Will Celestina hang? A Christmas tale pt 20

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

Celestina Sommer had been sentenced to death for the murder of her daughter, Celestina Christmas. On Thursday, 10 April, 1856, she was taken back to Newgate Prison, which was used only for prisoners awaiting trial, execution or transportation. At the … Continue reading →

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Celestina in Newgate Prison: a Christmas tale pt 15

Posted on July 27, 2015 by

In the last episode of the Celestina Sommer story, we left Celestina in the police van being carried off to Newgate Prison to await trial for wilful murder. Today I’m going to look more closely at what that notorious place … Continue reading →

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