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Description: | Late 1990s.
View looking from inside the Leeds Bridewell beneath the Town Hall. Until the new Magistrates' Court opened in 1993 this was where prisoners were taken to await court appearances. The Bridewell opened in 1858 beneath the new Town Hall and until 1934 the Borough Police were were accommodated on the ground floor. The police move to the Municipal Buildings next door paving the way for improvements to the Bridewell between 1937 and 1941. Eleven further cells were installed and more toilet facilities. Attention was paid to lighting and windows. The name Bridewell is often used for a Town Lock Up and is thought to originate from a London prison which was located near the Church of St. Brides and close to a well. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Town Hall Leeds Bridewell | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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