Gatehouse Prison (Q607542)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Gatehouse Prison was a prison in Westminster, built in 1370 as the gatehouse of Westminster Abbey. It was first used as a prison by the Abbot, a powerful churchman who held considerable power over the precincts and sanctuary. It was one of the prisons which supplied the Old Bailey with information on former prisoners (such as their identity or prior criminal records) for making indictments against criminals

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La prison de Gatehouse était une prison située dans le quartier de Westminster à Londres. Construite en 1370, elle fut fusionnée à une prison de l'Abbaye de Westminster. Elle fichait ses prisonniers et Old Bailey la sollicitait pour obtenir des informations sur d'anciens prisonniers. Démolie en 1776, le site de cette prison fait partie du Westminster scholar's Crimean War Memorial au XXIe siècle.

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