Built by Henry VIII, who lived there 1515-23. It deteriorated so that Edward VI gave it to the City of London who then used it as a prison, hospital (actually school) and workrooms. "Bridewell" was a term adopted by other London prisons.
The picture shows an early 19th-century imaginary reconstruction of Bridewell Palace c. 1660, showing the entrance to the Fleet River.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Bridewell Palace / Prison
St Bride Foundation Institute The memorial stone of the St Bride Foundation ...
Here stood the palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by...
Architect and collector. Born in Goring-on-Thames, son of a bricklayer. Architect of the Bank of England, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, St. John’s, Bethnal Green and his own tomb. He also rebuilt mu...
Borough Engineer of Southwark Council in 1936. He designed the Walworth Clinic so we have classified him as an architect, though we can't find any more of his work.
Architect known for his war memorial designs. Born Devon. Married Jessie Naismith Morton (sister of Sarah Reid Anderson) in Edinburgh and they had seven children, the third born was the architect J...
Sebastopol is a city and port in Ukraine. Founded 1793 and fortified in 1794. It was besieged from 1854-1855 during the Crimean War and left in ruins. It was besieged again by the Germans in Worl...
Established in South Kensington on the site now occupied by the V&A Museum.
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