A watch house was an early form of local police station. Soon after the formation of the Hampstead police force in 1829, prisoners were kept in the Watch House at the top of Holly Walk.
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Watch House in Hampstead
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Parish Lock-up
Parish Lock-up About 1730, this lock-up was built into the garden wall of Ca...
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Rudy Narayan
Barrister and civil rights activist. Born Rahasya Rudra Narayan in British Guiana (now Guyana). Arrived in Britain in 1953, where he served in the army for seven years, before reading for the bar. ...
1 memorial
Alfred George Marten
Son of Robert Giles Marten. Admitted to Inner Temple in 1852 and became a QC, County Court Judge and knighted in 1896. MP for Cambridge. Was Treasurer of the Temple in 1893. Died St Leonard's on Sea.
1 memorial
Lord Justice Charles John Darling
Barrister and judge. Born Colchester. Never went to university but on gaining an inheritance entered law. MP for Deptford. QC and then judge. Became 1st Baron Darling in 1924. Died Hampshire.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Marshalsea Prison
Originally built to hold prisoners being tried by the Marshalsea Court and the Court of the King's Bench. Its first site, from at least 1329 was on Borough High Street on the block now bordered...
6 memorials
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