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Jail attraction in administration

By John Hirst

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Jail attraction in administration

One of Cornwall's tourist attractions, historic Bodmin Jail, has gone into administration.

"The jail was built in 1779 and carried out public hangings until 1862 and hangings inside until 1909. Since it closed in 1927 it has become one of Cornwall's tourist attractions, with 43,000 visitors a year".

The Jail

A little history...

The original jail was built for King George III in 1779. The Jail you see today was built by the prisoners who brought the 20,000 tons of granite from Bodmin`s ?Cuckoo Quarry?. During the First World War the Jail held state papers and the Doomsday book.

Visit the cold dank cells, look up at the thin light filtering through a small barred window and imagine being sentenced to even a week in such desolation, a very lonely life with the knowledge each day would bring more of the same cold, hunger and hard labour, on the treadmill as a civil prisoner or ?cannon ball? catch for naval prisoners; designed to keep you fit for battle on your release.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).

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