York Debtor's Prison, Former debtors' prison in York, England
The three-story limestone building features a central clock turret and projecting wings, constructed with materials from Tadcaster and Clifford's Tower.
Built between 1701 and 1705 following the Insolvent Debtors Relief Act, the prison held individuals who failed to pay their commercial debts until 1869.
The York Castle Museum now displays the former cells, including the one where highwayman Dick Turpin stayed before his trial in the 1730s.
The museum exhibitions present detailed information about prison life, with reconstructed Victorian and Edwardian workshops in the basement area.
Between 1801 and 1896, the prison grounds witnessed 160 executions, with condemned criminals hanged in an area known as 'the Drop'.
Location: City of York
GPS coordinates: 53.95490,-1.07898
Latest update: March 4, 2025 11:45
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York city walls
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York Castle Museum
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Female Prison, York
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York Crown Court
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Tower Street drill hall
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The Masons Arms
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9, Tower Place
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York Army Museum
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Skeldergate Bridge
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City walls attached to Tower Place
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Clifford's Tower
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1 to 3 Friars Terrace, including 8 Peckitt Street, and attached gates and railings
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11 And 12, Tower Street
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Castle Mills Lock
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Numbers 3 and 4 Tower Street and gates and railings attached to front
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Numbers 1-5 South Esplanade and gates and railings
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13 and 14, Tower Street
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Curtain Wall
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6 And 7, Tower Street
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16 And 16A, Fishergate
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Fishergate Tower
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Yorkshire Regiment Boer War Memorial
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Numbers 1-7 (consecutive) and gates and railings attached to numbers 2-6
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