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...
Father of George Maule Allen. We are grateful to Paul Frecker who found this: "Despite his partial retirement from general practice in 1892, 'there are not many days when Mr George Allen cannot be ...
Barrister and judge. From First 100 years: "She was the first woman appointed as a judge in the County Court, and the first female High Court judge in England. She is most extraordinary since she h...
Serial Chairman. Chair of the Soho Housing Association in 1990. In view of the number of companies and groups that he's run, we're pretty sure we've got the right man. He was born on 20 July 1933 ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Liveries & Guilds, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
"Dr. Claire Holder is from Trinidad. A Notting Hill Resident since the 1960s, she became the Chairperson and Chief Executive of the Notting Hill Carnival 1989 until 2002. Claire is a practising bar...
Person, Community / Clubs, Law, Politics & Administration, Caribbean Islands
Football administrator. Born in eastern France. Initially a lawyer, in 1897 he started a sports club called Red Star which did not discriminate against individuals on the basis of class. He was inv...
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