Marshalsea debtors' prison

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debtors' prison historical building prison

Marshalsea debtors' prison was a notorious London prison for debtors, historically infamous for its harsh conditions and later immortalized in Charles Dickens's works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debtors' prison ⓘ
historical building ⓘ
prison ⓘ
causeOfImprisonment unpaid debts ⓘ
city London NERFINISHED ⓘ
closureReason reform of debtors' laws ⓘ
coordinateLocation approximate: 51.503°N 0.091°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
demolished 19th century ⓘ
dissolved 1842 ⓘ
endDate 1842 ⓘ
function imprisonment of debtors ⓘ
imprisonment of people awaiting trial by the Court of the Marshalsea ⓘ
heritage site of historical interest in Southwark ⓘ
historicalPeriod Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ
immortalizedBy Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 14th century ⓘ
inspiredWork Little Dorrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
scenes in David Copperfield ⓘ
knownFor association with Charles Dickens ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
disease ⓘ
harsh conditions ⓘ
imprisonment for debt ⓘ
overcrowding ⓘ
legacy example of 18th- and 19th-century debtors' prisons ⓘ
symbol of injustice toward the poor ⓘ
legalStatus closed ⓘ
locatedIn Borough ⓘ
England ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
mentionedIn David Copperfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Little Dorrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableInmate Charles Dickens's father NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ
onRiver River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy Court of the Marshalsea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Household NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf English penal system ⓘ
presentUseOfSite memorial plaque ⓘ
residential and commercial buildings ⓘ
startDate 14th century ⓘ
streetAddress Borough High Street NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Little Dorrit → setting → Marshalsea debtors' prison ⓘ