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Parkhurst Prison for Juvenile Offenders, Isle of Wight. The Lower Prison.
Parkhurst Prison for Juvenile Offenders, Isle of Wight. The Lower Prison. To George Hall Esq. The Governor of the Prison, This View is by Permission Most Respectfully Dedicated by the Publishers.
J. Griffiths. del. Day & Son Lith.rs to the Queen.
Published by Snooke & Upward, Newport, Isle of Wight [n.d., c.1840].
Rare tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 355 x 490mm (14 x 19¼"). Very small repaired hole.
Parkhurst was originally a military hospital and children's asylum but by 1838 it had become a prison for children. George Hall, the prison governor to whom this print is dedicated, had been Private Secretary to the Governor of South Australia George Gawler, before returning to England. An early advocate of rehabilitation of young offenders, he started the 'Parkhurst Apprentices', a scheme to send his charges to the colonies to learn a trade. Between 1842 and 1852 nearly 1500 boys aged from twelve to eighteen were transported to Australia and New Zealand from Parkhurst Prison. Reputedly hung at Governor's Office, Parkhurst Prison, until 1995.
From the Airlie collection, Cortachy Castle.
[Ref: 57662]   £360.00  
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