Newgate

(ˈnjuːɡɪt; -ˌɡeɪt) n (Named Buildings) a famous London prison, in use from the Middle Ages: demolished in 1902

New•gate

(ˈnuˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈnyu-)

n. a former prison in London.

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Noun

Newgate - a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902British capital, capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London, London - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

IdiomsSee(as) black as Newgate's knocker

Newgate

(nyo͞o`gĭt), former prison in the City of London, England, originally in the gatehouse of the principal west gate of London. Dating from the 12th cent. and burned by Wat Tyler's followers in 1381, it was rebuilt in the 15th cent. with funds bequeathed by Sir Richard Whittington. The great fire of 1666 damaged it, and the Gordon rioters partially burned it again in 1780. In the 19th cent. Newgate was a target of Elizabeth Fry's efforts to improve prison conditions. After 1868, executions were held within the prison rather than outside, where they had been attracting huge crowds of sensation-seekers. After 1880 the prison was used only for pre-trial detention, and in 1902 it was torn down.

Newgate

famed jail of London in centuries past. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 754]See: Imprisonment

Newgate

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noun a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780

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capital of the United Kingdom
Greater London
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