JAILS, PRISONS & GAOLS : FRANCE | |
Regions of the South of France | |
[The French Riviera is one of the most attractive and varied shooting areas in Europe] |
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DUNGEONS : IRELAND | |
Co. Mayo | |
[Built in 1730 on the ruins of a previous castle of legendary Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley. There is still an area of her original Castle in the basement of the House now known as the Dungeons] |
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JAILS, PRISONS, GAOLS & DUNGEONS : UNITED KINGDOM | |
ENGLAND | |
Cornwall | |
[Built in 1837 as the County Assizes (county court)] |
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Essex | |
[The ground floor is medieval brick with some wainscoting. Once the town gaol and retains its original prison door dating from the 16th century. There is a winding brick stair that is blocked-off at the first floor level. There is also a medieval door that leads by narrow passageway to a 19th century prison exercise yard with original flagstones, graffiti. Also there is a small semi-subterranean cellar, which is believed to have been used as a cell or dungeon] |
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Hampshire | |
[For historic ships, castles & forts, Victorian structures and modern architecture choose Portsmouth the waterfront city] |
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Kent | |
[Offers a wide and diverse range of locations that includes jails, prisons & gaols] |
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London | |
[The prison was open to inmates throughout the Tudor and Elizabethan reigns] |
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Nottinghamshire | |
[Nottingham's old Shire Hall, courthouse and gaol and offers an ideal historical as well as contemporary backdrop] |
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[There are extensive cellars and dungeons hewn out of the rock beneath the building] |
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Wiltshire | |
[A 13th Century Abbey house with a truly spectacular 5 acre garden which has brought praise from around the world. In the house itself, there is the Tudor hall and drawing room for film opportunities plus the undercroft which formed part of the Abbots’ lodgings built in 1265 and used as a dungeon during the English Civil War, the house itself being used as the Governor’s Residence by both Cavaliers and Roundheads] |
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PRISONS, JAILS, GAOLS & DUNGEONS : SCOTLAND | |
Argyll | |
Midlothian | |
[The Bridge itself is a nineteen arch viaduct, although only one arch is visible today. In total there are approximately 120 rooms or "Vaults" beneath the surface of the South Bridge, ranging in size from 2 metres squared to forty metres squared] |
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[Inveraray Jail is made up of three distinct buildings and walled prison grounds. It is a unique collection of buildings which are very well-preserved. The courthouse with its spacious courtroom, Old Prison 1820 Once the principal jail for the County of Argyll and the New Prison 1848 A model prison of the mid-19th century] |
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Stirlingshire | |
[A remarkable Bottle Dungeon, so called as the bottle shape meant a prisoner could not lie down] |
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PRISONS, JAILS, GAOLS & DUNGEONS : NORTHERN IRELAND | |
County Down | |
[An imposing old gaol of Downpatrick, which opened in 1796 and closed in 1830. With its tall outer walls and original buildings and cells, this is the best–preserved Georgian gaol in Ireland] |
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PRISONS, JAILS, GAOLS & DUNGEONS : WALES | |
Glamorgan | |
[Also in the Hotel grounds lies the 17th Century ‘Jail house’ which was reputedly used as a stopover prison by local magistrates. This large barn has been relatively untouched since then and is therefore complete with original stonework, beams and exposed ground floor] |
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