Title

'The Poultry Compter', (1897). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The Poultry Compter', (1897). Poultry Compter was a small prison, run by a Sheriff of the City of London, from medieval times until 1815. Its name comes from its location on a section of Cheapside called Poultry. Metal restraints including leg-irons can be seen on the wall. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D50_083

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,7Mb (4,8Mb) / 13,6in x 17,3in / 4091 x 5187 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal road building buildings England people interior indoors job street country dog law crime occupation British English poultry lane avenue medieval door doors courtyard prison location century city of london Britain profession inside B&W MONOCHROME publication penitentiary 19th century black & white black and white B W Middle Ages publisher nineteenth century The Print Collector TGN Old and New London Unknown Thornbury Cassell & Company Ltd Poultry Compter George Walter Thornbury George Walter George Walter Thornbury