1850 – Mountjoy Prison, Dublin
Architect: Captain Joshua Jebb
Mountjoy was designed by Captain Joshua Jebb of the Royal Engineers and opened in 1850. It was based on his design at Pentonville Prison in London. As at Pentonville it was originally intended as the first stop for men sentenced to transportation, the
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1850 – Mountjoy Prison, Dublin | Architecture @ Archiseek.com
Architect: Captain Joshua Jebb Mountjoy was designed by Captain Joshua Jebb of the Royal Engineers and opened in 1850. It was based on his design at Pentonville Prison in London. As at Pentonville it was originally intended as the first stop for men sentenced to transportation, they would spend a period in separate confinement before
1816 – Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin
Architect: Francis Johnston
Designed as an alternative to transportation, the Richmond General Penitentiary was part of an experiment into a penitentiary system which also involved Millbank Penitentiary, London. They were the first prisons in the United Kingdom of Great Brita
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1816 – Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin | Architecture @ Archiseek.com
Architect: Francis Johnston Designed as an alternative to transportation, the Richmond General Penitentiary was part of an experiment into a penitentiary system which also involved Millbank Penitentiary, London. They were the first prisons in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to specialise in reform rather than punishment. In 1897 ownership of the building
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