holloway

HM PRISON HOLLOWAY THE HISTORY: Opened in 1852, Holloway Prison began life as a mixed-sex prison and only in 1903 did it become women-only, following the closure of Newgate Prison in London which previously had held women. Due to the rarity of female prisons in England and Wales, Holloway was...

History: HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. Holloway prison was opened in 1852 as a mixed-sex prison, but due to growing demand for space for female prisoners, particularly...

Im sorry to say I jumped on the bandwagon with this one again last year thanks to Pretty vacant, but was just saying to her the other day that I had not posted anything from here so thought why not. I wont do the history as its been covered before but there is plenty here if you are interested...

A view of the former prison in 1896 Holloway prison was opened in 1852 as a mixed-sex prison, but due to growing demand for space for female prisoners, particularly due to the closure of Newgate, it became female-only in 1903. Holloway was used to imprison suffragettes including Emmeline...

This was a bit of a mad one as well as a last minute decision... Attempted this with some exploring pals at 4AM a few weeks back and had no luck as well as being shouted at and chased off by security. Bumped into a couple of fellow urbexer's in London who gave us the lowdown on how they just...

I won’t go into too much detail as the other reports have done it to death. After 6 attempts and even a 4am start one time, today was a good day. Nice midday visit with blue skies and no rain. I envisioned it being a big place but it really is huge! Cell blocks, sports hall, swimming pool...

Heavy Mettle Like most drainorz over the years I first set foot in the Holloway Storm Relief on a quest for Orly. It’s one of the most impressive junctions in the London Drainage System and didn’t disappoint. I did a report on it and the rest of Deep Ochre last year. At the time I found it hard...

A fun eventful day that didn't quite go to plan, but it all worked out in the end. Visited with @Brewtal, @Prettyvacant71, @jsp77 plus many more! History "HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by Her Majesty's...

HM Prison Holloway was a closed category prison for adult women and young offenders in Holloway, London, England, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. It was the largest women's prison in western Europe until its closure in 2016. Until 1991, the Prison was staffed by Home Office appointed...

Explored with Tallginge. I first started researching the High Level & Ratcliff Storm Relief about five years ago. I got so far and then something else distracted me and I forgot all about it until this August when Tallginge explored the end of the Holloway Storm Relief which continues on to the...

Holloway Storm Relief (Heavy Mettle) 2012-2018. Heavy Mettle is the Holloway Storm relief, running West to East across North London. It intercepts with the North Eastern Storm Relief at it's mid point (Deep Ochre) as seen in the above picture ^ It's original terminus was the Northern High...

HMP Holloway was the largest women’s only prison in Europe until its closure in 2016. Rebuilt between 1971 to 1985, the prison's design was intended to produce an atmosphere more like a hospital than a prison. This design was recognised as a failure in the 1980s as its lack of traditional wings...

HMP Holloway was the largest women’s only prison in Europe until its closure in 2016. Rebuilt between 1971 to 1985, the prison's design was intended to produce an atmosphere more like a hospital than a prison. This design was recognised as a failure in the 1980s as its lack of traditional wings...

Holloway Storm Relief into High Level & Ratcliff Storm Relief This one’s only a short report, by my standards, as I’ve not exactly seen all there is to see of this system. Well at least I don’t think I have. I’ve been to Orly junction and quite a lot further west of it in the Holloway Storm...

The History The construction of Holloway Prison, to the designs of James Bunstone Bunning, began in 1849 and was completed in 1852 to form the City of London House of Correction. It originally had three wings for males and one for females and juveniles. It was the main prison for the City of...