Belle Vue Gaol
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Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester, England. It operated between 1850 and 1888. It was notorious at the time for abysmal prisoner living conditions. It was demolished in 1892.
Belle Vue Gaol c. 1870
George Gissing
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George Robert Gissing was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. Gissing's best-known works include The Nether World, New Grub Street, Born in Exile and The Odd Women.
Belle Vue Gaol
…Sessions located nearby. The jail was considered to be inadequate and as a result many other prisoners were sent to the New Bailey Prison in Salford. George Gissing, novelist Belle Vue Gaol entry on PrisonHistory.org…
Gissing c. 1880
Gissing photo by Elliott & Fry
Portrait of Gissing in 1901
Gissing at desk