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HM Prison Shepton Mallet
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HMP Shepton Mallet, sometimes known as Cornhill, is a former prison in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. When it closed in 2013, it had been the United Kingdom's oldest operating prison, following th
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The exercise yard
The exercise yard
The treadwheel was in the ground floor of this building.
The treadwheel was in the ground floor of this building.
C wing, 2018
C wing, 2018
Kray twins
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Ronald Kray and Reginald Kray were English identical twin brothers from Haggerston, East London, who were heavily involved in organised crime from the late 1950s until their arrest in 1968.
HM Prison Shepton Mallet
…sentences were less than two years. (If more than two years, the sentence was served in a civilian prison.) Amongst the soldiers held here were the Kray twins who, while serving out their national service in the gaol after absconding, met Charlie Richardson. Discipline was strict and the punishments meted out…
Reggie (left) and Ronnie Kray, photographed by David Bailey in 1965
Reggie (left) and Ronnie Kray, photographed by David Bailey in 1965
The Blind Beggar pub in 2005
The Blind Beggar pub in 2005
Photograph of Reginald Kray (second from left) taken in the months leading up to his trial in 1968. The evidence from this file and others resulted in
Photograph of Reginald Kray (second from left) taken in the months leading up to his trial in 1968. The evidence from this file and others resulted in him and his brother Ronald being sentenced to life imprisonment.
Ronnie and Reggie Kray's grave, Chingford
Ronnie and Reggie Kray's grave, Chingford