Parkhurst Heritage
Parkhurst Pictures

The following are a collection of images and photographs of 
Parkhurst as it was and as it is today. 
Click on the thumbnail image to view larger picture.

 
Interior of the court
as it was in the early 1800's		 The Prison Chapel as it was during the 1800's The Prison dining hall note the lack of seating, inmates would have been made to stand.

The Whitehouse, the only surviving buildings of the original Parkhurst.
Built in 1798

The Prison Hospital

An example of what the cells would have looked like over 100 years ago.

Interior view of the door of the same cell

The original 'black hole' Children as young as 7 would have been locked away in this confined space for up to 12 hours
View of the Heritage Museum Looking down, this 274ft Well would have been dug purely by hand to provide a source of fresh water. One of the original wooden cell doors circa 1838
Some of the artifacts on display at the museum. The sewing machines used by the inmates to manufacture clothing. Further artifacts on display at the museum. 

 
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