A series of riots plagued the prison between April 1 and April 25 and around staff and 47 prisoners were injured. Concerns about the conditions within the prison and the fact prisoners felt their complaints were not being heard is believed to have sparked the riot - which began at the prison chapel.
Jump directly to the content. Sign in. Elizabeth Gaskell Novelist and former Manchester resident passed away age Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor.
Her greatest books were written in reaction to the industrialisation of Manchester, where she lived for much of her life. The best-known of her remaining novels are Cranford , North and South , and Wives and Daughters She became popular for her writing, especially her ghost stories, aided by Charles Dickens, who published her work in his magazine Household Words.
Gaskell died on 12 November , leaving her longest work, 'Wives and Daughters' unfinished. For over years, this house has been associated with its most famous resident: the novelist, Elizabeth Gaskell, who lived here from to Contact Home. Visit the "Manchester View" Homepage. Strangeways The foot high, minaret-like, chimney of Strangeways Prison is a prominent feature of the north Manchester skyline The prison was built on the site of the Strangeways Park and Gardens adopting the name.
The prison was built in a radial design with wings ranging out from a dodecagonal central hall accommodating prisoners. It has two imposing gatehouses. As the plaque near the entrance commemorates the prison opened on June 25, In April of a riot broke out at Strangeways.
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