Old Photograph Prison Officers Perth Scotland

Old photograph of Prison Officers at the Prison by South inch Park in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The main prison building, south of the city centre beyond the South Inch, was constructed by architect Robert Reid, born 1774, died 1856, from 1810 to 1812, to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1842, the building began service as a civilian prison and today represents Scotland's oldest prison still in use.

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