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A prison van left HMP Shrewsbury with inmates for the last time on Wednesday The last inmates have left Shrewsbury's prison ahead of its closure next month. HMP Shrewsbury, also known as The Dana ...
Items are being moved from HMP Shrewsbury to other prisons before its closure at the end of the month.
The Victorian part of HMP Shrewsbury, also known as the Dana, was built directly on top of the Georgian original, according to Gerry Hendry, the jail's last governor. The builders partially filled ...
The four-part series features a handful of celebrities who are sent to serve eight days in a decommissioned prison (HMP Shrewsbury) so that they (and we) can be exposed "to the shocking realities ...
Jailhouse Tours took over the former HMP Shrewsbury, also known as the Dana, in 2015 with a view to operating it as a heritage led tourism attraction.
As part of the cast of the series Banged Up, farmer and former Tory politician Neil Parish has been locked up inside HMP Shrewsbury, a Victorian prison decommissioned in 2013.
Inside the former prison that’s been branded one of Britain’s most haunted places A PRISON famous for executions and other disturbing events is said to be among the most haunted places in the ...
Anyone interested in the former HMP Shrewsbury prison, also known as the Dana, can find out more from experts and even a man who escaped its confines. Immersive Events have partnered with ...
Oxford journalist Peter Hitchens is among seven celebrities to be banged up inside HMP Shrewsbury to see what life's really like in British prisons in 2023. The new Channel 4 series sees a raft of ...
SHREWSBURY - Chester "Chet" Lamantea, longtime Shrewsbury resident and stately gentleman, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 in his home after a brief illness. Chester was born i… ...
HMP Shrewsbury, also known as Dana Prison, in Shropshire comes complete with 182 'bedrooms' and offers views of the medieval town and the River Severn.
HMP Shrewsbury was built in 1877 and is now a Grade II listed building. It was originally designed to hold 170 inmates, but more recently officially had capacity for 340 prisoners.