Ripon Police & Prison Museum - (1)
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Ripon Police & Prison Museum - (1)
Image: © The Carlisle Kid Taken: 28 Apr 2012
The Police & Prison Museum served as a prison from 1686 to 1879 and as a police station from 1880 to 1959. It contains many exhibits on policing in Yorkshire and the early prison service - including this demonstration of how a prisoner could be restrained.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.136669
Longitude
-1.518456