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This is the Old Bailey.


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Today, it's the central criminal
court


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but until the mid 19th century, this
site was home to Newgate Jail,


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the most notorious prison in Britain.


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On the morning of
the 18th of January, 1803,


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George Foster was taken from his cell
here in Newgate Jail


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and led down this corridor.


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