Associations to the word «Newgate»

Wiktionary

NEWGATE, proper noun. One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times

Dictionary definition

NEWGATE, noun. A former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis