Visitors to Littledean Prison in Gloucestershire reported being grabbed and pushed by a malevolent ghost.
Prisons and prisons are not places where happy memories are formed and remembered forever.
They are places of rehabilitation and punishment for men and women who commit crimes against their fellow men.
Unfortunately, the crimes are so severe that the final punishment must be imposed resulting in the death of an inmate.
However, deaths can also be attributed to poor conditions, as well as to prison pay from other inmates.
The former Littledean Prison near the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire still retains echoes of its violent past.
And those echoes still walk through its halls and reside in its cells.
Construction of the Littledean Prison began in 1788 and was built by William Blackburn.
At the time, Blackburn was regarded as Britain's foremost architect and a pioneer of prison reform.
Three years later, in 1791, the prison was completed and its first prisoner, a young worker who stole a spade, was incarcerated there.
Hardly a punishable offense by today's standards. But in those days a person could receive the death penalty for such a crime.
Littledean Jail was built to stand the test of time and its violent criminal population behind its massive stone walls.
In its heyday, Littledean was considered a revolutionary model for correctional facilities.
So much so that it served as the inspiration for the Cherry Hill Penitentiary System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
And as with any building with such a reputation for infamy, Littledean Prison has its fair share of ghosts.
Littledean Jail Museum
Address: Church St, Nr. Cinderford GL14 3NL
Phone: +44 1594 826659
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