Posted by Richard_Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 8 August 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual.
The prisoners were usually held for several years until a ship could transport them to a colony, or they were hanged. During their years of confinement, they were forbidden to talk to anyone accept the clergy. They would be taken to the prison chapel each day, and to prevent communication with eachother, they wore leather hoods, and were confined in an upright coffin during the prayers.
A view of life in Lincoln's Victorian prison in the 19C.
Tomorrow I'll post a more gritty B&W version
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Interesting shot Richard. That must be uncomfortable.
8 Aug 2007 12:23am
Jeez! the story rocks you!
8 Aug 2007 12:41am
Nasty! That souns so cruel. Great horror shot though. There seems to be a lot of movement. Looks great
8 Aug 2007 12:57am
Kinda scary though.
8 Aug 2007 1:12am
Very good shot, can't wait to see tomorrows shot !!
8 Aug 2007 2:08am
Thats crazy stuff! Good shot. Will wait for the B&W.
8 Aug 2007 2:21am
Goodness, what a way to live as a prisoner then.
8 Aug 2007 3:19am
Spooky! Well done!
8 Aug 2007 3:32am
Chilling!
8 Aug 2007 5:16am
A very powerful image Richard. I should imagin that most of these people where quite insane by the time they got shipped out, if they survived at all!
Horrifying brutality! Very moving shot and narrative.
8 Aug 2007 7:06am
wow......................powerful ?...............statement unknown............
8 Aug 2007 11:53am
I am wondering what effect this had on the crime rate . . very little, I suspect. Gripping pic for sure.
8 Aug 2007 1:39pm
Nice shot here, the description sure sounds cruel. It always surprises me how a human can treat another human out there with such brutality. Though i agree with the punishment they deserve for their crime, just do it and get it over with, rather than making them suffer and keeping them deprived of most basic right to even talk to anyone.
8 Aug 2007 2:11pm
as stated above, a very powerful image and story told by this photo.
8 Aug 2007 11:12pm
'They would be taken to the prison chapel each day': that sounds more torturous than any of the other horrendous acts they were put through. Looking at this image, I imagined what it would have been like for the men (I assume it was only men) to have to go through that each and every day. I side with AG (comment above) as far as the likely effect on the rest of society this kind of treatment could have had.
It's quite an insight. Thanks for the image and information.
15 Aug 2007 5:24pm
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