Bridewell (disambiguation)
Bridewell is a common noun meaning jail (now archaic) and the proper name of a number of jails. Also a surname.
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Buildings
- Any prison in Britain or its English-speaking former colonies; especially
- Bridewell Palace, London; later a prison, the original "bridewell".
- a village lock-up
- Central Police Station, Bristol, originally a bridewell
- Bridewell Museum, Norwich
- Bridewell Police Station, Nottingham, England
- Clerkenwell Bridewell, London (served as prison between 1618 and 1884)
- Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster, London
- Wymondham Bridewell, Wymondham, Norfolk (served as prison between 1619 and 1878)
- The Bridewell, former prison in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Bridewell, 18th/19th century-New York City jail
- Bridewell, former city jail of Chicago
- Bridewell Garda Station, Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
- Bridewell Garda Station, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland
People
- Ollie Bridewell (1985–2007) British motorcycle racer
- Tommy Bridewell (b. 1988) British motorcycle racer
Other uses
- The Bridewells aka The Bridewell Taxis, Leeds-based British indie rock group active from 1987 to 1993
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