#OnThisDay in London's penal herstory, 1784: Sarah Scott killed during Clerkenwell Bridewell 'riot'. wp.me/p74yfw-190

Today in London’s penal herstory, 1784: Sarah Scott killed during Clerkenwell Bridewell ‘riot’.Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison and correctional institute for prostitutes and vagrants located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London, between c.1615 and 1794, when it…wp.me