Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Join the Time Team as they excavate a modern police car park in Cumbria, England, which astonishingly holds the key to three different prison phases dating back to 1771. Discover the evolution of British crime and punishment, from communal Georgian cells for convicts awaiting transportation to the grueling solitary confinement of the Victorian era. We unearth evidence of an escape attempt, the women's prison, and the terrifying treadmill that killed a prisoner. To understand the true harshness, one of our team undergoes a brutal 24-hour Victorian prison regime.
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Join the Time Team as they excavate a modern police car park in Cumbria, England, which astonishingly holds the key to three different prison phases dating back to 1771. Discover the evolution of British crime and punishment, from communal Georgian cells for convicts awaiting transportation to the grueling solitary confinement of the Victorian era. We unearth evidence of an escape attempt, the women's prison, and the terrifying treadmill that killed a prisoner. To understand the true harshness, one of our team undergoes a brutal 24-hour Victorian prison regime.
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