2007-06-23 07:44:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridewell, which says
Bridewell Palace, London, originally a residence of Henry VIII, later became a poorhouse and prison. Its name has come to be synonymous with police stations and detention facilities in England and Ireland.
It was built on the site of the medieval St Bride's Inn at a cost of £39,000 for Henry VIII, who lived there between 1515–1523. Standing on the banks of the Fleet River, it was named for a nearby well dedicated to St Bride. The papal delegation had preliminary meetings here in 1528 to discuss the King's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. A pet project of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, it was abandoned by the king after Wolsey's fall in 1530. It was leased to the French ambassador 1531–1539.
In 1553, Edward VI gave the palace over to the City of London for the housing of homeless children and for the punishment of 'disorderly women'. The City took full possession in 1556 and turned the palace into a prison, hospital, and workrooms. The name 'Bridewell' was also adopted for other prisons in London, including the Clerkenwell Bridewell (opened in 1615) and Tothill Fields Bridewell in Westminster.
2007-06-23 09:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by sad_dixie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bride´well means A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; - so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse. Avon and Somerset Police had an "Old Bridewell" Police Station which was the HQ until Portishead was built, and a "New Bridewell" which still exists. These stations named after the house of correction as described above from the dictionary.
2007-06-23 08:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by Frank 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bridewell is a police station in Bristol, Gloucestershire which is "Prescribed Police Station" under the 2003 Sexual Offences Act. It may well have been where Fred and Rosemary West were taken but I'd check that on Wiki or Google.
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2016-04-16 14:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by leo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Bridewell Palace near Fleet Street in London, later used to house prisoners. See link.
http://www.okima.com/tour/bridewell.html
2007-06-23 07:54:33 · answer #5 · answered by Michael B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sandra Bridewell was the known as the "Black Widow" Police had been looking for her for some time.
This is the only thing I can think of
for your question..
I am probably wrong...lol
2007-06-23 07:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Mustbe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
michael B is giving you the best advice - we have the Bridewell in Leeds, which is the cells and charging office for Leeds police.
2007-06-23 08:46:42 · answer #7 · answered by lippz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was a location for either law enforcement or keeping prisoners before court.
Maybe wrong who knows?
2007-06-23 07:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋