Beyond the prison walls by helenhall

Beyond the prison walls

It is so much easier choosing what to post when there was only one photograph taken in the day!

With the first blue sky in days appearing for just a brief time (an hour later it was snowing!) I needed to look up when I was out today. So here you have the blue sky beyond the prison walls. Of Bedford prison, with its gloriously curved brickwork, I found an article in a national newspaper written about life inside - apparently, it provides an authentic prison experience!

" If it is ever closed down, Bedford could be used as a film set - from the 20ft outside wall to the Alcatraz-style exercise yard. The "topping-shed" where James Hanratty was hanged 40 years ago has been demolished, and the death cell is now a canteen. Almost everything else has been preserved, if not lovingly."

This comes to you completely unedited - I couldn't think what to do with it! Forgive me if I am a little slow in viewing and commenting on your albums, I am having some significant computer problems and have spent several hours watching the Microsoft wheel of death and performing numerous system restores.
Lovely pov, nice image.
I had problems with my computer a few days ago...I had to reinstall windows and therefore had to restore my applications eg office, norton. Good luck with your computer.
April 27th, 2016  
Lovely wall you've photographed Helen, I love the curves in the bricks... I laughed at your "Microsoft wheel of death" comment although I'm sorry you're going through such troubles!
April 27th, 2016  
Wonderful pov and interesting info about the Bedford prison. Beautiful sky! So sorry about your computer problems! :-(
April 27th, 2016  
Beautiful detail and color! Really enjoy the added history, too. Hope your computer gets well soon.
April 27th, 2016  
Interesting shot and interesting story too. I recently discovered that my great great great grandfather spent 3 months in Bedford Jail for poaching rabbits. He lived in Shefford.
April 27th, 2016  
Well, this prison certainly did a lot for the brickwork and building industries. It is stunning though, especially with your pov. Quite chilling with it's history.
April 27th, 2016  
The clouds look like like steam emanating from the chimneys & making it look like a factory. A factory of correction perhaps. You could solve your windows problem by getting a Mac!
April 27th, 2016  
@paulmann Ha, a whole new learning curve for me that would be somewhat less smooth and beautiful than the walls of this prison. (although seriously I have thought about it). The clouds looking like steam is what I noticed first and why I stopped to take the shot. I'm glad you noticed too.
April 27th, 2016  
@flowerfairyann Yes - much brickwork here, and we have the brickworks that was the London Brick Company close by in Stewartby (now closed). There is much history to this prison indeed.
April 27th, 2016  
@onewing Babs that is fascinating. You must be doing some family genealogy research? I read in the same article that the prison was once the most overcrowded in Europe!
April 27th, 2016  
@noko411 Thank you for your comment and good wishes for the computer. I'm spending time backing up as I think the hard drive is on the blink.
April 27th, 2016  
@gaylewood Thank you Gayle. Computer problems are never far away, I prefer to stay focussed on the blue sky!
April 27th, 2016  
@kerosene Caroline feel free to laugh - computer problems are so tedious and I seem to get them at home and at work at the moment! Thank you for all your engagement with this project - it is a real boost.
April 27th, 2016  
@leestevo Oh Ann, how tedious to have to do a complete restore. Hope all is well for you now. I think I need a new computer. Thank you for your comments about the photo.
April 27th, 2016  
Love the pov and comp and the texture of the bricks in this, fav! Hope your computer problems get sorted out.
April 28th, 2016  
Great pov & I like the way you've captured the cloud as if it was smoke coming out the chimney
April 29th, 2016  
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