Photographer Bert Hardy captured these images of prisoners doing their daily outdoor exercise, being searched for contraband items during a “rubdown” and serving evening meals in November 1948. Other intriguing images show prisoners untangling knots in post office string and sewing mailbags.
In 1868, Strangeways was opened alongside the now-demolished Manchester Assize Courts alongside Alfred Waterhouse. The prison was known for its prominent ventilation tower and imposing design, based on the principles of the separate system.
