Author: Francis Disney; Donald L. Long
Title: Heritage of a Prison H.M. P. Shepton Mallet 1610-1985
Description: Shepton Mallet, Whitstone Press, 1989. Cloth. A very scarce and fascinating history of H. M. P. Shepton Mallet from 1610 to 1985 by one of its former prison officers, Francis Disney. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Loosely inserted is a card, dated 1989, from the author to the previous owner, thanking him for his gift and for the opportunity of speaking at a Yeovil Archaeological and Local History Society meeting. The volume is also signed by the author to page ix, dated 1989. 65 illustrations, mostly photographs and diagrams by Shepton Mallet Prison Officers. Collated complete. An account of the events and conditions of Shepton Mallet Prison, with many interesting anecdotes, from its beginnings in 1610 to 1985. It was researched and written by Francis Disney, who was a prison officer there. With a foreword by Donald L. Long. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition; colour and gilt are bright, and there is just one small faint mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is sunned to the extremities and the spine, with only a little wear to the extremities. Fine . Ill.: Peter Lewis; M. Fred Davis; F. J. Disney; et al. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: Prisons Shepton Mallet British History Shepton Mallet Peter Lewis; M. Fred Davis; F. J. Disney; et al.


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