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Jul 25, 2023 · BBC News. A statue of a girl jailed for stealing a loaf of bread 150 years ago has been installed in a North Yorkshire town. The work, by sculptor Ray Lonsdale, depicts 11-year-old Sophia...
- Chloe Laversuch
Sep 14, 2023 · Tyne Tees. Northallerton Prison. North Yorkshire. Thursday 14 September 2023, 8:22am. Watch Tom Barton's report. A ballad telling the story of an 11-year-old girl jailed for stealing a loaf of...
Sep 19, 2023 · The descendants of Sophia Constable, the youngest ever inmate of Northallerton prison, who was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread, have officially unveiled the statue in her memory.
Apr 17, 2023 · The £85,000 sculpture depicts Sophia Constable, the youngest female inmate incarcerated over the 230-year history of Northallerton’s prison, which was the first custom-built jail in England.
Oct 8, 2024 · The eight-foot-high sculpture depicts the youngest female inmate ever incarcerated in Northallerton’s former prison with a warden. The Ballad of Sophia sculpture was created by artist Ray Lonsdale. In 1872, 11-year-old Sophia Constable was jailed for stealing a loaf of bread from a shop in Whitby.
Jul 5, 2022 · A sculpture of a young Victorian girl jailed almost 150 years ago for stealing bread could feature as part of a development on a former prison site.
May 10, 2023 · She became the youngest inhabitant at Northallerton Prison, being sentenced to “three weeks hard labour” followed by four years at a reform school.
