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The Marshalsea (1373–1842) was a notorious prison in Southwark, just south of the River Thames. Although it housed a variety of prisoners—including men accused of crimes at sea and political figures charged with sedition —it became known, in particular, for its incarceration of the poorest of London's debtors. [ 1 ]
Jun 6, 2017 · Some chapters focus on the debtor experiences of notable inmates, such as the musician John Grano, who inhabited the Marshalsea in the 1720s, and Charles Dickens’ own father John, who served a spell almost 100 years later.
The Marshalsea Prison was a debtors' prison which is mentioned frequently in the works of Charles Dickens. The Marshalsea prison was located on the south bank of the River Thames in the London borough of Southwark, near London Bridge.
Marshalsea, a prison formerly existing in Southwark, London, on the south bank of the Thames and attached to the court of that name held by the steward and marshal of the English (later British) king. It existed as early as the reign of Edward III. It was consolidated in 1842 with the Queen’s Bench.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The ground on which the back part of the Marshalsea stood was owned by the Gosling family and leased to the Deputy Marshal of the prison.
The Marshalsea was the name of a former prison in Southwark, London, originally the prison of the Court of the Marshalsea, under the control of the knight marshal, and in later years used for the imprisonment of debtors. It was abolished in 1842.
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Jul 8, 2024 · John Dickens, the father of the great Victorian novelist, was imprisoned in the Marshalsea for a debt he owed to a baker. Dickens described his father as “a jovial opportunist with no money sense;” he modelled his character Wilkins Micawber in David Copperfield after him.
