Newgate

American

[noo-geyt, -git, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈnyu- /

noun

a prison in London, England: torn down 1902.

Newgate British

/ ˈnjuːɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt /

noun

a famous London prison, in use from the Middle Ages: demolished in 1902

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Newgate paid $4.00 and $2.60 followed by Hard to Figure, Worcester and Arabian Lion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023

Newgate was second, while 3-5 favorite National Treasure was another three-quarters of a length back in third.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

There were tokens from Newgate Prison in London and Spanish and Irish coins, signaling the beginnings of international trade.

From New York Times • May 6, 2018

Christ Church Greyfriars was part of a Franciscan monastery, bankrolled in 1306 by Margaret, a wife of Edward I and built at Newgate, along the Roman wall.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2016

Newgate, in need of replacement, was only thirty-three miles from the village of Sing Sing, but Lynds didn’t want the inmates from there to build his new prison.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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