Saturday, June 28th, continued to be a busy and fun day! The next stop in our day, was the Old Town Jail of Stirling! We fooled with the boys leading up to this part of the day, that if they weren't good, we might just leave them there...:)
Lots of history to this place too! Here's their website: http://www.oldtownjail.com/
Landen and Daddy...
Cameron and Trevor... These were just inside the front gates.
Here it is. Stirling Old Town Jail was built in 1847 when the old Tollbooth Jail became too overcrowded. It was then used as the only military prison in Scotland between 1888 and 1935. The prisoners had a grim life at Stirling jail, with coarse food, hard labour, no comforts and solitude at all times. Stirling Old Town Jail was refurbished in the 1990s to become a visitor attraction. We got to experience what life was like in the prison 150 years ago, with an actor guided tour. He played out the roles of the prison warden, the hangman, a Victorian reformer and some convicts trying to escape.
An actual old cell! I cannot even imagine what it would be like to spend every waking hour in a small, cold, cramped room like this!
Some of the cells had wax figures dressed the way the "would have been" and the boys were in total awe! They couldn't believe how real they looked!!
Landen "behind bars"...part of an exhibit of "life in the prison". He sure looks like a HAPPY prisoner! :)
The views from the prison rooftop are, again, amazing! It was an overcast day, but it was still gorgeous! You get a 360 degree view of the old town of Stirling.
The blue tower you see is the Old Tolbooth Clock Tower.
More views from the rooftop.
We continue on...
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