Not far from the Westminster Abbey stood the Sanctuary, a place of refuge, demolished in 1775. It appears that under Norman kings this privilege was of a twofold character, protecting both debtors and criminals from arrest, absurdly indulgenced in old times to criminals of certain descriptions. London, England

---

Size: 4502px × 3367px
Location: Westminster, London, UK
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 18th, 19th, abbey, ancient, antiquarian, antiquity, architecture, art, avoidence, black, bygone, card, century, city, criminals, debtors, demolished, drawing, england, english, engraving, etching, graphic, heritage, historic, history, icon, iconic, illustration, imposing, imprisonment, jail, justice, law, legal, line, litho, lithograph, london, medieval, misbehaviour, monochrome, norman, people, pictorial, picture, prison, sanctuary, scene, sketch, statutes, street, study, style, turret, westminster, white, woodcut