GLOUCESTER: Plans are in place to turn the old prison into residential properties. EERIE photos of the UK’s ‘most haunted’ prison where serial killer

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GLOUCESTER: Plans are in place to turn the old prison into residential properties. EERIE photos of the UK’s ‘most haunted’ prison where serial killer Fred West was locked up capture the facility’s dark history. Chilling images of the 200-year-old HM Prison Gloucester show the cold, impersonal cells where prisoners would serve their sentences or await their fate; shadowy corridors where the footsteps of former inmates can be heard late at night; and ancient graffiti etched into bricks by an unhappy convict. The controversial prison, which shut down in 2013 after years of complaints of inhumane conditions and overcrowding, was built in 1791 on the site of a castle dating back to the 13th century. Over the years, 123 people were hanged on the site between 1792 and 1939. Many of them were then buried there in unmarked graves. Mediadrumimages/TheElusive/GPIS

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