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Riots, hostages and silent cells. Pictures show Peterhead prison through the years

Peterhead Prison siege in 1987 which saw prison office Jackie Stewart paraded on the roof and held hostage by prisoners
Peterhead Prison siege in 1987 which saw prison office Jackie Stewart paraded on the roof and held hostage by prisoners

Housing some of Scotland’s most notorious offenders, Peterhead Prison closed at the end of 2013.

Built in 1888, it was orignally designed to hold around 200 innmates and was Scotland’s only convict prison.

The establishment was almost shut down in the late 1980s after a five-day riot that saw officer Jackie Stewart paraded by prisoners and held hostage on the roof.

Last year, the premises were replaced by HMP Grampian,  the first Scottish prison with both adults and young offenders of both sexes.

These pictures show the insitution through the years, from felons working at Stirling Hill Quarry to old fashioned cells like the silent room.

1) 1987

Peterhead prison seige 1987
The damage from the 1987 riot

This picture shows a ransacked hallway after a riot in 1987.

 

 2) 1969

1969 prisoner's boarding the train on their way back to Peterhead
Finshing a hard day’s work

Prisoners worked in Stirlinghill Quarry and in the Admiralty Yard attached to the prison.

This picture shows them making their way back to Peterhead.

 

3) 1977

CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE HIGH-SECURITY PETERHEAD PRISON EE 8/03/97
An officer leaves the site

A close up of the high security gates surrounding the institution.

 

4) 2013

Disused phone booth
An old phonebook

Taken during the building’s final days, this photo shows a unused phone booth, once used by inmates to make calls.

 

5) 1987

Peterhead prison seige 1987
Concivst destoryed the bathroom during a fice-day protest

An other image showing the horrific mess caused by the 1987 riot.

 

6) 2009

Prison halls in 2009
An insider’s view

An eerily empty hallway in 2009.

 

7) 1950s

Peterhead Prison quarry.

Worker’s make their the way to the quarry in the 1950s.

 

8) 1952

A view from the prison gates in 1952

Looking into the prison grounds from outside in 1952.

 

10) 1987

seige 1987
More from the seige in 1987

Inmates took to the roof top during the 1987 demonstration with prison office Jackie Stewart (in white) paraded on the roof by prisoners including Sammy Ralston (man directly behind him).

 

11) 2013

Silent cell
The silent cell

Measuring just 2.5 square metres, prisoners who could not be controlled were sent to the silent cell which featured nothing but a concrete mattress.

It was last used in 1992.