Northern Ireland was home to one of Britain’s most famous prisons. It has been abandoned since then.
The Maze in County Down was the home of paramilitary prisoner during the Troubles in Great Britain and Ireland, which ended with the Good Friday Agreement.
This prison is famous for the fact that it was where 10 Irish Republicans were forced to starve to death in a hunger strike against the establishment of their political rights.
In County Down, the Maze was the home of paramilitary prisoner during the Troubles which ravaged Great Britain and Ireland up to the Good Friday Agreement in 1999
On September 30, 2000, the jail was closed for good.
On the site of 360 acres, dilapidated cells, razor-wire fences and faded symbols lay rotting before demolition was started in 2006.
However, in April of 2013, it was announced the remaining buildings would be turned into a peace centre, which is now the home of the Eikon Centre.
It was home to paramilitary prisoners from Ireland during its use.
This was Britain’s notorious prison, and it was abandoned for over a decade in Northern Ireland.
This prison is most well-known for its hunger strike by republican prisoners. It was spearheaded by Bobby Sands.
During the hunger strike, Sands was elected MP for Fermanagh South Tyrone. It was a major propaganda win for his party.
Sands was the very first hunger striker to pass away and his funeral in Belfast was attended by over 100,000 people. The prisoners refused to be satisfied by Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister.
Finaly, the hunger strike was ended on October 3, 1981. Partially concessions were given to prisoners.
Separate wings were created for Loyalist British paramilitaries, who were held alongside Republican prisoner.
The Maze was the British prison that saw the biggest escape in 1983.
A prison meal lorry was hijacked and 38 republican prisoners ran free, although 19 were later recaptured.
Four prison guards were attacked and six other prisoners received gunshot wounds during the escape.
The breakout saw 38 republican prisoners run free from a prison food lorry, but 19 were eventually captured.