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The Prisons of War

Deep beneath the Great Hall and Queen Anne Building are two tiers of cavernous stone vaults used as food stores, military supplies, soldiers’ barracks, a bakery and military prison. One of the earliest ‘Stars and Stripes’ is carved into a prison door and is visible to this day.

Deep beneath the Great Hall and Queen Anne Building are two tiers of cavernous stone vaults used as food stores, military supplies, soldiers’ barracks, a bakery and military prison. One of the earliest ‘Stars and Stripes’ is carved into a prison door and is visible to this day.

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