Archiwum zagraniczne East News 2023-09
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Scenes around Reading Gaol. The historic prison which once held the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde is in the process of being sold according to The Ministry of Justice, it said the sale of Reading Gaol could be completed in the coming months.
Campaigners and Reading Council had hoped the space could be used as an arts hub, to recognise Wilde's detention.
The Campaign group Save Reading Gaol, along with others including street artist Banksy who has an artwork on the side of the prison and Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, have been calling for it to become a site for the arts and culture.
Oscar Wilde spent two years at the prison between 1895 and 1897 after being convicted of gross indecency or effectively for being gay. His health suffered in the prison and continued to decline after his release.
He spent the last three years of his life living in exile in France, where he composed his last work The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
The Government sells Reading Gaol prison where Oscar Wilde was held, Reading, Berkshire, UK - 19 Sep 2023
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