A close-up of some of the graffiti in the exhibition. Photo: Courtesy of the Peace Museum.
Cell block exhibition at Peace Museum in Bradford
Graffiti by conscientious objectors imprisoned in Richmond Castle features in a new exhibition at the Peace Museum in Bradford
A new exhibition by English Heritage features the graffiti of conscientious objectors imprisoned during the first world war. ‘The Cell Block’, at the Peace Museum in Bradford, tells the stories of the graffiti found on the walls of cells in Richmond Castle.
The graffiti ranges from delicate portraits to bold political and religious statements, as well as pastoral scenes and regimental numbers. Much of it was drawn by conscientious objectors imprisoned at the castle during the first world war and could include graffiti by Quakers. Visitors have an opportunity to ‘digitally explore the cells, come face-to-face with the graffiti and uncover the stories of its creators’.
