Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?

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Both are former palaces.. Bridewell was originally a palace that was converted into a prison, whereas Thornfield is presented as a private residence concealing imprisonment within it. Thus their histories differ even though both can be read as Gothic spaces of confinement.

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Each owner upends the prevailing law of the land.

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The owners of each had mistresses.

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On the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons

Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?

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