 Visiting time at the House of Detention, 1862 | |
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| Location | St. James's Walk, Clerkenwell, London, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′28″N 0°6′26″W / 51.52444°N 0.10722°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Capacity | 240[1] |
| Population | 109[1] (as of 1849[1]) |
| Opened | c. 1820[1] |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Ricard O'Sullivan Burke[2] | |
Clerkenwell (old) Prison, also known as the Clerkenwell House of Detention or Middlesex House of Detention[3] was a prison in Clerkenwell, London, opened in 1847 and demolished in 1890.[4] It held prisoners awaiting trial.[5]
It stood on Bowling Green Lane conveniently close to the Middlesex Sessions House, where prisoners would be tried, on Clerkenwell Green to the south.
- ^ a b c d "Clerkenwell Prison". Londonancestor.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Paul Begg (3 October 2013). Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-1-317-86632-9.
- ^ The Visitors Guide to Places Worth Seeing in London: A Handbook to the Great Metropolis. Ward & Lock. 1862. pp. 55–.
- ^ Helen Johnston; Barry Godfrey; David J Cox (31 March 2016). Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives. Pen and Sword. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-4738-8107-5.
- ^ "Clerkenwell House of Correction", The Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times (816), London: 204, 31 March 1877