Fulham Refuge

"The Refuge for female convicts at Fulham", The Illustrated London News, 1858.[1]

Fulham Refuge, also known as Fulham Reformatory,[2] was a women's prison in Fulham in west London that opened in 1856 and closed in 1888. The prison was intended to provide skills for prisoners to help rehabilitate them on their release back into the community.

  1. ^ "London: The Refuge for female convicts at Fulham, antique print, 1858". Antique Maps and Prints. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Fulham Refuge (sometimes called Fulham Reformatory), Middlesex: female prisoners". National Archives. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.