Clerkenwell Prison
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Not to be confused with Coldbath Fields Prison, otherwise known as the Clerkenwell House of Correction or Clerkenwell Gaol.
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]
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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 |
Status | Closed |
Capacity | 240[1] |
Population | 109[1] (as of 1849[1]) |
Opened | c. 1820[1] |
Notable prisoners | |
Ricard O'Sullivan Burke[2] |
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It stood on Bowling Green Lane conveniently close to the Middlesex Sessions House, where prisoners would be tried, on Clerkenwell Green to the south.