Coldbath Fields Prison
Prison in Clerkenwell, London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Clerkenwell Prison, otherwise known as the Clerkenwell House of Detention.
Coldbath Fields Prison, also formerly known as the Middlesex House of Correction and Clerkenwell Gaol and informally known as the Steel,[1] was a prison in the Mount Pleasant area of Clerkenwell, London. Founded in the reign of James I (1603–1625) it was completely rebuilt in 1794 and extended in 1850.[2] It housed prisoners on short sentences of up to two years. Blocks emerged to segregate felons, misdemeanants and vagrants.
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Location | Clerkenwell, London |
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Coordinates | 51°31′31″N 0°06′46″W |
Status | Closed |
Capacity | 2000 |
Population | 1700 (as of 1877) |
Opened | 1794 |
Closed | 1885 |
Former name | Middlesex House of Correction |
Managed by | Middlesex Guildhall |
Notable prisoners | |
Edward Marcus Despard, William Thomas Stead, Owen Suffolk |
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