Millbank Prison
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Millbank Prison or Millbank Penitentiary was a prison in Millbank, Westminster, London, originally constructed as the National Penitentiary, and which for part of its history served as a holding facil
Millbank Prison in the 1820s
The prison's burial ground, with the Houses of Parliament in the background. The image was published in 1862.
The site of the prison in 1916, after redevelopment. Its outline is still visible in the pattern of streets and buildings.
Surviving bollard
HM Prison Pentonville
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HM Prison Pentonville is an English Category B men's prison, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Pentonville Prison is not in Pentonville, but is located further north, on the Caledonian Road in
Millbank Prison
…running costs turned out to be an unsupportable £16,000. In view of these problems, the decision was eventually taken to build a new "model prison" at Pentonville, which opened in 1842 and took over Millbank's role as the National Penitentiary. By the Millbank Prison Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 26), Millbank's status…
Pentonville Prison entrance in 2006
Pentonville prison in 1842
An isometric drawing of Pentonville prison, from an 1844 report by Joshua Jebb, Royal Engineers
Penal treadmill at Pentonville in 1895