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 facility for convicted prisoners before they were transported to Australia. It was opened in 1816 and closed in 1890.
Millbank Prison in the 1820s
Plan of Millbank Prison
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.
Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. Millbank is located by the River Thames, east of Pimlico and south of Westminster. Millbank is known as the location of major government offices, Burberry headquarters, the Millbank Tower and prominent art institutions such as Tate Britain and the Chelsea College of Art and Design.
Tate Britain (Millbank)
Chelsea College of Art and Design. 1907 building previously served as the Royal Army Medical College
Millbank Tower from Vauxhall, with Thames House and the Palace of Westminster visible in the background.