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Victorian Prisons

Convicts in the Victorian era could expect a very gloomy future in prison. This page shows a number of pages from Henry Hayhew's, The Criminal Prisons of London (1862). To view more historical sources from the Victorian era, visit 'Victorians'.

Bird's-eye view of Millbank Prison, 1862

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The Hulks at Woolwich, 1862

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The Hulks at Woolwich, 1862

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A separate cell in Pentonville Prison, 1862

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Convicts exercising at Pentonville Prison, 1862

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Inside a hospital ship, 1862

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The 'Defence' Hulk, 1862

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The 'Defence' Hulk, 1862

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The "separate system" in Pentonville Prison, 1862

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Male and female convicts, 1862

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Millbank Penitentiary, 1862

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External view of a 'Hulk' prison ship, 1862

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