The former gateway of Coldbath Fields Prison

Date:
1897
Location:
Coldbath Prison, Gateway, Mount Pleasant, Clerkenwell, Islington, Greater London Authority, Wc1
Reference:
AA021512
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Description

This view shows the gateway after the prison was closed and the site given over to the Post Office. The Mount Pleasant sorting office now occupies the site.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/70 Early Photographic Print Collection: Islington; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gowing, Lionel Francis

Keywords

Gateway, Prison