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Clerkenwell Prison
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Background
Clerkenwell (old) Prison, also known as the Clerkenwell House of Detention or Middlesex House of Detention was a prison in Clerkenwell, London, opened in 1847 and demolished in 1890. It held prisoners awaiting trial. It stood on Bowling Green Lane conveniently close to the Middlesex Sessions House, where prisoners would be tried, on Clerkenwell Green to the south.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1847
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1847
Region
Clerkenwell
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5131892)
- Wikipedia
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Clerkenwell Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/clerkenwell-prison
Chicago
"Clerkenwell Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/clerkenwell-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-clerkenwell-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Clerkenwell Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/clerkenwell-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}