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Fleet Prison

Closed 1846Low
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  • Image taken from page 118 of 'National History and Views of London and its environs ... from original drawings by eminent artists. Edited by C. F. P' (11010957004).jpg

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  • 347 of 'The Fleet- its river, prison, and marriages ... Illustrated, etc' (11290937875).jpg

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  • A debtor in Fleet Street Prison THS.jpg

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  • Confined in the Fleet Prison. (BM 1856,0712.38).jpg

    Photo by After: William Hogarth Published by: Thomas Bakewell via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Background

Fleet Prison was a notorious London prison by the side of the River Fleet. The prison was built in 1197, was rebuilt several times, and was in use until 1844. It was demolished in 1846.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1197

Closed 1846

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1197

Region

London

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Maurice Denys
    1516–1563 · politician

    Sir Maurice Denys (1516–1563) of Siston Court, near Bristol, Gloucestershire, and of St John's Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, was an English lawyer and property speculator during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, at which time he served as a "powerful figure at the Court of Augmentations".

  • Richard Strode
    Richard Strode
    1584–1669 · politician

    Sir Richard Strode (25 June 1584 – 9 October 1669) of Newnham, Plympton St Mary, Devon and of Chalmington in Dorset, was a member of the Devonshire gentry who served as MP for Bere Alston in 1604, Bridport in 1626 and for Plympton Erle in 1640.

  • Moses Pitt
    1631–1697 · publisher

    Moses Pitt (c.

  • Watkin Lewes
    Watkin Lewes
    1740–1821 · politician

    Sir Watkin Lewes (c. 1740 – 13 July 1821) was a Welsh merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1780. Lewes was the second son of Reverend Watkin Lewes, of Pen-y-Benglog, Melinau, and Ann Williams, of Treamlod (Ambleston), Pembrokeshire.

  • William Smith
    William Smith
    1769–1839 · paleontologist

    William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country.

  • Thomas Broke
    1513–1555 · translator

    Thomas Broke or Brooke (fl.

  • Hannah Glasse
    1708–1770 · author

    Hannah Glasse (née Allgood; March 1708 – 1 September 1770) was an English cookery writer.

  • Moses Pitt
    1631–1697 · publisher

    Moses Pitt (c.

  • Thomas Drury
    1551–1603

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Fleet Prison. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fleet-prison
Chicago
"Fleet Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fleet-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-fleet-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fleet Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fleet-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}