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Millbank Prison

Closed 1890Low
Verified 29 May 2026
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From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).

  • Penitentiary, Millbank, Westminster - Shepherd, Metropolitan Improvements (1828), p311.jpg

    Photo by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Burial ground at Millbank Prison.JPG

    Photo by Herbert Watkins via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Convict life at Millbank Penitentiary, 1865. Prisoner's association work-room.jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Historic bollard from Millbank prison steps.jpg

    Photo by AndyScott via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Millbank Cassell's large-scale map of London c 1867.jpg

    Photo by Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Millbank penitentiary, London. Engraving by J. Tingle after Wellcome V0013811.jpg

    Photo by Unknown via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

  • Millbank Prison Ditch.jpg

    Photo by GrindtXX via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Millbank Prison Plan.jpg

    Photo by G.P. Holford via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Background

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.

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Closed 1890

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