Diry 16790 Collection

Weighing Prisoners
Prisoners being weighed at Coldbath Fields Prison (also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) in London, 1874. Published in the Illustrated London News - pub. 27th June 1874

May Day Parade
A hammer and sickle attached to a banner at a May Day Labour demonstration, 1st May 1928. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Holloway Prison
The interior of the kitchen at Holloway Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub

Prison Visit
Visiting hours at Coldbath Fields Prison (also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) in London, circa 1850. An engraving by Palmer from The Criminal Prisons of London

St Marys Convict Prison
The interior of St Marys Convict Prison on St Marys Island, Chatham, Kent, circa 1860. It opened in 1856 to house the prisoners from the prison hulks (floating prisons) at Chatham and Woolwich

Coldbath Fields Prison
The tailors and shoemakers room at Coldbath Fields Prison (also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) in London, circa 1850. Prisoners not sentenced to hard labour are given the choice between picking oakum or

Fumigating Clothes
Prisoners clothes are fumigated at Coldbath Fields Prison (also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) in London, circa 1850. An engraving by C

Brixton Prison
Female prisoners in the exercise yard of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. From a photograph by Herbert Watkins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Holloway Prison
The inner gate of Holloway Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

Brixton Prison Wash-house
The wash-house at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

Brixton Prison Ironing
Female prisoners at work in the ironing-room of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London

Convict Nursery
The convict nursery at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862

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