Coldbath Fields Prison (Q1107891)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Coldbath Fields Prison, also formerly known as the Middlesex House of Correction and Clerkenwell Gaol and informally known as the Steel, was a prison in the Mount Pleasant area of Clerkenwell, London. Founded in the reign of James I (1603–1625) it was completely rebuilt in 1794 and extended in 1850. It housed prisoners on short sentences of up to two years. Blocks emerged to segregate felons, misdemeanants and vagrants.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La prison de Coldbath (ou Coldbath Fields) est une prison londonienne créée du temps de Jacques Ier, reconstruite en 1794 et agrandie en 1850. Elle ferma en 1885 et fut détruite en 1929. Elle doit son nom à une source médicinale découverte sur place.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Coldbath Fields war ein Gefängnis am heutigen Coldbath Square im Stadtteil Clerkenwell des nördlichen Londoner Bezirks Islington.

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