Alternative Names General Penitentiary Millbank
Prison Type Local Prison - Prison
Jurisdiction Local
Date opened 1886 [1816]
Date closed 1890
Location Millbank, Pimlico London, Pimlico
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Middlesex
Built between 1812 and 1821 as a national penitentiary, accepting its first convicts in 1816 (ID 1000). It was taken over by the Prison Commission and used as a local prison between 1886 and 1890.
Alternative Names General Penitentiary Millbank
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Local
Date opened 1886 [1816]
Date closed 1890
Location Millbank, Pimlico London, Pimlico
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.491389 Long. -0.128889
County Middlesex
Built between 1812 and 1821 as a national penitentiary, accepting its first convicts in 1816 (ID 1000). It was taken over by the Prison Commission and used as a local prison between 1886 and 1890.
Year 1888
Annual Committed - 12331
Daily Daily average - 910
Archive name: The National Archives
Catalogue ref: PCOM2/56
Collection: Prison Commission
Description: Millbank Prison, Middlesex. Register of prisoners.
Dates: 1875-1886
