Alternative Names Pentonville Prison, HMP Pentonville
Prison Type Local Prison - Prison
Jurisdiction Local
Date opened 1885 [1842]
Date closed post 1900 (still open)
Location Caledonian Road London, Islington
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Middlesex
Originally constructed as a convict prison which opened in 1842 (ID 1001). In 1885 it became a local prison.
Alternative Names Pentonville Prison, HMP Pentonville
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Local
Date opened 1885 [1842]
Date closed post 1900 (still open)
Location Caledonian Road London, Islington
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.545 Long. -0.115833
County Middlesex
Originally constructed as a convict prison which opened in 1842 (ID 1001). In 1885 it became a local prison.
Year 1888
Annual Committed - 3921
Daily Daily average - 1105
Year 1893
Annual Committed - 9710
Daily -
Year 1898
Annual Committed - 11645
Daily -
Archive name: The National Archives
Catalogue ref: PCOM7/328
Collection: Prison Commission
Description: Associated Labour, experiment at Pentonville
Dates: 1899