Picture No | 10238787 |
Date | 7 January 1843 |
Description | Interior of cell at Pentonville Prison |
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The sparse interior of an inmate's cell at the newly built model prison, Pentonville in North London, showing a hammock, a three-legged stool, a metal basin, a gas light. The ceiling is arched as is the small, window of strong glass fortified with wrought iron.
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Source | Engraving in The Illustrated London News, 7 January 1843, page 4 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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