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| Picture No | 10125972 |
| Date | 1862 |
| Description | Mayhew - Coldbath Fields |
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Named because of an important well nearby, Coldbath was a House of Detention. In this picture, convicts pick oakum under the Silent System - no communication between inmates.
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| Source | Engraving in Mayhew's 'Prisons of London' page 301 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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