Clerkenwell Bridewell

Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London (in the modern London Borough of Islington), between c.1615 and 1794, when it was superseded by the nearby Coldbath Fields Prison in Mount Pleasant. It was named 'Bridewell' after the Bridewell Palace, which during the 16th century had become one of the City of London's most important prisons.

Next-door was another prison, the New Prison, built in around 1617. The Clerkenwell House of Detention, also known simply as Clerkenwell Prison, was built on the site of the two former prisons. Today, the site is occupied by the former Hugh Myddleton School (1893-c.1960), in Bowling Green Lane, which has now been converted into flats. The Victorian vaults of the House of Detention can still be accessed from Clerkenwell Close.

Notable inmates

• William Hacket, self-declared messiah, executed for treason in 1591.
• John Robins (prophet) (fl. 1650–1652), released after signing a recantation against his former blasphemy.

Coordinates: 51°31′29″N 0°06′28″W / 51.5248°N 0.1077°W / 51.5248; -0.1077

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