Fleet Prison Collection

Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825. Artist: Theodore Lane
Playing rackets, Fleet Prison, London, c1825

Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Inner court, Fleet Prison, London, 1808-1811. Prisoners playing fives and skittles, and socialising. Fleet Prison was a prison for debt and contempt of court

A Rakes Progress, Plate 7, June 25, 1735. Creator: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, Plate 7, June 25, 1735

Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons, June 1, 1803

The Last Remains of the Fleet Prison, c1872. Creator: Unknown
The Last Remains of the Fleet Prison, c1872. Hoardings advertising the Crystal Palace outside the ruins of the prison, with a steam train and St Pauls Cathedral in the distance

Courtyard in the Fleet Prison, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Courtyard in the Fleet Prison, (c1872). The notorious prison by the River Fleet in London was originally built in 1197. During the 18th century it was mainly used for debtors and bankrupts

Interior of the Fleet Prison - The Racket-Court, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Fleet Prison - The Racket-Court, (c1872). Prisoners exercising and playing sport in the courtyard. The notorious prison by the River Fleet in London was originally built in 1197

Ah! Mr Bilk em how d ye do?... c1825. Two men meet outside Fleet Prison. One is old, thin, poor and respectable the other obese and flashily dressed

Inner courtyard of Fleet Prison, City of London, 1805. Artist: Valentine Davis
Inner courtyard of Fleet Prison, City of London, 1805

Humours of the Fleet Prison, 1749. Showing the Keeper of the Prison and new prisoners in the vicinity of the tennis ground while a game is in progress

The Sailors Fleet Wedding Entertainment, 1747

Melopoyn haranguing the prisoners in the Fleet, 1800. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Melopoyn haranguing the prisoners in the Fleet, 1800

The remains of Fleet Prison, City of London, 1868. The remains of Fleet Prison showing advertisements on boards, figures and a horse-drawn cart

Fleet Prison, City of London, 1829. Artist: J Henshall
Fleet Prison, City of London, 1829. View outside Fleet Prison with figures and horse-drawn vehicles on Farringdon Street

The evening after a mock election in the Fleet Prison, June 1835

View of Fleet Prison from the tennis ground, City of London, 1845

llustration of a scene at the Fleet Prison, from Pierce Egans Life in London, 1820. Logic visiting his old acquaintances on board the Fleet, accompanied by Tom and Jerry

The remains of Fleet Prison, London, 1868; showing advertisements on boards, figures and a horse drawn cart. Above this the dome of St Pauls Cathedral can be seen through the steam of a passing train

Campaign at Fleet Prison, London, c1770
Distribution of pamphlets supporting John Wilkes outside the Fleet Prison, London, c1770. In the centre a woman is holding up a leaflet

Fleet Prison, London, c1800
View of Fleet Prison, London, c1800; with people gathered around a barred window, out of which prisoners stare

Fleet Prison, Farringdon Street, London, 1829. Artist: J Henshall
View of Fleet Prison with figures and horse drawn vehicles on Farringdon Street, London, 1829

Fleet Prison, London, c1820
Interior view of poor debtors room in Fleet Prison, London, c1820; back view of a man looking out through bars

A whistling shop : Tom & Jerry visiting Logic, on board the Fleet, Fleet Prison
A whistling shop : Tom & Jerry visiting Logic, on board the Fleet. A scene at the Fleet Prison, London, 1821 showing characters smoking, drinking and playing cards

Fleet Prison, London, 1691
Figures inspecting debtors boils and carbuncles at Fleet Prison, London, 1691. From Moses Pitts The cry of the oppressed

Fleet Prison, London, 1805. Artist: Valentine Davis
View of Fleet Prison, London, 1805

A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate VII of VIII. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate VII of VIII. Tom Rakewell is confined to Fleet Prison, London, for debt, and being harangued by his wife

A Rakes Progress - 7: Fleet Prison, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 7: Fleet Prison, 1733. Tom Rakewell is confined to Fleet Prison, London, for debt, and being harangued by his wife

Street Front of the Fleet Prison, 1878
Street Front of the Fleet Prison.Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury. Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1878

A marriage ceremony in Fleet Prison during the reign of George II, 19th century. Artist: C Sheeres
A marriage ceremony in Fleet Prison during the reign of George II, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

The reception of a debtor in Fleet Prison in the days of George II, 18th century (19th century). Artist: Beech
The reception of a debtor in Fleet Prison in the days of George II, 18th century (19th century)

A Committee of the House of Commons at the Fleet Street Prison, London, 1729 (c1905). Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Thomas Bambridge (fl1729), Warden of the Fleet Prison, London. In 1728 Bambridge was the subject of a Parliamentary enquiry into his cruelty

A Harlots Progress, Plate 6, April 1732. Creator: William Hogarth
A Harlots Progress, Plate 6, April 1732

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