King's Bench Prison
1880 disestablishments in the United KingdomDebtors' prisonsDefunct prisons in LondonDemolished prisonsFormer buildings and structures in the London Borough of Southwark ... and 2 more
History of the London Borough of SouthwarkYear of establishment unknown
The King's Bench Prison was a prison in Southwark, south London, England, from medieval times until it closed in 1880. It took its name from the King's Bench court of law in which cases of defamation, bankruptcy and other misdemeanours were heard; as such, the prison was often used as a debtor's prison until the practice was abolished in the 1860s. In 1842, it was renamed the Queen's Bench Prison, and became the Southwark Convict Prison in 1872.
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Great Suffolk Street, London Borough (London Borough of Southwark)
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Great Suffolk Street 174
SE1 1PE London, Borough (London Borough of Southwark)
England, United Kingdom
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