Convict Collection (page 2)

Cato Street / J Monument
JOHN MONUMENT A Cato Street conspirator. Once arrested, he agreed to provide evidence to convict the rest of the gang. Date: 1820

Newgate / Oakum-Picking
A convict, in his cell, oakum- picking. Date: 1873

Convicts delivering meals to prison cells
Uniformed warders supervise convicts delivering food cans and bread to the cells at an unnamed London prison

Onboard the prison ship The Warrior
Prisoners wash at low basins while observed by officers, onboard the convict hulk ship, The Warrior. The practice of confining offenders on board such ships was first adopted in England in 1776; it

Bakery, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
Scene in the bakery at Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London. Prisoners are making bread under the supervision of the prison cook who wears a chefs overalls and hat

Chatham Prison Riots - The Mess-house
The Mess-house at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham - where a riot broke out in early March 1861

Chatham Prison Riots - The Convicts at Labour
Convicts at labour breaking rocks at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham. A serious riot broke out here amongst the inmates in early March 1861, which had to be forcibly put down by the military

Chatham Prison Riots - Arrival of the Military
The Arrival of the Military at St Marys Convict Prison, St Marys Island, Chatham, to quell a disturbance amongst the inmates

Australia Fremantle
General view of the harbour, Western Australia; Rottnest Island, in the distance, is proposed as a convict establishment

Scotland Yard / Convicts
The Convict Office

SUCCESS SAILING SHIP
British convict ship, launched at Moulmein, Burma : in 1900 she was the oldest ship afloat

Prisoner Escapes / Italy
Italian convicts escape from Finalmarina by tying sheets together and cutting through the mesh on the windows

Dartmoor Permit
Permit to allow Thomas Tertius Paget and party to view the Convict Prison at Dartmoor, by desire of the Home Secretary, viscount Palmerston

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