Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison located in the Clerkenwell area of central London between c.1615 and 1794, when it was superseded by the nearby Coldbath Fields Prison. 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. Clerkenwell (pronounced clarkenwell) is a locality in the southermost part of the London Borough of Islington. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Coldbath Fields Prison (later also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) was a prison in the Clerkenwell areas of the City of London, originally built during the reign of King James I. It took its name from its historic location in fields near an important well or medicinal spring. ... The Pass Room at Bridewell from Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808–1811), drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ...

Next-door was another prison, the New Prison, built in around 1617. Today, the site of the New Prison and the Clerkenwell Bridewell is occupied by the former Hugh Myddleton School (1893-c.1960), in Bowling Green Lane. The New Prison was a prison located in the Clerkenwell area of central London between c. ... Statue of Sir Hugh Myddleton near the terminus of the New River Sir Hugh Myddleton (1560-10 December 1631) was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer. ...