Convicts Collection

Brixton Prison / Mayhew
Female convicts during the silent hour at Brixton Prison, London. All prisoners were required to sit quietly outside their cell

Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey
A view of the entrance to Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey. The buildings were originally opened in 1860 as an invalid prison for convicts not fit enough to be sent to Dartmoor

Convict Hulk Gallery
View of the convict hulk, " The Warrior", docked at Woolwich in London and capable of holding 600 men

Convict Ship
The Convict Ship success in Melbourne, Australia

Portland Prison, Dorset - Stone-dressing Yard
Convicts at work in the stone-dressing yard at Portland Prison, Dorset. Date: circa 1910

Bermuda Ireland Island
Ireland Island fortifications and dockyards in Bermuda, showing transported convicts arriving to serve their penance

Illustration depicting a prison warden saluting a superior officer, 1902 (engraving)
5616300 Illustration depicting a prison warden saluting a superior officer, 1902 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons
MMM5480415 View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons (disarmed vessels used as floating prisons); National Maritime Museum, London

A Galley under sail, 18th century (engraving)
5310201 A Galley under sail, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a Galley under sail. By the eighteenth century galleys were scarcely ever seen outside)

Southern convict system, gang of convicts at dinner (b/w photo)
8652929 Southern convict system, gang of convicts at dinner (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southern convict system, gang of convicts at dinner)

Warder inspecting a prison cell, 1889
3479511 Warder inspecting a prison cell, 1889; (add.info.: Warder inspects a prison cell, before locking up prisoner for the night. Wormwood scrubs prison, London)

Alexandrevsky Central Prison, Siberia, 1850
3479368 Alexandrevsky Central Prison, Siberia, 1850; (add.info.: Alexandrevsky Central Prison, Siberia, Russia.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

American prison life, 1850
3479365 American prison life, 1850; (add.info.: American prison life: New York City house of correction, Blackwell's Island. Convicts on outdoor work.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portland Prison Dorset, 1884
3479344 Portland Prison Dorset, 1884; (add.info.: Portland Prison Dorset Convicts working in the stone quarries. The prisoners were given education classes in the evening)

Warships at anchor, 1850
3479382 Warships at anchor, 1850; (add.info.: Warships at anchor at the mouth of the Thames awaiting the tide. The vessel on the right is a sailing vessel while the one next to her is transitional)

Convicts working, 1888
3479343 Convicts working, 1888; (add.info.: Convicts working in the stone quarries on the island of Portland. Dated 15th December 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The convict hulk 'Warrior', 1850
3330675 The convict hulk 'Warrior', 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the chapel on board the convict hulk 'Warrior')

Disturbed inmate, 1889
3479379 Disturbed inmate, 1889; (add.info.: Disturbed inmate of Woking jail placed in the padded cell. 7th September 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

American prison life, 1850
3479367 American prison life, 1850; (add.info.: American prison life: New York City house of correction, Blackwell's Island. Convicts returning from outdoor work.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

American prison life, 1850
3479366 American prison life, 1850; (add.info.: American prison life: New York City house of correction, Blackwell's Island.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

'Splendid Jem',recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821 (engraving)
536811 'Splendid Jem',recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821 (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); (add.info.: 'Splendid Jem')

Convicts at work
5616552 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin, 1871 (engraving)
5616294 Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin, 1871 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Convict hulk, 1826
3479381 Convict hulk, 1826; (add.info.: Convict hulk at Deptford. Engraving by George Cooke after painting by Samuel Prout, 1826.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Women prisoners, 1889
3479358 Women prisoners, 1889; (add.info.: Women prisoners working in the laundry. Fulham refuge, London. From a print published London 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Women prisoners, 1889
3479357 Women prisoners, 1889; (add.info.: Women prisoners working the pump during fire drill - Fulham Refuge, London. Illustration published London, 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carpenter's shop, 1884
3479342 Carpenter's shop, 1884; (add.info.: Carpenter's shop in Portsmouth prison, Hampshire, England. Convicts working under supervision)

Convicted prisoner, 1867
3479445 Convicted prisoner, 1867; (add.info.: Convicted prisoner defiantly expressing his opinion of authority as he is taken from court to prison in a police van a black Maria illustrated by)

Convicts at work
5616553 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Prisoner in his cell, 1888
3479378 Prisoner in his cell, 1888; (add.info.: Prisoner in his cell picking oakum in am English 'local' jail. From Cassell's Saturday Journal, London)

Fleet Prison, 1843
3479360 Fleet Prison, 1843; (add.info.: Interior courtyard at the Fleet Prison. Dated 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Newgate prison, 1881
3479354 Newgate prison, 1881; (add.info.: Newgate prison, London. Prisoners attending Sunday service in the prison chapel. From a print published London, 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Newgate prison, 1881
3479353 Newgate prison, 1881; (add.info.: Newgate prison, London. The condemned cell. From a print published London 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dinner parade, 1889
3479524 Dinner parade, 1889; (add.info.: Dinner parade. Cooks waiting for the Governor. Wormwood Scrubs. From The Graphic, London, 12th October, 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Warships at anchor at the mouth of the Thames awaiting the tide, 1850
3478488 Warships at anchor at the mouth of the Thames awaiting the tide, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting warships at anchor at the mouth of the Thames awaiting the tide)

Convicts at work
5616554 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tread mill, 1835
3479377 Tread mill, 1835; (add.info.: Tread mill at Brixton prison. Introduced for prison discipline by William Cubitt of Ipswich. Dated 1835.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

American prison life, 1850
3479364 American prison life, 1850; (add.info.: American prison life: New York City house of correction, Blackwell's Island. The dining room.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dartmoor Prison, 1884
3479363 Dartmoor Prison, 1884; (add.info.: Dartmoor Prison: Scenes of convict life. Printed 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Dartmoor Prison, 1884
3479362 Dartmoor Prison, 1884; (add.info.: Dartmoor Prison: Penal Servitude the middle panel shows prisoners in the tailoring shop making uniforms)

The Fleet Prison, 1808
3479361 The Fleet Prison, 1808; (add.info.: The Fleet Prison. Playing fives and shittles in the courtyard, circa 1808.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Newgate prison, 1881
3479355 Newgate prison, 1881; (add.info.: Gate of Newgate prison. From Walter Thornbury old and new London. London 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carpets in the prison at Peshawar, 1885
3479351 Carpets in the prison at Peshawar, 1885; (add.info.: Convicts are shown seated making carpets in the prison at Peshawar, dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pentonville prison, 1843
3479348 Pentonville prison, 1843; (add.info.: Model prison on the separate system - Pentonville. Dated September 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Convicts working, 1884
3479345 Convicts working, 1884; (add.info.: Convicts working in the stone quarries Portland, Dorset. 31st May 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Bland, Australian politician (engraving)
8676906 William Bland, Australian politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Bland (1789-1868), English-born Australian surgeon and politician

Naval combat in the colosseum in ancient Rome, 1884 (engraving)
6116609 Naval combat in the colosseum in ancient Rome, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Naval combat in the colosseum in ancient Rome)

American Sketches: Prison Life in Blackwell's Island, New York - outdoor work, 1876. Creator: Unknown
American Sketches: Prison Life in Blackwell's Island, New York - outdoor work, 1876. The outdoor employments assigned to most of the male convicts, who number above five hundred

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Unveiling the untold stories of convicts: From Brixton Prison to Mayhew, their journey begins. In Inkerman Barracks, Woking, Surrey, a chapter unfolds in the Convict Hulk Gallery. Witness the haunting tales of those transported on a Convict Ship, their destinies intertwined with Portland Prison's Stone-dressing Yard. Venture further to Bermuda Ireland Island and discover convicts toiling away in a quarry, etching their mark on history. Follow The Tank Stream's path as it whispers secrets of convict labor shaping Sydney's foundations. Broken Walls stand testament to the resilience forged by convicts in Perth. Imagine the harrowing sight of Guardian Frigate wrecked on an island of ice; its cargo - lives forever changed. Reflect upon military degradation witnessed at Place Vendome and ponder Bernard Barton Circa Quaker Poet Who Published amidst this turmoil. Through these glimpses into convict life, we unravel narratives that transcend time and remind us of humanity's capacity for redemption and survival.