What is recorded here

The public map records this plaque for MIllbank Prison. Its recorded inscription reads: NEAR THIS SITE STOOD MILLBANK PRISON, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1816 AND CLOSED IN 1890. THIS BUTTRESS STOOD AT THE HEAD OF THE RIVER STEPS FROM WHICH, UNTIL 1867, PRISONERS SENTENCED TO TRANSPORTATION EMBARKED ON THEIR JOURNEY TO AUSTRALIA.

Millbank Prison was a significant London institution from 1816 to 1890, serving as a central penitentiary that processed prisoners for transportation to Australia until 1867. Its role in the British penal system and the historical practice of transportation makes it notable in the study of criminal justice and colonial history.

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