Area of inner north London in the London Borough of Islington

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Middlesex House of Correction: a man is holding a birch in his hand as he stands over a shaped wooden plank set near a window for flogging boys; a man and a woman look on. Wood engraving after M. Fitzgerald, 1874..

Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London. Engraving after W. Hollar.

National school, Clerkenwell, London. Wood engraving by J.R. Jobbins.

Coldbath Fields Prison, London: view from the north west to the south east, with St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Engraving, 1798.

Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London. Engraving, 1809, after W. Hollar.

Middlesex House of Correction: male prisoners treading on the boards of a treadmill: in the foreground others sit resting. Wood engraving by W.B. Gardner, 1874, after M. Fitzgerald.

Hicks Hall, Session House, Clerkenwell: a man is recognized outside the court. Etching by T. Onwhyn, 1841.

"Due galli SIDA" tomato puree : highly concentrated without water ... / S.I.D.A.

Gate of the Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London, surrounded by thatched domestic buildings. Engraving after W. Hollar.

Middlesex House of Correction: prisoners are sitting in a room sewing large pieces of cloth. Wood engraving by H.H. after M. Fitzgerald.

People promoting World Aids Day with information about AIDS and HIV. Black and white photocopy.

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St James & St John].

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Clerkenwell

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Images referencing Clerkenwell

Works from the collections

Middlesex House of Correction: a man is holding a birch in his hand as he stands over a shaped wooden plank set near a window for flogging boys; a man and a woman look on. Wood engraving after M. Fitzgerald, 1874..

Hicks Hall, Session House, Clerkenwell: a man is recognized outside the court. Etching by T. Onwhyn, 1841.

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St James & St John].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John].

Clerkenwell

Images from the collections

Images referencing Clerkenwell

Works from the collections

Middlesex House of Correction: a man is holding a birch in his hand as he stands over a shaped wooden plank set near a window for flogging boys; a man and a woman look on. Wood engraving after M. Fitzgerald, 1874..

Hicks Hall, Session House, Clerkenwell: a man is recognized outside the court. Etching by T. Onwhyn, 1841.

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St James & St John].

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John].

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