Separate cell in Pentonville Prison

An illustration of a cell in Pentonville Prison, from page 108 of 'The criminal prisons of London and scenes of prison life' by Henry Mayhew and John Binny. Mayhew records that each cell was 13ft 6ins long by 7ft 6ins broad, and 9ft high, and contained "an earthenware watercloset, and copper wash-basin, supplied with water; a three-legged stool, table, and shaded gas-burner - besides a hammock for slinging at night, furnished with mattress and blankets. In the door of every cell is an eyelet-hole, through which the officer on duty may observe what is going on within from without. Each of the cells is said to have cost, on average, upwards of £150."