Historedia
Group or institution

Act of Parliament

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Act of Parliament, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Fleet Prison and Marshalsea closed; Pentonville completed

    1842

    Role: Legislative Authority

    1. 1842 · Fleet PrisonClosure of Fleet Prison

      Fleet Prison was closed in 1842 by Act of Parliament, leading to the relocation of inmates to the Queen's Bench Prison.

    2. 1842 · Pentonville PrisonCompletion of Pentonville Prison

      Pentonville Prison was completed in 1842, following construction that began in 1840.

    3. 19 November 1842 · MarshalseaClosure of Marshalsea

      The Marshalsea was closed in 1842, with inmates transferred to the Queen's Prison or Bethlem Hospital.

Sources

  1. Fleet Prison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-30
  2. Marshalsea Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19