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English: "Large en:Oakum-Room (Under The Silent System) At The Middlesex House Of Correction, Coldbath Fields" on p301 of The criminal prisons of London, and scenes of prison life (1864) by en:Henry Mayhew (d. 1887) & John Binny. Prisoners were required to pick apart old ropes to make oakum, which was used to seal ships and piping. Typically they might have to do 2 pounds a day, although that might be increased to 6 pounds if sentenced to hard labour.
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Source https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TGAJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA301
Author Google scan of 1864 book by Henry Mayhew & John Binny
Object location51° 31′ 31″ N, 0° 06′ 46″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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