

The area on which Royal Mail Mount Pleasant
now stands was originally openfields on rising ground above
The River Fleet. In the18th century a Cold Spring on the site
reputed to have great medicinal properties which attracted
many bathers.The site became now as Cold Bath Fields, however
the fields were later used as rubbish tip which more than a hint
of sarcasm became known as Mount Pleasant.
In 1790 site was cleared to make new way for a new prison
before closing in 1880.