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Brighton Town Lock Up

Overview

Location   town hall  Brighton

County   Sussex

Year Opened   unknown

Year Closed   unknown

Century of Operation   1800-1899

Brighton Town Hall exterior. Built 1830-32. 19th and 20th century alterations, including rebuilding of clock tower in c.1982.Photo © Paul Gillett (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Further information can be found at
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Description

  • 'I visited the police lock-ups in this town which are in the basement under the Town Hall. The cells are deficient in light and ventilation, and the whole establishment very inferior to what might be reasonably required for so large a population.'
    Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain I. Home District, Fifteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII.1), p.12

Sources

  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain I. Home District, Fifteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII.1), p.12