Location George Court (alleyway linking High Street and South Street now demolished) Yeovil
County Somerset
Year Opened 1830
Year Closed 1849
Century of Operation 1800-1899
Remarks It seems likely that this Watch House replaced the former Blind House in Yeovil which had been operating since the 15th century (https://www.prisonhistory.org/lockup/yeovil-lock-up/). Leslie Brooke describes a scandal in 1838 when a prisoner confined in the Watch House died. In 1849 this Watch House was replaced with cells in a police station located in the 'Town House' (https://www.prisonhistory.org/lockup/yeovil-police-station/).
Further information can be found at
https://www.prisonhistory.org/lockup/yeovil-watch-house/