Louth Borough Lock-Up

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Overview

Nation   England

County   Lincolnshire

Location   town hall, Eastgate  Louth

Map location   in the vicinity

Year opened   unknown

Year closed   1854

Century of Operation   1800-1899

Building Type   Town Hall

Remarks   Probably closed in 1854 when the new town hall, complete with lock ups, was completed.

Descriptions

'The municipal authorities of this borough have erected a new lock-up, and ceased to occipy the wretched places formerly appropriated for prisoners in custody under charge. The new building adjoins the town hall, and consists of lodgings for the superintendent of police, three cells for males, and one for females. They are provided with water-closets, and well adapted for their purpose. They were clean and neat on the day of inspection, and without a prisoner.'

Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Fifth Report (Parl. Papers, 1840, XXV.565), p.33

'1854 and 1855 in erecting the new Town Hall, a large and handsome building in Eastgate, in the Italian style, of brick and stucco mouldings; comprising the Council Chamber, a very spacious and elegant room for Balls, Concerts, Public Meetings, etc; a Court Room, Town Clerks offices, Police Station, Prison Cells, etc.'

William White, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Sheffield, 1856), p. 247

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SOURCES

    Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Fifteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1850, XXVIII.291), p.126
  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Fifth Report (Parl. Papers, 1840, XXV.565), p.33
  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Nineteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1856, XXXIII.385), p.44
  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Ninth Report (Parl. Papers, 1844, XXIX.227), p.89
  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Seventeenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1852-53, LII.1), p.57
  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Seventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1842, XXI.1), p.117
  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Sixteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII.461), p.99
  • William White, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Sheffield, 1856), p. 247

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