Nation England
County Gloucestershire
Location Fosseway (A429) Northleach
Map location exact or closely approximate
Year opened 1859
Year closed 1973
Century of Operation 1800-1899, 1900-1999
Building Type Prison, Police Station
Remarks In 1859, a police station was established in the Mill House, one of the buildings of the Northleach House of Correction. At the same time, the ground floor of the Keeper's House was converted into a courtroom for the Northleach Petty Sessions. Although the prison had officially closed in 1857, it continued to accommodate prisoners on remand. The Police Superintendent also served as the Keeper of the House of Correction. Cells in the North House, the former female prison, were used for the remand prisoners. The station closed in 1973 when a new police station was opened in Northleach town.
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Description: The exterior of the Mill House, converted into the County Police Station in 1859.
Photo by: © Rosalind Crone, 2019
Description: Cells in the North House, or former female prison, used to accommodate prisoners on remand when the building was functioning as a police station
Photo by: © Rosalind Crone, 2019
Description: The Northleach Petty Sessions courtroom. Located in the old Keeper's House
Photo by: © Rosalind Crone, 2019
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