Alternative Names Aylesbury County Gaol and Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1740
Date closed 1847
Location Shire Hall Aylesbury
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Buckinghamshire
Alternative Names Aylesbury County Gaol and Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1740
Date closed 1847
Location Shire Hall Aylesbury
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.8161287 Long. -0.8148123
County Buckinghamshire
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 427
Daily Greatest number - 154
Year 1824
Annual Committed - 567
Daily Census - 80
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 541
Daily Census - 110
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 752
Daily Census - 185
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 805
Daily Census - 86
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 1113
Daily Census - 146
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/31/8
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter, duke of Buckingham to CP: for facts relative to a question about prison chaplains and prisoners' confessions that he intends asking in the House of Lords.
Dates: 1845
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/5
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Annual reports on the state of Aylesbury Gaol to the Home Secretary. Includes chaplain's reports, 1838-1847
Dates: 1826-1857
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/42-44
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Surgeon's report and memoranda on hard labour
Dates: 1830
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/19/51
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter, Jas. Neild, Chelsea, to CP: Wainwright, a debtor in the gaol, had best wait until there is new legislation on debt. Arrangements for transporting convicts; and private business.
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/38/7-9
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft and copies of statements of the establishment of the County Gaol. Presented to the Court at Michaelmas
Dates: 1824-1827
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/1/1-11
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Minutes of Committee on Prison Labour
Dates: 1817-1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/1/24
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft questionnaire on prison management
Dates: 1817
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/14-17, 28
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: State of prison and prison administration
Dates: 1818-1822
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/16-19, 26, 32, 42-43
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers on the mill and treadwheel
Dates: 1819-1828
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/29-32
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Treadwheel
Dates: 1830
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/38
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Insufficiency of gaol (presentment)
Dates: 1824
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/41
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol fever (report of numbers)
Dates: 1816-1817
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/12
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Committee on Gaol Labour, minutes and reports
Dates: 1817-1837
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/13/12-16
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Tradesmen's tenders for supplies to gaol
Dates: 1838-1841
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/13/3, 5, 11
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol administration
Dates: 1840-1841
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/13/8-10
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Prison discipline and diet
Dates: 1840
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/15/11-12
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Presentments of insufficiency
Dates: 1837, 1843
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/15/13-19
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports and memoranda on defects etc
Dates: 1841-1848
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/16
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Copies of newspapers advertising the Quarter Sessions presentment as to insufficiency of gaol
Dates: 1841-1844
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/2/1
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Minutes of Committee on Prison Labour
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/2/6-15
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Committee papers and memoranda, including replies from other counties to questionnaire
Dates: 1817-1823
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/3/1-2
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports of Prison Labour Committee
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/4/1-5
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports of Prison Labour Committee
Dates: 1817-1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/6
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Correspondence and papers relating to labour within Aylesbury Gaol, also the erection of water tank, cornmill and treadwheel
Dates: 1815-1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/62
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Items relating to maintenance of borough prisoners in County Gaol
Dates: 1825
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/66
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Tenders and draft contracts for supplying Aylesbury Gaol
Dates: 1836-1837
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/69
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Miscellaneous reports and correspondence on: hard labour, unauthorised communications, observations of HM inspectors, accidents on treadwheel, salaries of turnkeys
Dates: 1834-1841
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/7/1-14
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Presentment of insufficiency of the gaol at Quarter Sessions: copies of newspapers, etc.
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/75
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Miscellaneous newspapers notices about insufficient accommodation in Aylesbury Gaol
Dates: 1815-1816
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/9/2-15
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Correspondence on provision of a carriage for transport of convicts (with drawing)
Dates: 1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/FA/16
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Statement of annual number of prisoners confined in the gaol and house of correction
Dates: 1821-1831
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D 114/112
Collection: None
Description: Statement of the Visiting Justices in reply to the strictures contained in the seventh report of the Inspectors of Prisons upon the conduct of the Gaoler and laxity of discipline which is stated to be permitted in the Gaol
Dates: 1843
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/1/12-23
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Minutes of Visiting Justices, with memoranda of appointments
Dates: 1819-1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/2/2-5
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Minutes of Visiting Justices
Dates: 1820-1823
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/30
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Visiting Justices Books
Dates: 1822-1878
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/4/6-146
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Quarterly Reports of Visiting Justices
Dates: 1819-1833
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/9/11
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft report, Visiting Justices
Dates: 1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/19/50
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaoler's receipt for blankets for the gaol.
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/32/77
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Palmer, France & Palmer, London: The money sent for gaol bread has been credited to the Gaoler.
Dates: 1834
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/24, 37
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Accounts (work done and gaolers' expenses)
Dates: 1819, 1841
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/35/96
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Provis: Enclosing his bills for repairing the County Hall, Buckingham, and Aylesbury Infirmary (Gaol); also Samson Wills' bill for Thornborough Bridge.
Dates: 1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/35/98
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Malton: account for the Gaol.
Dates: 1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/44
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Account of expenditure on gaol works since 1800
Dates: 1831
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/3/3
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Statement of expenditure; Memorandum of meeting of Visiting Justices
Dates: 1816-1822
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/31
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Vistors' Book
Dates: 1847-1874
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-FR/130/8
Collection: Fremantle manuscripts
Description: Correspondence on chaplaincy of Gaol
Dates: 1831-1834
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-LE/H/12/5/29
Collection: Papers of Dr John Lee
Description: Dr Lee's notes on Chaplains of GaolsÂ
Dates: 1842
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-LE/H/12/7/27
Collection: Papers of Dr John Lee
Description: Letter to Dr Lee. From vicar of Steeple Claydon stating intention of applying for position as Chaplain of Gaol
Dates: 1846
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-LE/H/4/10
Collection: Papers of Dr John Lee
Description: Letter from Reverend William Shepherd (Cheddington) announcing his intention to offer himself as Chaplain of Aylesbury Gaol in event of present Chaplain retiring, and seeking Dr Lee's support for his application
Dates: 1831
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/45
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Chaplain: memorial on salary
Dates: 1809
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-LE/H/4/25
Collection: Papers of Dr John Lee
Description: Letter from Reverend J. Gascoyne Littlehales (Shalstone) asking support for his son's application to be appointed Governor of Aylesbury Gaol
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/70
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Application for post of baker's assistant, 1840. Letter from governor of Coldbath Fields House of Correction about recruitment of gaol officers, 1840.
Dates: 1840
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-X6/1
Collection: None
Description: Letter from Mr Lloyd, Second Turnkey at Aylesbury Prison, to the Magistrates of the Borough Gaol, Tewkesbury, offering himself and his wife for the posts of Governor and Matron there
Dates: 1842
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/68
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers re appointment of schoolmaster
Dates: 1841-1842
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-LE/H/12/7/18
Collection: Papers of Dr John Lee
Description: Details of surgeons' salaries and number of prisoners in Buckinghamshire and adjoining counties (not attached)
Dates: 1846
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/70
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Correspondence. Includes complaint against Jas. Howard, Gaol Turnkey
Dates: 1833
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/13/4
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Appointment of wardress
Dates: 1840
Archive name: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Catalogue ref: 2807/56
Collection: None
Description: Dartmoor Press, photocopies of pre 1834 records. includes list of prisoners in the House of Correction Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Dates: 1827
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-LE/H/12/2/27
Collection: Papers of Dr John Lee
Description: Solicitor's letter complaining of treatment accorded to a client when committed to custody of Gaoler for non-payment of fine
Dates: 1834
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-U/9/3/50
Collection: None
Description: Letter on behalf of the writer's brother, a prisoner in Aylesbury Gaol, sentenced to die at the last assizes but reprieved
Dates: 1814
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-U/9/5
Collection: None
Description: Correspondence relating to the case of Job Duncomb, a prisoner under sentence of death at Aylesbury
Dates: 1801
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: D-W/87/1
Collection: None
Description: Assignment of prisoners in the County Gaol by retiring Sheriff
Dates: 1822
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/39
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Escape of prisoner (indictment)
Dates: 1829
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/13/1-2
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Health of Eliz. Smith, prisoner
Dates: 1839
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/63
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers and correspondence about complaint of R.F. Thompson, a prisoner, re conditions in debtors' prison
Dates: 1834
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: S/2/1
Collection: None
Description: Under-Sheriff's papers, including petition for relief of two prisoners in Aylesbury Gaol
Dates: 1800-1801
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/47
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans for enlarging gaoler's house, Aylesbury Gaol
Dates: undated
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/16/6a
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter, Provis to CP: Wants the ground plan to make some alteration to it. (I.e. the Gaol chapel)
Dates: 1824
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/12, 13, 31
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Water supply
Dates: 1817, 1823
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/35-37
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Proposed new chapel and rooms
Dates: 1824
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/5-6, 38-41
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Purchase of land for gaol extension
Dates: 1816, 1826
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10/7-11
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Infirmary. Purchase of beds
Dates: 1816-1817
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/23-24, 33
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Returns to Home Office, of repairs etc since 1800
Dates: 1822-1826
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/3, 6-7, 36
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bedsteads for proposed infirmary
Dates: 1813-1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/4, 40
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Purchase of property
Dates: 1816-1823
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11/8, 10
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Water supply
Dates: 1817-1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/13/23-33
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Alterations to treadwheel
Dates: 1843
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/15/22
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Return of alterations to gaol
Dates: undated
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/22
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Minute Book, Committee for disposing of old prison building
Dates: 1849-1851
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/32-33
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans of infirmary, and plans of proposed alterations to it
Dates: 1790-1818
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/36-37
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans of Gaol and House of Correction, by John Barker of Aylesbury, County Surveyor
Dates: 1817-1825
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/39-40
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Water supply. Plans and drawings
Dates: 1818-1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/41
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans of new debtors' prison, Aylesbury
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/42
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans for house of correction for boys, Aylesbury
Dates: 1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/43-44
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans of the chapel, County Gaol, Aylesbury
Dates: undated
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/45
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plan of boundaries of County Gaol, Aylesbury
Dates: 1825
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/48
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans for central heating system, Aylesbury Gaol
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/49
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans and estimates of vagrant prison, Aylesbury
Dates: 1839
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/50
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plan of boundaries of Aylesbury prison
Dates: 1838-1840
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/61/1-3
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers relating to land (purchase, tax, etc)
Dates: 1784-1805
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/61/25-26
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Water supply
Dates: 1825-1826
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/61/27-28
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers on alterations
Dates: 1833
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/61/4-28
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Contracts, agreements, bonds (land, alterations, water supply, construction of water engine and mill)
Dates: 1815-1838
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/64
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers relating to Aylesbury Gaol (Gaol waterworks)
Dates: 1832-1834
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/67
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers re construction of new wall to increase security
Dates: 1839
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/7/15-22
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Newspapers containing advertisements for tenders for the mill.
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/70
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter approving proposed new outward wall
Dates: 1838
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/8
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Correspondence re erection of corn mill and other buildings
Dates: 1817-1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/9/1, 5
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter and estimate for building work at the gaol
Dates: 1819-1820
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/46
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Two drawings showing prisoners at work on treadwheel, Aylesbury Gaol. Possibly drawn between 1827 and 1829
Dates: undated