Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1543
Date closed 1825
Location Burgh Road, near Market Place Aylsham
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Norfolk
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1543
Date closed 1825
Location Burgh Road, near Market Place Aylsham
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.794746 Long. 1.2518135
County Norfolk
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 134
Daily Greatest number - 24
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 151
Daily Census - 22
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: MC 3/358, 477 x
Collection: Lothian of Blickling (additional)
Description: Report of the Justices appointed to be Visitors of the House of Correction at Aylsham
Dates: 1829
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: C/Saa 1/4
Collection: Norfolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Report on the state and condition of the House of Correction at Aylsham
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: GTN 5/9/50
Collection: Harbord papers
Description: Correspondence. Including on treadmill at Aylsham (opinions, diagrams etc)
Dates: 1821-1823
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: AYL 974-975
Collection: The Aylsham papers
Description: Papers relating to local government, Poor Law, utilities etc. Aylsham Bridewell and Bridewell Orchard.
Dates: 1822-1930
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: C/S 4/4
Collection: Norfolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Includes resolution of Quarter Sessions re closure of Aylesham Bridewell (1825)
Dates: 1824-1827
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: C/S 4
Collection: Norfolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Sessions minute books of administrative business, including reports of Visiting Justices, Keepers and Surgeons of County Gaol and the various Bridewells
Dates: 1799-1968
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: C/Saa 8/1
Collection: Norfolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Aylsham Bridewell, Register of prisoners
Dates: 1801-1825
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: AYL 1073/1-23
Collection: The Aylsham papers
Description: Papers about the purchase of the Bridewell estate, Aylsham, by Gay, Copeman, Repton, Parmeter, Wickes, Soame and Warnes
Dates: 1825-1829
Archive name: Norfolk Record Office
Catalogue ref: AYL 1156
Collection: The Aylsham papers
Description: Plan of Aylsham Bridewell
Dates: 1825