Alternative Names Berkhamstead Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell, Lock Up
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1764
Date closed c1840 [1894]
Location Bridewell Lane at junction with High Street Berkhamsted
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Hertfordshire
Demolished in 1894, but it is likely that the essential function of this prison changed long before that. When the prison inspectors visited in 1839-40, they found it was mostly used as a lock up, but also for prisoners summarily convicted and sentenced to periods of imprisonment not exceeding one month.
Alternative Names Berkhamstead Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1764
Date closed c1840 [1894]
Location Bridewell Lane at junction with High Street Berkhamsted
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.7740123 Long. -0.5965342
County Hertfordshire
Demolished in 1894, but it is likely that the essential function of this prison changed long before that. When the prison inspectors visited in 1839-40, they found it was mostly used as a lock up, but also for prisoners summarily convicted and sentenced to periods of imprisonment not exceeding one month.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 56
Daily Greatest number - 13
Archive name: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: QS/GP/23
Collection: Hertfordshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Receipted Accounts
Dates: 1778-1839
