Alternative Names Berwick Upon Tweed Town and County Gaol, Berwick Upon Tweed Borough Gaol and House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1754
Date closed 1850
Location stands over the Grand Town Hall, Marygate Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Northumberland
Alternative Names Berwick Upon Tweed Town and County Gaol, Berwick Upon Tweed Borough Gaol and House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1754
Date closed 1850
Location stands over the Grand Town Hall, Marygate Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 55.7694393 Long. -2.0033267
County Northumberland
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 24
Daily Greatest number - 16
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 150
Daily Census - 150
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 115
Daily Greatest number - 33
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 38
Daily Census - 7
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 95
Daily Census - 6
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 101
Daily Daily average - 5
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BQS/N/4
Collection: Berwick Quarter Sessions
Description: Home Office instructions to Gaoler re calendar of prisoners tried at Sessions
Dates: 1834-1835
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BQS/N/7
Collection: Berwick Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter re visitation of Gaol
Dates: 1831
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BQS/N/1
Collection: Berwick Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaolers return of prisoners tried
Dates: 1836-1853
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BBA/C/C15/87/1
Collection: Berwick Borough
Description: Precepts to Coroner for Gaol delivery
Dates: 1759-1813
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BQS/M/2
Collection: Berwick Quarter Sessions
Description: Return of prisoners in Berwick Gaol under sentence of transportation
Dates: 1846
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BQS/N/2
Collection: Berwick Quarter Sessions
Description: Return of persons committed for trial
Dates: 1846-1850
Archive name: Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Catalogue ref: BQS/N/5
Collection: Berwick Quarter Sessions
Description: Petition of A. Thompson for remission
Dates: 1819