Birkenhead Town Lock Up

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Records

Overview

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   unknown

Location     Birkenhead

Map location   in the vicinity

County   Cheshire

Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   unknown

Location     Birkenhead

Map location   in the vicinity
Lat.   53.384448  Long.   -3.0238103

County   Cheshire

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Principal Primary Sources

  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Ninth Report (Parl. Papers, 1844, XXIX.227), p.145

Management

Archive name: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Catalogue ref: CJP 20/6/17-24

Collection: Cheshire Constabulary

Description: Cheshire Constabulary - headquarters and general, Birkenhead division. Papers relating to Birkenhead Lock-up. These papers also contain records relating to the need for Lock-ups for Liscard and north of Wallasey Pool. Also, report of meeting of Wirral Magistrates to discuss the leasing and conversion of a Lock-up in Birkenhead owned by Mr Price, details of terms under which Mr Price would either sell or lease the Lock-up to the Magistrates, ground and first floor plans as existing, and with proposed alterations (Architect H. Cole).

Dates: 1833


Archive name: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Catalogue ref: CJP 20/6/21

Collection: Cheshire Constabulary

Description: Cheshire Constabulary - headquarters and general, Birkenhead division. Papers relating to Birkenhead Lock-up. Report of John Aspinall concerning increase in crime at Liscard and need for a secure Lock-up (15 October 1833).

Dates: 1833


Archive name: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Catalogue ref: CJP 20/6/22

Collection: Cheshire Constabulary

Description: Cheshire Constabulary - headquarters and general. Birkenhead division. Papers relating to Birkenhead Lock-up. Copy letter, Liscard, near Egremont Ferry John Greene to Earl of Stamford complaining about the lack of Magistrates and Lock-ups in the area and high level of crime. With copy reply (16 November 1833) from Earl of Stamford explaining how his attempts to remedy the situation have so far been fruitless.

Dates: 1833


Archive name: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Catalogue ref: QAB 1/3

Collection: Cheshire Quarter Sessions

Description: Minutes of Magistrates Committees, concerns include lock-up at Birkenhead

Dates: 1831-1838


Prisoners

Archive name: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Catalogue ref: CJP 20/6/3

Collection: Cheshire Constabulary

Description: Cheshire Constabulary - headquarters and general, Birkenhead bivision. Lock-up book (register) (January 1848-February 1850).

Dates: 1848-1850