Prison Type Local Lock-up
Date opened unknown
Date closed unknown
Location Birkenhead
Map location in the vicinity
County Cheshire
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
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
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