Alternative Names Bury St Edmunds Gaol, Bury St Edmunds County Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1787 [1805]
Date closed 1878
Location Southgate Green, Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Suffolk
Gaol for the Liberty of St Edmund first opened 1787 but significantly expanded becoming a county gaol in 1805, and incorporating the County House of Correction by 1819.
Alternative Names Bury St Edmunds Gaol, Bury St Edmunds County Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1787 [1805]
Date closed 1878
Location Southgate Green, Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.234596 Long. 0.726804
County Suffolk
Gaol for the Liberty of St Edmund first opened 1787 but significantly expanded becoming a county gaol in 1805, and incorporating the County House of Correction by 1819.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 396
Daily Greatest number - 131
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 618
Daily Census - 112
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 488
Daily Census - 90
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 857
Daily Census - 158
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 744
Daily Census - 94
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 782
Daily Census - 64
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 795
Daily Daily average - 113
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 660
Daily Daily average - 119
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 568
Daily Daily average - 83
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 532
Daily Greatest number - 120
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 524
Daily Daily average - 64
Year 1873
Annual Committed - 326
Daily Daily average - 41
Year 1878
Annual Committed - 18
Daily Daily average - 0
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/100/1/25/83
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Bury Gaol, Governor's annual return
Dates: 1850
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/100/1/49
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaoler's reports and certificates, and visitors' reports. Bury and Beccles Gaols and Houses of Correction.
Dates: 1843
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: 26M62/F/C673
Collection: None
Description: Letter to Lord Calthorpe from Nathaniel Colvill, Laneshall, Bury St Edmunds, about supply of bread
Dates: 1823
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: EE 500/D15/3/1
Collection: Bury St Edmunds Borough
Description: Borough relations with magistrates of the Bury Division [borough prisoners maintained in county gaol]
Dates: 1805-1879
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: EE 500/D15/4/1
Collection: Bury St Edmunds Borough
Description: Gaol administration and prisoners, rules
Dates: 1827
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/100/1/24/82
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Bury Gaol Committee, minutes
Dates: 1846
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/100/1/30A/9
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Letters and notices, including re Gaol and Police Committees
Dates: 1865-1867
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/100/1/31/11
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Returns of prisons
Dates: 1857
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/106/3/13
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Visitation books. Undertaking by Henry Reed to perform works at the Gaol, Bury St Edmunds. Addressed to the Magistrates of the Western Division.
Dates: 1849
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/106/3/2
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle, Bury Gaol
Dates: 1871-1873
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: FB64/G3/4
Collection: Nayland Parish records
Description: Vouchers, and account of expenses in apprehending gypsies and conveying them to Bury Gaol
Dates: 1827-1828
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/2/6
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Committee papers and memoranda, including replies from other Counties to questionnaire. Memo of evidence given before the Prison Labour Committee by John Orridge, Governor of Suffolk County Gaol, Bury St Edmunds.
Dates: 1817
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: HA 507/6/17
Collection: Hervey family papers
Description: Case and Attorney-General's opinion as to whether the Court of Quarter Sessions or the Marquess of Bristol (as Chief Steward of the Liberty) should appoint the Governor of Bury Gaol
Dates: 1873
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/106/3/10
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Minutes and papers concerning pensions and other matters, Ipswich and Bury Gaols
Dates: 1864-1881
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: Q/AGr 1-16
Collection: West Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: County Gaol, Bury St Edmunds. Registers of prisoners ('Gaol receiving books')
Dates: 1844-1878
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: FB 81/A9/2
Collection: Hadleigh Parish records
Description: List of Hadleigh inhabitants. Includes notes of those in Prison, transported or on board ship.
Dates: 1836
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: GB500/1/23/5
Collection: None
Description: Lists of prisoners in the Borough Gaol and Bridewell receiving bread.
Dates: 1829
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/106/3/6/1-5
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Visitation books. Giving names of prisoners and their offences, particulars of occupation, details of their employment and earnings, with total of earnings since 26 November 1788.
Dates: 1828-1878
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: 1783/67/(d)
Collection: None
Description: Print 'Design proposed for Bury Gaol.' Arthur Brown, Inventory from Gentleman's Magazine.
Dates: 1801
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: 586/1
Collection: None
Description: Plans of Bury St Edmunds. Printed plan by J. G. Lenny, Surveyor. Inset plan of Gaol.
Dates: 1823
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: EE 500/11/28
Collection: Bury St Edmunds Borough
Description: Correspondence relating to the purchase by the Corporation of Bury Gaol
Dates: 1878-1880
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: K 505/4000
Collection: The Spanton-Jarman collection of photographic negatives
Description: Photographs of historical maps
Dates: c.1800
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: K 511/512
Collection: None
Description: Design proposed for Bury Gaol, Bury St Edmunds, from Gentleman's Magazine. Plan and elevations.
Dates: 1801
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: K527/1190
Collection: None
Description: Photograph of plan of Bury Gaol
Dates: 1819
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: K527/1190/2
Collection: None
Description: Photograph of plan of Bury Gaol. Reversed negative copy.
Dates: undated
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: Q/AGd 3
Collection: West Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: County Gaol, Bury St Edmunds, deeds and leases
Dates: 1805
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: Q/AGd 4
Collection: West Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: County Gaol, Bury St Edmunds. Printed sale particulars (contract copies), with plans and abstract of title, for sale of land to the north and south of the Gaol
Dates: 1881
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: Q/AGp 1
Collection: West Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: County Gaol, Bury St Edmunds. Plan of proposed alterations, ground plan and elevations of entrance and façade. William Steggles.
Dates: 1849
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: Q/AGp 2
Collection: West Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: County Gaol, Bury St Edmunds. Sketch plan of alterations in boundary of front wall of Gaol, to accompany a tender. J. Trevethan.
Dates: 1849
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: Q/APs 1
Collection: West Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Bury St Edmunds, photographs of ground plan of County Gaol and surrounding land
Dates: c.1810
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/106/2A/20-34
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Contracts with Clk. of Peace for a number of bridges, Bury Gaol, Bury Police Station, Barton Mills, bridge
Dates: 1851-1861
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch
Catalogue ref: B/106/2A/7, 9
Collection: Suffolk Quarter Sessions
Description: Deeds, contracts with Clk. of Peace. Bury Gaol.
Dates: 1848, 1849
Archive name: Surrey History Centre
Catalogue ref: QS5/4/6/100-101
Collection: Surrey Quarter Sessions
Description: County Gaol, Horsemonger Lane, Newington, additions and alterations. One pair floor of a design for a Gaol, Bury St Edmunds. Designer J. Orridge.
Dates: c.1819
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: K 511/1091
Collection: None
Description: Photograph, entrance to old Gaol, Sicklesmere Road, Bury St Edmunds
Dates: undated
Archive name: Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
Catalogue ref: K 511/372
Collection: None
Description: Photograph, front of old Gaol, Sicklesmere Road, Bury St Edmunds
Dates: 1890