Alternative Names St Augustine's Gaol, St Augustine's Gaol and House of Correction, , Canterbury County Gaol, Canterbury Prison, HMP Canterbury
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1808
Date closed post 1900 (2013)
Location on the site of St Augustin's Monastery a little way out of town; Longport [Road] Canterbury
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Kent
Alternative Names St Augustine's Gaol, St Augustine's Gaol and House of Correction, , Canterbury County Gaol, Canterbury Prison, HMP Canterbury
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1808
Date closed post 1900 (2013)
Location on the site of St Augustin's Monastery a little way out of town; Longport [Road] Canterbury
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.2781 Long. 1.0918
County Kent
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 435
Daily Greatest number - 76
Year 1824
Annual Committed - 344
Daily Census - 56
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 360
Daily Census - 42
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 392
Daily Census - 65
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 444
Daily Census - 48
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 559
Daily Census - 45
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 402
Daily Daily average - 42
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 497
Daily Daily average - 54
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 583
Daily Daily average - 81
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 698
Daily Greatest number - 167
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 592
Daily Daily average - 98
Year 1873
Annual Committed - 618
Daily Daily average - 80
Year 1878
Annual Committed - 1088
Daily Daily average - 128
Year 1883
Annual Committed - 1281
Daily Daily average - 124
Year 1888
Annual Committed - 1327
Daily Daily average - 129
Year 1893
Annual Committed - 1384
Daily -
Year 1898
Annual Committed - 1513
Daily -
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GCg/2
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Prison Accommodation Committees: Report of the Committee (1875), and reports of the Governor (1874-1878) and chaplains (186901877)
Dates: 1869-1878
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGz/4
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Annual returns of the Keepers of the two Gaols to the Secretary of State under the Acts George IV and Victoria
Dates: 1839-1856
Archive name: Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Catalogue ref: CCA-U4/36/11
Collection: None
Description: St Augustine's Prison Maintenance of prisoners
Dates: 1839
Archive name: Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Catalogue ref: U/4/36/11
Collection: Fordwich Borough, bundle no. 36
Description: Bills, St Augustine's Prison, maintenance of prisoners
Dates: 1839
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GCg/1, 3
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Prison Accommodation Committees: Minutes and reports
Dates: 1857-1858
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/4
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Agreements for maintenance of prisoners of other authorities
Dates: 1867-1869
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/5
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Memorials of various authorities in East Kent protesting against the proposed abolition of the East Kent Gaol at St. Augustines
Dates: 1875
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGz/1
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Agreements for maintenance of prisoners of other authorities
Dates: 1824-1871
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SBe/34
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Report of Gaol Committee (Easter 1809)
Dates: 1809
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SBe/50
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol report (Easter 1813).Â
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Rm/JQb3
Collection: Liberty of Romney Marsh
Description: Contract for maintaining prisoners at St Augustine's
Dates: 1842
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B5D
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: To Romney from Inspector of Prisons. Not satisfied with cells at Maidstone and Canterbury.
Dates: 1866
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U2639/O4
Collection: Papers of the Reverend Montagu Pennington, Justice of the Peace
Description: Copy minutes of General Quarter sessions held at Maidstone (23 October 1815) concerning St Augustine's Gaol, Wingham. Also, the escape of two prisoners from it.
Dates: 1815
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GCz/2
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Includes report of a Joint Committee of Visiting Justices to the County Prisons (index at front)Â
Dates: 1855-1864
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/1
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports of Visiting Justices etc
Dates: 1814-1822
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: P309/11/21-23
Collection: New Romney St Nicholas parish records
Description: County rates, assessments and accounts for Gaols at Maidstone and Canterbury (microfilm)Â
Dates: 1818-1860
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GFg/2-5, 7
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Payments and (printed) abstracts of expenditure on account of St Augustine's Prison, Canterbury, with schedules of bills paid and returns and classifications of prisoners
Dates: 1822-1877
Archive name: Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Catalogue ref: DCb/F/F/C/1-6
Collection: Diocese of Canterbury
Description: Licences for Chaplains at Canterbury, St Augustine's Prison
Dates: 1861-1899
Archive name: Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
Catalogue ref: 6277-6302
Collection: None
Description: Prison registers (from Canterbury and Maidstone prisons, but sometimes not clear which prison for each book)
Dates: 1880-1900
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SBe/129
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: East Kent Sessions papers, including letters extending Royal Mercy to prisoners (Michaelmas 1832)
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SI/E/859
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Certificate that no prisoners (Easter 1888)
Dates: 1888
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SBe/121/15
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Rough assessment of destroyed machines, and list of 12 prisoners' sentences
Dates: 1830
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/AGe/1-6
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers and plans relating to the building of the East Kent Gaol at Canterbury, with or without a Sessions House, and including the Bridewell and Keeper's house. Also includes sale of the old Gaol.
Dates: 1804-1810
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/C/Su/1
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Ledgers of County Surveyor, Martin Bulmer. Bulmer did work for the county, including on the county prisons.
Dates: 1852-1878
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GB/32
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Includes plan of new chapel at St Augustine's Gaol
Dates: 1849-1850
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/2/1-12
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Contracts for alterations and additions to the gaol
Dates: 1834-1867
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/6/1-3
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans. Additions and alterations to the gaol
Dates: 1820
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/7
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Ground plan of the Kent County Gaol and House of Correction at St. Augustine's near Canterbury
Dates: 1824
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/GGe/8-25
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Proposed additions and alterations to the East Kent gaol, including to treadmill, chapel, cell blocks
Dates: 19th century