Canterbury County Gaol

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Overview

Alternative Names   St Dunstan's Prison

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell

Jurisdiction   County

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   1808

Location   northern side of St Dunstan's Street by Roper's Gate   Canterbury

Map location   in the vicinity

County   Kent

Critical Remarks

County prison for the Eastern Division of Kent. Replaced by a new county gaol and house of correction located on the site of St Augustine’s Abbey (ID 34).

Prison Info

Alternative Names   St Dunstan's Prison

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   County

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   1808

Location   northern side of St Dunstan's Street by Roper's Gate   Canterbury

Map location   in the vicinity
Lat.   51.2827825  Long.   1.0727688

County   Kent

Critical Remarks

County prison for the Eastern Division of Kent. Replaced by a new county gaol and house of correction located on the site of St Augustine’s Abbey (ID 34).

Principal Primary Sources

Additional Primary Sources

  • E. Hasted, Historical and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Vol. 9, (London, 1800), p. 33; John Howard, State of the Prisons in England and Wales (London, 3rd edn, 1784), pp. 266-7

Secondary Sources

  • None