Alternative Names Derby County Gaol and House of Correction, Derby County Gaol, Derby Prison, HMP Derby
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1828
Date closed post 1900 (1916)
Location Vernon Street Derby
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Derbyshire
Alternative Names Derby County Gaol and House of Correction, Derby County Gaol, Derby Prison, HMP Derby
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1828
Date closed post 1900 (1916)
Location Vernon Street Derby
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.9241681 Long. -1.4927107
County Derbyshire
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 549
Daily Census - 94
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 617
Daily Greatest number - 226
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 651
Daily Census - 126
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 1070
Daily Census - 168
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 1518
Daily Census - 208
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 1364
Daily Daily average - 187
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 1334
Daily Daily average - 198
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 1597
Daily Daily average - 244
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 2131
Daily Greatest number - 327
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 2436
Daily Daily average - 250
Year 1873
Annual Committed - 1651
Daily Daily average - 190
Year 1878
Annual Committed - 3004
Daily Daily average - 318
Year 1883
Annual Committed - 2896
Daily Daily average - 246
Year 1888
Annual Committed - 2671
Daily Daily average - 192
Year 1893
Annual Committed - 2982
Daily -
Year 1898
Annual Committed - 2941
Daily -
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/4
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle containing: Reports of the chaplain to the gaol [1834-1869]; Reports and quarterly certificates of the governor of the gaol [1834-1839].
Dates: 1834-1869
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/8
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Governors quarterly reports and returns of prisoners
Dates: 1840-1869
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/9
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Envelope marked Box X 7A and containing reports of the surgeon to the County Gaol
Dates: 1834-1869
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D157/MT/3357-3361
Collection: None
Description: Bundle of papers of John Harrison as Sheriff of Derbyshire, including returns of prisoners
Dates: 1833
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D258/17/3/1
Collection: Gell family
Description: Home Office circular and reply regarding committal of prisoners to gaol
Dates: 1836
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D258/17/32/73-74
Collection: Gell family
Description: Home Office circular and Quarter Sessions return of the expense of the conveyance of prisoners under sentence of transportation
Dates: 1835
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/17
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Report of the Committee relating to the appointment of officers and classification of prisoners in the new gaol and house of correction
Dates: 1827
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/18
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Order for appropriation of the new prisons at Derby, the classification of the prisoners and their removal from the present gaol and house of correction
Dates: 1827
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/20
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Report of Committee to consider and report on the practicality of receiving the town prisoners into the County Gaol
Dates: Undated
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/28
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle of miscellaneous papers including proposals on maintenance of borough prisoners in the gaol and house of correction 1836 and report on heating and ventilation of the gaol 1838
Dates: 1828-1839
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/SO/1/15-59
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books and associated documents. Likely to contain material relevant to the administration of the county prisons
Dates: 1800-1899
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/22
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Visiting magistrates report
Dates: 1822
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/27
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Report of visiting justices
Dates: 19th century
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/31
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle includes minutes of the visiting justices and associated papers (1842)
Dates: 1840-1849
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/5
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundles containing visiting justices quarterly reports on the county gaol and house of correction
Dates: 1833-1859
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/7
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle of visiting justices quarterly reports
Dates: 1860-1869
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/29/1-5
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Printed sheet headed 'Prison Dietary' and containing report of visiting justices of the County Gaol and House of Correction and letter addressed to the Home Secretary including their observations on the dietary 5 years before (in 1844) (5 copies)
Dates: c.1849
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/UL
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports of visiting justices 1825-1862
Dates: 1825-1862
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AH/1/30/9
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Report of the Visiting Justices to the County Gaol and House of Correction
Dates: 1850
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/SP/14/139
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Quarterly return to the justices of the peace of fines, penalties and money received by the keeper and how applied
Dates: 1877
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D258/17/5/1-6
Collection: Gell family
Description: County Prison, Derby Annual abstracts of expenditure
Dates: 1830-1841
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D3247/1/1
Collection: Glossop County Court
Description: High Bailiff's return of expenses of conveying persons to prison (mostly before 1917)
Dates: 1856-1954
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/10
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Abstracts of expenditure at the County Prison, 1835, 1839-1868
Dates: 1835-1868
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/11
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle: direction to supply an account of expenses issued in building, repairing, fitting and furnishing gaols and houses of correction since 1800, 23 Mar; returns and accounts relating to the County Gaol and the houses of correction at Ashbourne, Chesterfield, Tideswell and Wirksworth.
Dates: 19th century
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/19/1-6
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle of abstracts of expenditure at the County Prison, 1829/30, 1830/31, 1833/34, 1834/35, 1835/36, 1842/43
Dates: 1829-1843
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/22/1-10
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle of accounts for maintenance of Derby Borough prisoners confined to the County gaol, giving prisoners' names, 1862-1866, 1868-1869 (incomplete, see also 2/31/1-52)
Dates: 1862-1869
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/23
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Return of amount paid for maintenance of prisoners, giving prisoners' names
Dates: 1857
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/31/1-5
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle of accounts for maintenance of Derby Borough prisoners in the County gaol as 2/22/1-10, incomplete series 1857-1873, and including 2 copy covering letters for the accounts
Dates: 1837-1873
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/33/1-105
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle of New Prison Loan mortgages original nos 1-105 with nos 51-52, 54-56, 58-59 and 61 missing
Dates: 1823
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/RG/3/1-6
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Includes charges arising from rate for work on county gaols
Dates: 1801-1817
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/SP/15/26
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Abstract of expenditure at the County Prison
Dates: 1849
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/16
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Statement of allowances made to Richard Eaton as keeper of the County Gaol and house of correction, with Mr Eaton's suggestions
Dates: Undated
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D239/M/F/8945, 8951
Collection: FitzHerbert of Tissington
Description: J. B. Goldsmith from Wirksworth seeks support for candidature for the position of county gaoler
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D239/M/F/8947
Collection: FitzHerbert of Tissington
Description: Reverend William Alderson recommends a candidate for County Gaoler
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D239/M/F/8950
Collection: FitzHerbert of Tissington
Description: E. S. Chandos-Pole reports on the new Gaoler
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/SB/1/15-21
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: The Liber Pacis gives names including of the Master of the Houses of Correction, and the Gaoler. From 1828, Masters of the Houses of Correction ceased to be named.Â
Dates: 1800-1870
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D1500/1
Collection: None
Description: Letter from William Marwood, Executioner, concerning arrangements for the execution of a convicted prisoner in Derby Gaol
Dates: 1880
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/28
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Statement of officers who were the servants of the late prison authority and are now in the service of the government giving names, position, salary
Dates: 1880
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/30/1-2
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Envelope marked Gaol Pensions, particulars of service of persons lately employed by Quarter Sessions as the late prison authority for Derby prison
Dates: 1879-1881
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/16
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: List of applicants for offices of governor and matron
Dates: August 1832
Archive name: The National Archives
Catalogue ref: PCOM2/302
Collection: Prison Commission
Description: Derby Gaol, Derbyshire: register of prisoners
Dates: 1836-1844
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D2/1/4/2
Collection: Derbyshire County Court
Description: List of prisoners in the custody of Sheriff
Dates: 1866
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D239/M/F/8697
Collection: FitzHerbert of Tissington
Description: Reference to Francis Goodwin, having been responsible for the new Gaol at Derby, seeks support for application for a district surveyorship in London
Dates: 1829
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D8/B/Z/13
Collection: Derbyshire estates (clients of Ward, Lockett & Balguy, Balguy & Barber, solicitors)
Description: Letter from Edward Coates in Derby County Gaol, promising to reform if he is released
Dates: 1835
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/2
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Card headed 'State of Prisoners' in County Gaol, giving offences, sex, numbers
Dates: 1835
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/1/3
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bundle containing nominal returns of prisoners in the County Gaol
Dates: Undated
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/SS/1/15
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reference to John Smith at Derby PrisonÂ
Dates: 1879
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D1842/ZP/1-6
Collection: Derby Gaol, building plans
Description: Plans and elevations
Dates: 1843-1868
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D258/17/5/7
Collection: Gell family
Description: Quarter Session order re new prison at Derby, including elevation and plan
Dates: 1827
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D369/G/Zpe/64
Collection: None
Description: References for the new County Gaol proposed to be erected at Derby, designed by James Elmes, Architect, London. With plan.
Dates: 1817
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D970/CP/1-7
Collection: Plans of Derby Gaol
Description: Plans and elevations
Dates: 1832-1866
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/17
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Printed report and accounts from the committee superintending building of new prisons for the county
Dates: 1828
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/18/1-9
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Printed plan of County Prison, orders for use of new prison and removal of prisoners from the present gaol and house of correction to new prison (9 copies)
Dates: 1827
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/24/1-2
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft contract for alterations and additions to the County prison, timetables of work, account
Dates: 1871-1877
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/25
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bond for performance of contract for alterations and additions to County prison
Dates: 1871
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/AB/2/3-15
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Contracts relating to building of new gaol
Dates: 1823
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/RP/1/194/1
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans of alterations, County Gaol at DerbyÂ
Dates: 1870
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: Q/RP/1/201/1
Collection: Derbyshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plan of land at Vernon Street, Derby, belonging to the County Gaol
Dates: 1877
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D258/54/4
Collection: Gell family
Description: Collection of ephemera including 'South west view of the County Gaol'
Dates: c.1850-1870
Archive name: Derbyshire Record Office
Catalogue ref: D1079/39/1
Collection: None
Description: Derby Prison riots booklet
Dates: 1831