Alternative Names Exeter County House of Correction, Devon House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1807
Date closed 1853
Location on a field adjoining the County Gaol Exeter
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Devon
When the County Gaol (ID 12) was rebuilt in 1853, the County House of Correction was officially merged with it. Until this time, the two institutions were located next to each other and shared the same senior management, but officially regarded as two separate institutions.
Alternative Names Exeter County House of Correction, Devon House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1807
Date closed 1853
Location on a field adjoining the County Gaol Exeter
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 50.728353 Long. -3.5321493
County Devon
When the County Gaol (ID 12) was rebuilt in 1853, the County House of Correction was officially merged with it. Until this time, the two institutions were located next to each other and shared the same senior management, but officially regarded as two separate institutions.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 1922
Daily Greatest number - 233
Year 1824
Annual Committed - 945
Daily Census - 189
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 986
Daily Census - 169
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 771
Daily Census - 109
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 923
Daily Census - 118
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 982
Daily Census - 144
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 1374
Daily Daily average - 167
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/101/2
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Bridewell Mill Committee minutes
Dates: 1821-1822
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/107/3
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Contract to provide prisoners in county gaol and bridewell with bread, and to buy corn ground by bridewell treadmill
Dates: 1824
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/110/3-7
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Annual reports, gaol and bridewell
Dates: 1834-1849
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/134/8/1-6
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Voucher bundle for expenses of County Gaol and Bridewell
Dates: 1820-1825
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/138/1-3
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol and Bridewell Loans ledger (with account for rebuilding of County Gaol)
Dates: 1848-1856
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/108/1-3
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Account of prisoners in County Bridewell
Dates: 1815-1819
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: 44M69/G3/1020
Collection: None
Description: Printed account of the prisoners confined in the new County Bridewell (29 September 1815-1816). Sent to George Purefoy Jervoise Esquire, at Herriard House.
Dates: 1815-1816
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: L1508M/T/Abstracts/5
Collection: Courtenay of Powderham
Description: Exeter St Thomas, abstract of title. Reference to part House of Correction, the late Governors' dwelling house.
Dates: 1832
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: DEX/4/a/TM/Exeter (St David)
Collection: None
Description: Exeter, St David tithe map. Depicts the county Gaol, Bridewell, City Prison, barracks.
Dates: 1842
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/105/1-10
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Contracts for building work and alterations at the gaol, bridewell and castle
Dates: 1821-1831
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: QS/106/1-2
Collection: Devon Quarter Sessions
Description: Contracts for building work and alterations at the bridewell
Dates: 1822-1823