Alternative Names Devonport Borough Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1851
Date closed 1878
Location Pennycomequick Devonport
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Devon
Alternative Names Devonport Borough Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1851
Date closed 1878
Location Pennycomequick Devonport
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 50.3774256 Long. -4.1480296
County Devon
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 282
Daily Daily average - 30
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 379
Daily Daily average - 62
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 663
Daily Greatest number - 84
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 479
Daily Daily average - 55
Year 1873
Annual Committed - 633
Daily Daily average - 69
Year 1878
Annual Committed - 16
Daily Daily average - 0
Archive name: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Catalogue ref: 1814
Collection: Devonport Borough Council
Description: Minutes (with some agendas and committee minutes). Contain lists of Devonport and Stonehouse prisoners in gaol.
Dates: 1837-1914
Archive name: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Catalogue ref: 1814/79
Collection: Devonport Borough Council
Description: Quarter Sessions Committee minutes. Contains references to new Devonport Borough prison, with some accounts.
Dates: 1851-1863
Archive name: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Catalogue ref: 3642/777
Collection: Plymouth Local Studies
Description: Devonport Borough Prison. Printed table of dietary for prisoners without hard labour
Dates: 1864
Archive name: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office
Catalogue ref: 153/189/1-7
Collection: Devonport, St Aubyn estate plans
Description: Documents regarding Russell Place, site of Devonport Gaol, including designs for the prison, proposals for renovations, and redevelopment plans
Dates: 1848-1882