Alternative Names Exeter South Gate City and County Gaol, Southgate Exeter
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 16th century
Date closed 1819
Location prison within the South Gate, South Street Exeter
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Devon
Alternative Names Exeter South Gate City and County Gaol, Southgate Exeter
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 16th century
Date closed 1819
Location prison within the South Gate, South Street Exeter
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 50.7203159 Long. -3.5301934
County Devon
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 92
Daily Greatest number - 26
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: ECA Bk 251
Collection: Exeter City Archive
Description: Book labelled 'Southgate Prison', serves as chaplain's diary
Dates: 1816-1819
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: ECA Bk 266a
Collection: Exeter City Archive
Description: General Gaol Delivery Book
Dates: 1740-1819
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: ECA Bk 267
Collection: Exeter City Archive
Description: Sentences of prisoners tried at Quarter Sessions
Dates: 1801-1824