Alternative Names Wiltshire County Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1822
Date closed 1870
Location junction of Devizes and Wilton roads Fisherton Anger
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Wiltshire
Alternative Names Wiltshire County Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1822
Date closed 1870
Location junction of Devizes and Wilton roads Fisherton Anger
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.072678 Long. -1.80586
County Wiltshire
Year 1824
Annual Committed - 278
Daily Census - 60
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 233
Daily Census - 38
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 219
Daily Census - 48
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 401
Daily Census - 49
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 478
Daily Census - 61
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 608
Daily Daily average - 78
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 482
Daily Daily average - 68
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 386
Daily Daily average - 71
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 350
Daily Greatest number - 72
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 367
Daily Daily average - 50
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/110
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Great rolls, including reports of county Officers, Surveyor, Governor of the County Gaol, Treasurer (from the early-to-mid 19th century)
Dates: 1603-1971
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: D1571/X48
Collection: Sotheron-Estcourt family of Shipton Moyne
Description: Draft reports (1824-1825), including abstracts of accounts of County Gaol at Fisherton Anger, Marlborough and Devizes Bridewells, and Salisbury Gaol (1823-1824).
Dates: 1823-1825
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: 26M62/F/C782
Collection: Calthorpe of Elvetham
Description: Letter to Lord Calthorpe from H. Bricknall Estcourt, New Park, Devizes, answering queries about the County Gaol at Salisbury and the House of Correction at Devizes
Dates: 1823
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: 44M69/G3/1087
Collection: Justices of the Peace, Wiltshire
Description: Printed resolutions of the Wiltshire Gaol and Bridewell Committee, concerning propriation of the new Prison at Devizes as House of Correction and Penitentiary, and the Prison at Fisherton Anger as Sheriff's Gaol and a small part of it as House of Correction
Dates: 1814
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: COPY/745/39 (Misc fiche 327)
Collection: None
Description: Microfiche of Salisbury Gaol minute bookÂ
Dates: 1819-1824
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 451/218
Collection: Salisbury Diocesan Registry
Description: Wiltshire County Gaol, printed statement in favour of its continuation
Dates: 1867
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/505/2
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol Committee minutes concerning the construction of a new Gaol at Fisherton Anger, and a new House of Correction and Penitentiary at Devizes
Dates: 1809-1817
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/505/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol committee minutes concerning the construction of a new County Gaol at Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1817-1824
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/513/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Case papers relating to the closure of the Gaol at Fisherton Anger, and the rights of the Justices.
Dates: 1867
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/513/6
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: 5 copies of the Wiltshire County Mirror. Containing reports of the alteration and enlargement of the Devizes Prison, and the meeting of the Salisbury Town Council to discuss the closure of the Gaol at Fisherton Anger.
Dates: 1867-1875
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/513/7
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: 13 copies of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal. Containing letters and reports concerning the discontinuance and sale of the county gaol at Fisherton Anger, and the transfer of all prisoners to Devizes.
Dates: 1867-1875
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/860
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letters patent, precepts and deeds concerning the succession to the shrievalty (1801, 1826-1827, 1829-1830), relating to (among other things) assignment of prisoners in the County Gaol
Dates: 1801-1830
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/512
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft general reports to the Secretary of State under George IV (1823). From the Justices, based on the reports of the Chaplains, Visiting Justices and Keepers at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1824-1857
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/507/1
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Copy report of the Visiting Justices, Chaplains, Magistrates and Surgeons concerning the number of prisoners, their health and condition and officers' salaries at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1824-1839
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A3/705/6
Collection: Salisbury City Quarter Sessions
Description: Vouchers, bills and letters concerning Clerk's salary, prisoners' expenses in Gaol, Surgeons and Gaolers' accounts.
Dates: c.1800-c.1860
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 451/217
Collection: Salisbury Diocesan Registry
Description: Notes and figures about the relative cost of putting Fisherton Anger and Devizes Gaols in order
Dates: 1861-1867
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/711
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Accounts for Fisherton Anger (1817-1818), note of expenses incurred in building new Gaol at Fisherton Anger (c.1818), and note of clerk's payments (1867). Also, vouchers (1785-1824) with gaps, returns with cost of maintaining prisoners (1857-78).
Dates: 1771-1878
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/507/5
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Matron's journal and report book
Dates: 1849-1853
Archive name: Dorset History Centre
Catalogue ref: D/MAY/F10
Collection: Mayo family
Description: Newspaper cuttings relating to chaplaincy of County Gaol at Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1855-1862
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 490/1416
Collection: Earl of Radnor
Description: 3 letters to Lord Radnor about the chaplaincy of Fisherton Anger Gaol, and the affairs of the late Mr Winch
Dates: 1828
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/516/6
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Statistics of crime compiled by the Governor of Fisherton Gaol, printed at Salisbury (1855). Presented to the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff and Magistrates of Wiltshire.
Dates: 1801-1850
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/514/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Rate of Officers' salaries at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger.
Dates: 1843-1850
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/510/2
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letters relating to the placing of advertisements for the vacancy of Gaol Chaplain to the County Gaol at Fisherton Anger, on the resignation of the Reverend W. Mayo. Also, lists of candidates for the post.
Dates: 1865
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/510/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Advertisements placed for the vacancy of Gaol Chaplain at Fisherton Anger. Also, lists of candidates for the post and letters of application.
Dates: 1866-1867
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/507/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Returns to the Secretary of State on the numbers of prisoners at Devizes and Fisherton Anger. Notices appropriating the prisons to a particular class of prisoner, lists of prisoners, reports of the Gaol Committee, and related correspondence.
Dates: 1869-1877
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A3/190/9
Collection: Salisbury City Quarter Sessions
Description: Returns of prisoners awaiting trial, with details of crimes and sentences
Dates: 1817-1890
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 776/1151
Collection: Sheriffs of Wiltshire
Description: Bundle of deeds, including the site of the former County Gaol
Dates: 1797-1916
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 9/34/54
Collection: Savernake Estate
Description: Includes copy of Architect's report and covering letter, suggesting that the County Gaol at Fisherton Anger be rebuilt on a new site, with an estimate for the cost of the proposed building (1817).
Dates: 1736-1817
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/506
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol Committee correspondence, largely between members of the Committee and Architects concerning designs and plans for the alterations to the Devizes and Fisherton Gaols
Dates: 1817-1826
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/508/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft bargain and sale of land in Fisherton Anger for building a Gaol. Parties - Reverend R. H. Churchill and the Earl of Radnor.
Dates: 1808-1810
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/509/1
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans for the County Gaol at Fisherton Anger by Sir G. O. Paul.
Dates: 1808
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/509/15
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Contract for building a new County Gaol at Fisherton Anger, J. Peniston, Builder. Bond for performance, plans of the proposed works (coloured), with a sketch by Lord Radnor.
Dates: 1818-1824
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/509/2
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans for the County Gaol at Fisherton Anger by R. Ingleman of Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
Dates: 1817
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/509/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Plans for the County Gaol at Fisherton Anger by T. Hopper. Specification of sundry works in erecting the Prison.
Dates: 1817
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/509/8
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Five plans for the county gaol at Fisherton (architect unknown)
Dates: c1810-1820
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/513/5
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers relating to the sale of Fisherton Prison.
Dates: 1867-1875
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/513/8
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: The Builder (Journal) and The Building News and Engineering Journal. Containing notice of the sale of the Gaol at Fisherton Anger.
Dates: 1875
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/516/2
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letters and papers concerning the use of a right of way behind Fisherton prison.
Dates: 1858-1866
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/587/12
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Fire insurance for buildings, including Old Bridewell, now Devizes Police Station, Prisons in Devizes and Fisherton in Salisbury, Old Bridewell in Marlborough
Dates: 1870
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/587/5-6, 13-14, 18
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: County Surveyors' reports on Prison in Fisherton in Salisbury
Dates: 1851-1876
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/740/19
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Correspondence about the land tax and tithes due on the old County Gaol at Fisherton Anger. With copy of a large-scale map of the area.
Dates: 1877, 1879
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: G23/150/137
Collection: Salisbury City Council
Description: Deeds - Fisherton Police station, formerly County GaolÂ
Dates: 1867-1930
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: G23/152/1
Collection: Salisbury City Council
Description: Contracts for building the new County Gaol and House of Correction, Fisherton Anger, with plans, elevations and specifications
Dates: 1818-1875
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/513/4
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Correspondence between the Clerk of the Peace and Messrs Abbewood, Gwillim, Hearne, Hill, Leach and Weaver concerning the disposal of fixtures at Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1867-1875
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 451/589
Collection: Salisbury Diocesan Registry
Description: Supplement to the Salisbury and Winchester Journal, and cuttings, relating to the Quarter Sessions and County Gaols
Dates: 1866-1867
