Alternative Names Yarmouth Town Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1826
Date closed [1840]
Location adjoins to the Toll-House Hall, Gaol Street (now Tolhouse Street?) Great Yarmouth
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Norfolk
The Borough House of Correction was relocated to the Tolhouse site in 1825, sitting adjacent to the Borough Gaol (ID 190). By 1840, the House of Correction had officially merged with the Borough Gaol.
Alternative Names Yarmouth Town Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1826
Date closed [1840]
Location adjoins to the Toll-House Hall, Gaol Street (now Tolhouse Street?) Great Yarmouth
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.604175 Long. 1.726741
County Norfolk
The Borough House of Correction was relocated to the Tolhouse site in 1825, sitting adjacent to the Borough Gaol (ID 190). By 1840, the House of Correction had officially merged with the Borough Gaol.
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 38
Daily Census - 38
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 119
Daily Greatest number - 25
Archive name: Great Yarmouth Museums
Catalogue ref: Y/L 2/4 (MF 1872)
Collection: Great Yarmouth Borough Gaol
Description: Bridewell book
Dates: 1822-1838
Archive name: Great Yarmouth Museums
Catalogue ref: Y/L 2/5-6 (MF 1873)
Collection: Great Yarmouth Borough Gaol
Description: Committal and discharge books, with separate sections for debtors and Bridewell inmates
Dates: 1819-1838
