Alternative Names Hexham House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 18th century
Date closed 1871
Location junction of Chareway Lane and Tyne Green Road Hexham
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Northumberland
Built in the 18th century (no date for foundation currently available). Extended in 1820. Prison inspectors mentioned plans to build a new prison in the 1840s but this never happened. Only the 1820 extension to the original building survives.
Alternative Names Hexham House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 18th century
Date closed 1871
Location junction of Chareway Lane and Tyne Green Road Hexham
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 54.9764 Long. -2.1067
County Northumberland
Built in the 18th century (no date for foundation currently available). Extended in 1820. Prison inspectors mentioned plans to build a new prison in the 1840s but this never happened. Only the 1820 extension to the original building survives.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 59
Daily Greatest number - 17
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 40
Daily Census - 1
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 62
Daily Census - 7
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 63
Daily Census - 5
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 52
Daily Census - 3
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 33
Daily Census - 0
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 71
Daily Daily average - 1
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 141
Daily Daily average - 3
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 91
Daily Daily average - 3
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 167
Daily Greatest number - 16
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 115
Daily Daily average - 4
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: NRO 00365
Collection: None
Description: Hexham House of Correction, warrant, list of prisoners, receipt for supplies
Dates: 1861-1867
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/A/G
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: One box of papers survived and should include papers relating to Hexham House of Correction
Dates: 1841
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/S/O
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books. Highly likely to contain material on the administration of the county prisons
Dates: 1680-1971
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: CS MISC 34
Collection: None
Description: Papers concerning construction of Hexham House of Correction
Dates: 1841
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: SANT/BEQ/19/3/1/83
Collection: None
Description: Watercolour of Hexham from the river, with houses and the Abbey, Moothall and Prison on the skyline
Dates: 1828