Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1791
Date closed 1867 [1878]
Location Priory Fields Horsley
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Gloucestershire
Prison demolished in 1878, but had been used only as a remand centre from c1867.
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1791
Date closed 1867 [1878]
Location Priory Fields Horsley
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.6800995 Long. -2.235393
County Gloucestershire
Prison demolished in 1878, but had been used only as a remand centre from c1867.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 266
Daily Greatest number - 36
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 378
Daily Census - 31
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 341
Daily Census - 43
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 295
Daily Census - 47
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 498
Daily Census - 33
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 362
Daily Census - 35
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 405
Daily Daily average - 33
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 273
Daily Daily average - 28
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 222
Daily Daily average - 27
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/20
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Answers to Queries from Quarter Sessions as to schedule for hard labour, by Governor and Keepers of Prisons
Dates: 1842
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/CR/27/48-128
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Houses of Correction. Original half-yearly returns (with a few drafts and copies) from Keepers to Clerk of the Peace
Dates: 1847-1860
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/11-12
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Copy orders of Quarter Sessions respecting the new Gaol, Penitentiary House and Houses of Correction
Dates: 1789-1823
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/3
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Order book of Quarter Sessions
Dates: 1844-1869
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/SO/12-21
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books. Contain material on the administration of the county prisons. The catalogue describes contents of some books in substantial detail.
Dates: 1799-1868
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/19
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports of Governor of County Gaol and Keepers of the Houses of Correction to Quarter Sessions. Also, draft reports from Chairman of Quarter Sessions to the Secretary of State. With some reports of Visiting Justices
Dates: 1825-1887
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: D471/X8
Collection: Kingscote family papers
Description: Memorandum 'Observations relative to the conduct of the two visiting Magistrates', at Horsley Bridewell (1822). Report on clothing and bedding at Horsley Gaol, (1823).
Dates: 1822-1823
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/1/1
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Visiting Justices' journal
Dates: 1792-1823
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/1/2-3
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Visiting Justices' minute and order books
Dates: 1844-1878
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/5
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Cash account of grain sold
Dates: 1822-1847
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/6/1-2
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Quarterly accounts
Dates: 1844-1878
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/7/1-2
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Provisions accounts
Dates: 1844-1878
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/11
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Chaplain's journal
Dates: 1852-1858
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/2/1-2
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Horsley House of Correction, Governor's journals
Dates: 1809-1843
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/2/3
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Keeper's order book
Dates: 1844-1860
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/12
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Surgeon's journal
Dates: 1843-1844
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/4
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter book
Dates: 1844-1859
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/8/1-2
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Diet books
Dates: 1828-1878
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/30/2, 25-31
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Applications for posts at Horsley House of Correction (chaplain, governor, wardsman, schoolmistress, turnkey, under warder)
Dates: 1844-1850
Archive name: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/14/221a
Collection: Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Includes letters to Deputy CP, Gloucestershire - please release Linton to take up his new post as Governor of Horsley Prison (18 February 1848).
Dates: 1848
Archive name: Nottinghamshire Archives
Catalogue ref: C/QAG/2/60-85
Collection: Nottinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letters, adverts and applications re appointment of Governor. Includes information re Horsley House of Correction, Gloucester (14 October 1853).
Dates: 1853
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/10/1-5
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Registers of prisoners
Dates: 1825-1860
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/Gh/9
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Prisoners' property books (female)
Dates: 1844-1859
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: C/DC/H/51
Collection: Gloucestershire County Council
Description: Horsley Priory buildings of former Horsley House of Correction
Dates: 1878
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: D2593/2/60
Collection: Fulljames and Waller of Gloucester, Architects
Description: Horsley, alterations to Gaol
Dates: 1844-1846
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/AG/10
Collection: Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions
Description: Papers relating to sale of Horsley House of Correction
Dates: 1878