Leeds Town Gaol

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Overview

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   1655

Date closed   c1815

Location   corner of Kirkgate and Briggate   Leeds

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Yorkshire

Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   1655

Date closed   c1815

Location   corner of Kirkgate and Briggate   Leeds

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   53.797279  Long.   -1.54223

County   Yorkshire

Principal Primary Sources

  • James Neild, The State of the Prisons of England, Scotland and Wales (London, 1812), p.333

Secondary Sources

  • http://archiveswiki.wyjs.org.uk/index.php?title=Town_Hall_Prisons&oldid=6741