Alternative Names Leicester Town Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1297 [1793]
Date closed 1829
Location Highcross Street Leicester
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Leicestershire
A Borough Gaol existed from 1297, its most recent rebuilding on its original Highcross Street site before the opening of the nineteenth century being in 1792-3. The Town Bridewell (ID 637) adjoining this building. In 1829, the Borough Gaol moved to new premises further up Highcross Street (see ID 108), namely those of the old County Gaol (ID 491).
Alternative Names Leicester Town Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1297 [1793]
Date closed 1829
Location Highcross Street Leicester
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.636136 Long. -1.1399167
County Leicestershire
A Borough Gaol existed from 1297, its most recent rebuilding on its original Highcross Street site before the opening of the nineteenth century being in 1792-3. The Town Bridewell (ID 637) adjoining this building. In 1829, the Borough Gaol moved to new premises further up Highcross Street (see ID 108), namely those of the old County Gaol (ID 491).
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 311
Daily Greatest number - 62
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 480
Daily Census - 43
Archive name: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
Catalogue ref: 8D43/2
Collection: Information regarding the escape of prisoners from the Borough Gaol and various papers relating to the Gaol
Description: Report on state and condition of the gaol and house of correction of the borough of Leicester, with number of prisoners confined therein, by W. Owston, gaoler
Dates: 1823
Archive name: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
Catalogue ref: 8D43/1
Collection: Information regarding the escape of prisoners from the Borough Gaol and various papers relating to the Gaol
Description: Copy of informations of Welborn Owston, Gaoler, Elizabeth Owston his wife, and John Simons, Keeper of County Gaol, regarding the escape of Walter Snow, Thomas Robinson and William Walker from the Borough GaolÂ
Dates: 1809
Archive name: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
Catalogue ref: O.S. 1
Collection: None
Description: Commitment of Thomas Hill and William Lovett, prisoners, for assisting the escape of prisoners from Leicester Borough Gaol
Dates: 1809
Archive name: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
Catalogue ref: BR IV/2/4
Collection: Leicester Borough
Description: Bonds records for repairs to GaolÂ
Dates: 1828