Alternative Names Lichfield City and County Gaol and Bridewell, Lichfield Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 16th century
Date closed 1866
Location Guildhall, Boar Street Lichfield
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Staffordshire
By the sixteenth century, the Lichfield Gaol had become part of the Guildhall site, and by 1803 the House of Correction was relocated to the site as well. By the 1850s, had become a lock up, but only officially closed as a local prison in 1866.
Alternative Names Lichfield City and County Gaol and Bridewell, Lichfield Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 16th century
Date closed 1866
Location Guildhall, Boar Street Lichfield
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.6828022 Long. -1.829962
County Staffordshire
By the sixteenth century, the Lichfield Gaol had become part of the Guildhall site, and by 1803 the House of Correction was relocated to the site as well. By the 1850s, had become a lock up, but only officially closed as a local prison in 1866.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 32
Daily Greatest number - 18
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 23
Daily Census - 10
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 35
Daily Greatest number - 16
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 54
Daily Census - 13
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 43
Daily Census - 3
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 39
Daily Daily average - 3
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 4
Daily Daily average - 0
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 9
Daily Daily average - 0
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 22
Daily Greatest number - 4
Archive name: Lichfield Record Office
Catalogue ref: D25/1/1-3
Collection: Lichfield Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books. Highly likely to contain material on the administration of Lichfield City Gaol
Dates: 1758-1923