Lincoln Borough Gaol

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Overview

Alternative Names   Lincoln City Gaol

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   [1549]

Date closed   1809

Location   adjacent to Guildhall, Stonebow   Lincoln

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Lincolnshire

Critical Remarks

Operational since at least 1549. Closed in 1809 when the new City Gaol and House of Correction by the Sessions House was completed.

Prison Info

Alternative Names   Lincoln City Gaol

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   [1549]

Date closed   1809

Location   adjacent to Guildhall, Stonebow   Lincoln

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   53.2294488  Long.   -0.5402365

County   Lincolnshire

Critical Remarks

Operational since at least 1549. Closed in 1809 when the new City Gaol and House of Correction by the Sessions House was completed.

Principal Primary Sources

Additional Primary Sources

  • John Howard, The State of the Prisons in England and Wales (3rd edn., London, 1784), pp. 330-331

Secondary Sources

  • https://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/posts/view/lincoln-courthouse-and-gaol