Lindsey County Gaol

Overview

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Records

Overview

Alternative Names   Lincoln Prison, HMP Lincoln

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol

Jurisdiction   County

Date opened   1872

Date closed   post 1900 (still open)

Location   Greetwell Road   Lincoln

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Lincolnshire

Prison Info

Alternative Names   Lincoln Prison, HMP Lincoln

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   County

Date opened   1872

Date closed   post 1900 (still open)

Location   Greetwell Road   Lincoln

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   53.2348132  Long.   -0.5194037

County   Lincolnshire

Prisoner Statistics

 

Year 1873

Annual Committed   -   856

Daily Daily average   -   97

 

Year 1878

Annual Committed   -   2475

Daily Daily average   -   180

 

Year 1883

Annual Committed   -   1772

Daily Daily average   -   156

 

Year 1888

Annual Committed   -   2868

Daily Daily average   -   171

 

Year 1893

Annual Committed   -   2747

Daily   -  

 

Year 1898

Annual Committed   -   2312

Daily   -  

Principal Primary Sources

  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-seventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1873, XXXII.337), p.59; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-eighth Report (Parl. Papers, 1874, XXIX.389), p.78; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-ninth Report (Parl. Papers, 1875, XXXVII.417), p.81; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Fortieth Report (Parl. Papers, 1876, XXXV.417), p.81; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Forty-first Report (Parl. Papers, 1877, XLIII.421), p.81; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Forty-second Report (Parl. Papers, 1878, XLI.417), p.81
  • Commissioners of Prisons, Second Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1878-79, XXXIV.1, 97), p.44; Commissioners of Prisons, Third Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1880, XXXV.1,73), p.55; Commissioners of Prisons, Fourth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1881, LI.441, 521), p.57; Commissioners of Prisons, Fifth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1882, XXXIII.443, 541), p.63; Commissioners of Prisons, Sixth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1883, XXXI.445, 579), p.67; Commissioners of Prisons, Seventh Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1884, XLII.461, 551), p.64; Commissioners of Prisons, Eighth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1884-85, XXXVII.527, 651), p.64; Commissioners of Prisons, Ninth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1886, XXXV.1, 93), p.59; Commissioners of Prisons, Tenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1887, XLI.203, 335), p.55; Commissioners of Prisons, Eleventh Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1888, LVIII.1, 209), p.54; Commissioners of Prisons, Twelfth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1889, XLI.1, 181), p.54; Commissioners of Prisons, Thirteenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1890, XXXVII.1, 183), p.54; Commissioners of Prisons, Fourteenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1890-91, XLIII.1, 125), p.52; Commissioners of Prisons, Fifteenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1892, XLII.1, 147), p.50; Commissioners of Prisons, Sixteenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1893-94, XLVII.1, 121), p.49; Commissioners of Prisons, Seventeenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1894, XLIV.1, 183), p.48; Commissioners of Prisons, Eighteenth Annual Report (Parl. Papers, 1895, LVI.727, 865), p.49
  • Report of Coms. of Prisons and Directors of Convict Prisons, 1895-96 (Parl. Papers, 1896, XLIV.235), p.122; Report of Coms. of Prisons and Directors of Convict Prisons, 1896-97 (Parl. Papers, 1897, XL.105), p.265; Report of Coms. of Prisons and Directors of Convict Prisons, 1897-98 (Parl. Papers, 1898, XLVII.23), p.292; Report of Coms. of Prisons and Directors of Convict Prisons, 1898-99 (Parl. Papers, 1899, XLIII.65), p.296; Report of Coms. of Prisons and Directors of Convict Prisons, 1899-1900 (Parl. Papers, 1900, XLI.1), p.338

Management

Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: LQS/B/5

Collection: Lindsey Quarter Sessions

Description: Correspondence, minutes of committees, reports, rules, plans, contracts, applications for jobs (3 boxes)

Dates: 1866-1877


Archive name: The National Archives

Catalogue ref: PCOM2/315

Collection: Prison Commission

Description: Visiting Committee Minute Book

Dates: 1872-1904


Finance

Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: HANCOCK/2

Collection: Records relating to Lincoln City Quarter Sessions and Lincoln City Gaol

Description: Lincoln City Gaol account book

Dates: 1872-1905


Daily Business

Archive name: The National Archives

Catalogue ref: PCOM2/316

Collection: Prison Commission

Description: Chaplain's journal

Dates: 1872-1876


Archive name: The National Archives

Catalogue ref: PCOM2/317-318

Collection: Prison Commission

Description: Governor's journals

Dates: 1872-1878


Staff

Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: LINCOLN PRISON 5/1

Collection: Lincoln Prison

Description: Register of officers at Lincoln Prison

Dates: From 1882


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: MISC DON 591

Collection: None

Description: Papers, mainly of Charles Carrat, Warder at Lincoln Prison, including application for post of Third Warder

Dates: 1827-1892


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: MON 25/13/2/9

Collection: None

Description: Bundle of papers relating to advertisements for the new Lindsey House of Correction at Lincoln (Greetwell Road), with particulars of the candidates, letters of application, and testimonials of candidates

Dates: 1871


Prisoners

Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: LQS/B/5

Collection: Lindsey Quarter Sessions

Description: Register of inmates requiring medical treatment

Dates: 1872-1878


Archive name: The National Archives

Catalogue ref: PCOM2/438

Collection: Prison Commission

Description: Register of prisoners

Dates: 1872-1873


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: BROG/3/3

Collection: Clerk of the Peace, Miscellaneous records

Description: Recommital list for HMP Lincoln

Dates: 1878-1883


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: 2-LINCOLN PRISON

Collection: Lincoln Prison (2nd Deposit)

Description: Nominal record

Dates: 1877-1879


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: 3-LINCOLN PRISON/1

Collection: Lincoln Castle Prison and Lincoln Prison

Description: Copy of Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1868 with notes on executions at Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Prison between 1868 and 1891

Dates: 1868-1891


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: 3-LINCOLN PRISON/2

Collection: Lincoln Castle Prison and Lincoln Prison

Description: Record of executions in Lincoln Prison

Dates: 1897-1961


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: 3-LINCOLN PRISON/3

Collection: Lincoln Castle Prison and Lincoln Prison

Description: Loose papers, relating to executions and graves

Dates: 1883-1987


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: LINCOLN PRISON/10/4-5

Collection: Lincoln Prison

Description: Glass negatives, with shots of prisoners, mostly early 20th century, but some from late 19th century

Dates: 19th century-20th century


Land & Buildings

Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: LQS/B/5

Collection: Lindsey Quarter Sessions

Description: Insurance policy

Dates: 1873


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: MON 21/6/2

Collection: None

Description: Large printed plan of the new Lincoln Prison, Greetwell Lane

Dates: c.1872


Archive name: Lincolnshire Archives

Catalogue ref: MON/21/6/3

Collection: None

Description: Description of Mr Fredrick Peck's design for the prison for the parts of Lindsey, Lincoln. Printed article.

Dates: Undated