Alternative Names Maidstone Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1746
Date closed c1820
Location south side of East Lane (King's Street) Maidstone
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Kent
Likely closed with the establishment of the Maidstone County Gaol and House of Correction (ID 35) in 1819. Probably next to the Maidstone County Bridewell (ID 259).
Alternative Names Maidstone Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1746
Date closed c1820
Location south side of East Lane (King's Street) Maidstone
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.2740152 Long. 0.5239773
County Kent
Likely closed with the establishment of the Maidstone County Gaol and House of Correction (ID 35) in 1819. Probably next to the Maidstone County Bridewell (ID 259).
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 632
Daily Greatest number - 236
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SBw/10
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: West Kent Sessions papers including: Minutes of joint Committee regarding the gaols.
Dates: 1802
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/E89
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Correspondence regarding administration of County Gaol
Dates: 1812-1836
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B1/1
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Reference to prisoners paying 2s 6d per week and sleep two in small flock bed
Dates: 1811
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B1/2
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Debtors appeal that wives may visit till 8.30 pm, Romney's exertions save prisoner from execution
Dates: 1811-1813
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: 152M/C/1817/OH/88
Collection: Addington family, Viscounts Sidmouth
Description: Reference to violent assault in Maidstone County Gaol, and difficulty experienced by magistrate - Visiting Justices of the County Gaol to Lord Romney
Dates: 1817
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/SB/118
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Includes Sir Edward Knatchbull's letter concerning petition to Parliament re the County Gaol and other papers, list of prisoners (bundle 229)
Dates: 1800
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: PC/M2
Collection: Maidstone Gaol
Description: Gaolers journal
Dates: 1814-1822
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B3C
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Account of hop bagging manufactured in Maidstone Gaol
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B5A
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Maidstone prison Chaplain, letters to Romney and others, relative to payment for attendance at execution
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B3A
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Appeal for pension from widow of Gaol Keeper, Maidstone (endorsed 'Rejected')
Dates: 1811
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B3B
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Letter from Thomas Cobb, regulations of Gaol, with statement of Gaoler's emoluments
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B3E
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Appeal for post as Superintendent of rope walk in Maidstone Prison
Dates: 1814
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: PC/M1
Collection: Maidstone Gaol
Description: Convict book - register arranged annually by Sheriffs of all convicts
Dates: 18051833
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/OQ/B1
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Letters to Romney from prisoners in Maidstone gaol, felons and debtors Interesting and detailed evidence of prison conditions; appeals against sentence and for better conditions in gaol
Dates: 1811-1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1776/O6
Collection: Hussey Manuscripts Additional
Description: Mainly printed notices, including statement of number of prisoners, Kent Gaol and Bridewell
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U269/O251
Collection: None
Description: Appeal from a prisoner in Maidstone Gaol to Lord Whitworth, for assistance and also giving information against certain men who planned to smuggle French prisoners in England over to France
Dates: 1813
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Q/RZ/1
Collection: Kent Quarter Sessions
Description: Enrolment book, including sale of Debtors' Gaol, Keeper's dwelling house, Bridewell and Felons' Gaol in King Street, Maidstone (1820) (with plan)
Dates: 1811-1861
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: U1515/P16
Collection: Romney of the Mote Manuscripts
Description: Plans of the Old County Gaols and Bridewell in King Street, Maidstone (printed)
Dates: 1819
