Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1763
Date closed c1827
Location town hall, High Street Maidstone
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Kent
According to the 1835 Royal Commission, Maidstone Town Gaol likely closed in the mid 1820s after a scandal caused by an escaped prisoner.
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1763
Date closed c1827
Location town hall, High Street Maidstone
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.2735329 Long. 0.5223592
County Kent
According to the 1835 Royal Commission, Maidstone Town Gaol likely closed in the mid 1820s after a scandal caused by an escaped prisoner.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 61
Daily Greatest number - 12
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Md/JQg/12
Collection: Maidstone Borough
Description: Gaol correspondence
Dates: 1823-1835
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Md/JQg/6
Collection: Maidstone Borough
Description: Warrants to transfer prisoners from borough to county custody, but no physical transfer ever occurred. (County prisoners held in borough gaol)
Dates: 1791-1825
Archive name: Kent History & Library Centre
Catalogue ref: Md/JQg/7
Collection: Maidstone Borough
Description: Agreement between the Borough and the County Justices concerning the maintenance of prisoners removed from Borough to County Custody
Dates: 1830