Alternative Names Marlborough County Bridewell and Town Gaol, Marlborough Bridewell, Marlborough County Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1786
Date closed [1854]
Location Bridewell Street Marlborough
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Wiltshire
Last appears in the penal statistics for 1853.
Alternative Names Marlborough County Bridewell and Town Gaol, Marlborough Bridewell, Marlborough County Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1786
Date closed [1854]
Location Bridewell Street Marlborough
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.4173578 Long. -1.7351065
County Wiltshire
Last appears in the penal statistics for 1853.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 76
Daily Greatest number - 56
Year 1824
Annual Committed - 93
Daily Census - 5
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 81
Daily Census - 7
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 112
Daily Census - 11
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 280
Daily Census - 43
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 312
Daily Census - 34
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 268
Daily Daily average - 26
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 230
Daily Daily average - 20
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/505/1
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol Committee minutes. Committee appointed to examine the state and condition of the County Gaols and Houses of Correction. Questions asked of the Gaolers at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger as to the Prison buildings and the food, clothing, linen allowances, health and hygiene of the prisoners. All were reported as 'insufficient, incomplete and insecure', and the construction of a new Bridewell at Devizes and extensive alterations at Marlborough and Fisherton Anger were recommended.
Dates: 1807-1809
Archive name: Gloucestershire Archives
Catalogue ref: D1571/X48
Collection: Sotheron-Estcourt family of Shipton Moyne
Description: Draft reports (1824-1825), including abstracts of accounts of County Gaol at Fisherton Anger, Marlborough and Devizes Bridewells, and Salisbury Gaol (1823-1824).
Dates: 1823-1825
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: G22/1/314
Collection: Marlborough Borough Council
Description: Letters from Secretary of State and returns concerning prisoners, aliens, census of population, and madhouses
Dates: 1801-1819
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/512
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Draft general reports to the Secretary of State under George IV (1823). From the Justices, based on the reports of the Chaplains, Visiting Justices and Keepers at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1824-1857
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/507/1
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Copy report of the Visiting Justices, Chaplains, Magistrates and Surgeons concerning the number of prisoners, their health and condition and officers' salaries at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger
Dates: 1824-1839
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/514/3
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Rate of Officers' salaries at Devizes, Marlborough and Fisherton Anger.
Dates: 1843-1850
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 315/109
Collection: Records of the Crowdy family
Description: Letter from a prisoner in Marlborough Gaol pleading for help and expressing the hope that Mr Crowdy will not press the case
Dates: 1829
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: 871/106
Collection: None
Description: Account book. Included at the back is a sketch plan showing the relative positions of the Bridewell, Workhouse, Workhouse yard and garden.
Dates: 1826-1924
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/509/17
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Contract for alteration and repairs at the Marlborough Bridewell, W. Reason, Builder. With plan and bond for performance.
Dates: 1818
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/587/12
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Fire insurance for buildings, including Old Bridewell, now Devizes Police Station, Prisons in Devizes and Fisherton in Salisbury, Old Bridewell in Marlborough
Dates: 1870
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/587/4, 8
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: County Surveyors's report, Bridewell, Marlborough
Dates: 1850-1861
Archive name: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Catalogue ref: A1/592/7
Collection: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Marlborough Police station, building contract and plan to convert old Bridewell into a Police station
Dates: 1851-1854