Alternative Names Morpeth County Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 17th century
Date closed 1828
Location Bridge Street, extending to the Wansbeck Morpeth
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Northumberland
Alternative Names Morpeth County Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 17th century
Date closed 1828
Location Bridge Street, extending to the Wansbeck Morpeth
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 55.1670571 Long. -1.6871307
County Northumberland
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 100
Daily Greatest number - 42
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 63
Daily Census - 12
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 74
Daily Census - 15
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: EP/44/33
Collection: None
Description: Book of acts, including Northumberland Gaol, Houses of Correction and Sessions House
Dates: 1821
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/S/O
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books. Highly likely to contain material on the administration of the county prisons
Dates: 1680-1971
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/S/O/16, p 160
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Order Books. The chaplain of the gaol to have £40 for his year's salary, and his clerk
Dates: 1807
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/S/O/19, p 606
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books. Gaoler attended execution etc.
Dates: 1822
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: QCD/45
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Morpeth Gaol title deeds
Dates: 1750-1828
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: SANT/BEQ/28/1/6/01
Collection: Papers relating to the history of Morpeth, Northumberland
Description: Pen and ink drawing by W. Creighton of the old Gaol at Morpeth
Dates: 19th century
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: SANT/BEQ/28/1/13/193
Collection: Papers relating to the history of Morpeth, Northumberland
Description: Copy letter from William Woodman about memories of old Gaol at Morpeth
Dates: 1831