Alternative Names Morpeth Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1715
Date closed 1829
Location near south end of the bridge, Bridge Street Morpeth
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Northumberland
Alternative Names Morpeth Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1715
Date closed 1829
Location near south end of the bridge, Bridge Street Morpeth
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 55.1671833 Long. -1.6885266
County Northumberland
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 43
Daily Greatest number - 20
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 89
Daily Census - 16
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 118
Daily Census - 17
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/R/D/8,p489
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Conveyance of the old House of Correction, etc., at Morpeth
Dates: 1830