Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell, Lock Up
Jurisdiction County
Date opened pre 1800
Date closed [1848]
Location bottom of Holyrood Street Newport (Isle of Wight)
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Hampshire
The Town Gaol (ID 170) was located on the same site. By 1848, the prison had been converted into a police station.
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened pre 1800
Date closed [1848]
Location bottom of Holyrood Street Newport (Isle of Wight)
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 50.700831 Long. -1.293869
County Hampshire
The Town Gaol (ID 170) was located on the same site. By 1848, the prison had been converted into a police station.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 122
Daily Greatest number - 7
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 456
Daily Census - 30
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 327
Daily Daily average - 21
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: Q10/6/1-6
Collection: Hampshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Bridewells and vagrants account books (Newport until 1850)
Dates: 1715-1861
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: 21M65/E6/13/24
Collection: Winchester Diocese
Description: Copy curate's licence - Richard Mason, Gaol and House of Industry at Newport, Assistant Chaplain
Dates: 1828
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: 21M65/E6/13/531
Collection: Winchester Diocese
Description: Copy curate's licence - Allan Wallace MA, the Bridewell at Newport (Chaplain)
Dates: 1845
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: Q13/1/1
Collection: Hampshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Book containing 'Proceedings of Bridewell Committee'. Includes material relating to duties and salary of gaol keeper
Dates: 1811-1816
