Norwich Close Gaol

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Overview

Alternative Names   Norwich Prison for the Precincts of the Close

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol & House of Correction/Bridewell

Jurisdiction   Franchise

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   c1826

Location   Cathedral Precinct (south transept of the Cathedral)   Norwich

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Norfolk

Critical Remarks

Foundation date unknown.

Prison Info

Alternative Names   Norwich Prison for the Precincts of the Close

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   Franchise

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   c1826

Location   Cathedral Precinct (south transept of the Cathedral)   Norwich

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   52.6320048  Long.   1.3000856

County   Norfolk

Critical Remarks

Foundation date unknown.

Prisoner Statistics

 

Year 1818

Annual Committed   -   0

Daily Greatest number   -   0

Principal Primary Sources

  • James Neild, The State of the Prisons of England, Scotland and Wales (London, 1812), p.450
  • Account of Gaols, Houses of Correction or Penitentiaries in the United Kingdom, 1818 (Parl. Papers, 1819, XVII.371), p.34

Secondary Sources

  • Ian Atherton et al, eds, Norwich Cathedral: Church, City and Diocese, 1096-1996 (London, Hambledon Press, 1996), p. 647