Peterborough Liberty Gaol and House of Correction

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Alternative Names Peterborough Liberty Gaol

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

Jurisdiction Franchise / Municipality

Date opened 1844

Date closed 1878

Location Thorpe Road Peterborough

Map location exact or closely approximate

County Northamptonshire

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Prison Info

Alternative Names Peterborough Liberty Gaol

Prison Type Local Prison

Jurisdiction Franchise / Municipality

Date opened 1844

Date closed 1878

Location Thorpe Road Peterborough

Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.5737837 Long. -0.2755692

County Northamptonshire

Prisoner Statistics

Year 1848

Annual Confined - 186

Daily Daily average - 26

Year 1853

Annual Confined - 167

Daily Daily average - 15

Year 1858

Annual Committed - 148

Daily Daily average - 26

Year 1863

Annual Committed - 142

Daily Greatest number - 36

Year 1868

Annual Committed - 185

Daily Daily average - 20

Year 1873

Annual Committed - 117

Daily Daily average - 12

Year 1878

Annual Committed - 11

Daily Daily average - 0

Principal Primary Sources

Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Tenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1845, XXIV.207), p.86; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Eleventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1846, XXI.565), p.302; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Twelfth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXV.1), p.303; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Midland and Eastern District, Thirteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXVI.1), p.100; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Sixteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII.669), p.154; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Seventeenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1852, XXIV.1), p.124; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Nineteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1854, XXXIV.1), p.85; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Southern and Western District, Twenty-first Report (Parl. Papers, 1856, XXXIII.485), p.54; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Midland District, Twenty-third Report (Parl. Papers, 1859, Session 1, XI.1), p.98; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Midland District, Twenty-fourth Report (Parl. Papers, 1860, XXXV.1), p.93; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Midland District, Twenty-fifth Report (Parl. Papers, 1860, XXXV.229), p.88; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Midland District, Twenty-sixth Report (Parl. Papers, 1861, XXIX.45), p.90; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Midland District, Twenty-seventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1862, XXV.93), p.87; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain III. Northern District, Twenty-eighth Report (Parl. Papers, 1863, XXIII.109), p.75; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Twenty-ninth Report (Parl. Papers, 1864, XXVI.89), p.41; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirtieth Report (Parl. Papers, 1865, XXIII.257), p.70; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-first Report (Parl. Papers, 1866, XXXVII.233), p.76; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-second Report (Parl. Papers, 1867-68, XXXIV.1), p.67; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-fourth Report (Parl. Papers, 1871, XXIX.1), p.67; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-fifth Report (Parl. Papers, 1871, XXIX.529), p.102; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-sixth Report (Parl. Papers, 1872, XXXI.169), p.53; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-seventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1873, XXXII.337), p.101; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-eighth Report (Parl. Papers, 1874, XXIX.389), p.127; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Thirty-ninth Report (Parl. Papers, 1875, XXXVII.417), p.131; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Fortieth Report (Parl. Papers, 1876, XXXV.417), p.131; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Forty-first Report (Parl. Papers, 1877, XLIII.421), p.131; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern District, Forty-second Report (Parl. Papers, 1878, XLI.417), p.127

Secondary Sources

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Management

Archive name: Northamptonshire Archives

Catalogue ref: MKM 122/259

Collection: None

Description: Act for new gaol

Dates: 1839

Finance

Archive name: Northamptonshire Archives

Catalogue ref: ML 656

Collection: None

Description: Account book for building and building loan

Dates: 1840-1860

Land & Buildings

Archive name: Northamptonshire Archives

Catalogue ref: MAP 1890

Collection: None

Description: Further plans and elevations

Dates: 1840

Archive name: Northamptonshire Archives

Catalogue ref: ZB1909/1

Collection: None

Description: Contract, specification and plan for erecting a new gaol and magistrates building (Sessions House) at Peterborough

Dates: 1840

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