Alternative Names Reading Borough Bridewell, Reading Town Bridewell, Reading Borough Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol, Lock Up
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened pre 1800
Date closed [1838]
Location Greyfriars Church, Friar Street Reading
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Berkshire
By 1824 the borough authorities had entered into a contract with the county to send prisoners committed for trial and those sentenced to hard labour to the County Gaol and House of Correction (ID 3). But the Borough Gaol and Bridewell continued to hold those under examination, those sentenced to imprisonment without labour and debtors. Last appears in the penal statistics for 1837, and likely used as a lock up only from about 1838 onwards.
Alternative Names Reading Borough Bridewell, Reading Town Bridewell, Reading Borough Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened pre 1800
Date closed [1838]
Location Greyfriars Church, Friar Street Reading
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.4568591 Long. -0.9758778
County Berkshire
By 1824 the borough authorities had entered into a contract with the county to send prisoners committed for trial and those sentenced to hard labour to the County Gaol and House of Correction (ID 3). But the Borough Gaol and Bridewell continued to hold those under examination, those sentenced to imprisonment without labour and debtors. Last appears in the penal statistics for 1837, and likely used as a lock up only from about 1838 onwards.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 89
Daily Greatest number - 18
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 209
Daily Greatest number - 10