Sheffield Police Lock-Ups

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Records

Overview

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   unknown

Location   Old Town Hall, Waingate   Sheffield

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Yorkshire

Critical Remarks

The Sheffield Police Office was situated next to the Old Town Hall in Waingate, and linked to its courtrooms by underground passages where the police lock up was also located.

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Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   unknown

Location   Old Town Hall, Waingate   Sheffield

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   53.3847864  Long.   -1.4648703

County   Yorkshire

Critical Remarks

The Sheffield Police Office was situated next to the Old Town Hall in Waingate, and linked to its courtrooms by underground passages where the police lock up was also located.

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Principal Primary Sources

  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Fourth Report (Parl. Papers, 1839, XXII.1), p.144; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Seventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1842, XXI.1), p.43; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Eighth Report (Parl. Papers, 1843, XXV. & XXVI.249), p.140; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Eleventh Report (Parl. Papers, 1846, XXI.483), p.57; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain IV. Northern District, Thirteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXVI.361), p.108; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Sixteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1851, XXVII.461), p.92; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Twentieth Report (Parl. Papers, 1857, Session 1, VII.313), p.84

Prisoners

Archive name: Sheffield City Archives

Catalogue ref: SY295/7/2

Collection: Sheffield Police

Description: Prison list for Sheffield Town Hall

Dates: 1845-1846


Archive name: Sheffield City Archives

Catalogue ref: SY295/7/4/1-3

Collection: Sheffield Police

Description: Police station occurrence books, including notes regarding prisoners

Dates: 1850-1856