Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened unknown
Date closed [1831]
Location adjoining town hall (Old Moot Hall), Market Place St Alban's
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Hertfordshire
A Borough Gaol adjoining the town hall in Market Place, and separate from the Liberty Gaol and House of Correction located at Abbey Gateway (IDs 176 & 257), was listed by Neild. Ceased to exist at least by the building of the new town hall in 1831, and probably before then, as borough prisoners were sent to the Liberty Gaol at Abbey Gateway. (Note it is unclear if the borough gaol listed in the 1818 Return was that located at the town hall, or was already part of the prison at Abbey Gateway).
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened unknown
Date closed [1831]
Location adjoining town hall (Old Moot Hall), Market Place St Alban's
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.7519783 Long. -0.3397533
County Hertfordshire
A Borough Gaol adjoining the town hall in Market Place, and separate from the Liberty Gaol and House of Correction located at Abbey Gateway (IDs 176 & 257), was listed by Neild. Ceased to exist at least by the building of the new town hall in 1831, and probably before then, as borough prisoners were sent to the Liberty Gaol at Abbey Gateway. (Note it is unclear if the borough gaol listed in the 1818 Return was that located at the town hall, or was already part of the prison at Abbey Gateway).
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 12
Daily Greatest number - 4
Archive name: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: LSGB/2-4
Collection: Liberty of St Albans Quarter Sessions
Description: Gaol Books, consisting of Gaol and House of Correction calendars, records of convictions, and recognizances delivered into Court. From 1770 -1814, the record covers both Liberty and Borough of St Albans, and thereafter solely the Liberty.
Dates: 1786-1814, 1819-1828
