Tamworth Gaol

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Overview

Prison Type   Local Prison -  Common Gaol, Lock Up

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   {1835}

Date closed   [1835]

Location   town hall, Market Street   Tamworth

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Staffordshire

Critical Remarks

Formally a common gaol, but in 1835 described as a mere lock up.

Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   {1835}

Date closed   [1835]

Location   town hall, Market Street   Tamworth

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   52.6331882  Long.   -1.6957074

County   Staffordshire

Critical Remarks

Formally a common gaol, but in 1835 described as a mere lock up.

Principal Primary Sources

  • Royal Commission of Inquiry into Municipal Corporations of England and Wales, First Report, Appendices: Part 3 (Parl. Papers, 1835, XXIV.1), p.2040