Alternative Names Tiverton Town Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1652
Date closed c1846
Location St Andrew Street (site of former church of St Andrew) Tiverton
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Devon
It is possible that the new Tiverton Borough Gaol and House of Correction (ID 635) was built on the same site as this prison in 1846.
Alternative Names Tiverton Town Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1652
Date closed c1846
Location St Andrew Street (site of former church of St Andrew) Tiverton
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 50.90184 Long. -3.4893103
County Devon
It is possible that the new Tiverton Borough Gaol and House of Correction (ID 635) was built on the same site as this prison in 1846.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 26
Daily Greatest number - 11
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 15
Daily Census - 9
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 41
Daily Greatest number - 10
Year 1838
Annual - 123
Daily Census - 5
Year 1843
Annual - 101
Daily Census - 6
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: R4/1-0/C/308
Collection: Tiverton Borough Council
Description: Papers relating to borough gaols and police
Dates: 1663-1939
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: R4/1-0/C/310
Collection: Tiverton Borough Council
Description: Return to Home Office of expenditure on the Gaol and House of Correction since 1800
Dates: 1831
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: R4/1-0/T/41
Collection: Tiverton Borough Council
Description: Account book, including expenses of police, Gaol and maintenance of prisoners and returns of convicted prisoners
Dates: 1837-1949
Archive name: Devon Heritage Centre
Catalogue ref: R4/1-0/C/309
Collection: Tiverton Borough Council
Description: Bundle of correspondence, including duplicate returns to Home Office of names and numbers of prisoners
Dates: 1829-1879