Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1792
Date closed [c1870]
Location Tynemouth Road (part formerly known as Correction House Bank approx no 280) Tynemouth
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Northumberland
In 1870, the prison inspector found the House of Correction had become a remand centre.
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened 1792
Date closed [c1870]
Location Tynemouth Road (part formerly known as Correction House Bank approx no 280) Tynemouth
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 55.0118148 Long. -1.4454453
County Northumberland
In 1870, the prison inspector found the House of Correction had become a remand centre.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 70
Daily Greatest number - 17
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 75
Daily Census - 10
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 196
Daily Census - 19
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 85
Daily Census - 6
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 138
Daily Census - 7
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 347
Daily Census - 8
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 205
Daily Daily average - 0
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 381
Daily Daily average - 8
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 728
Daily Daily average - 25
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 509
Daily Greatest number - 31
Year 1868
Annual Committed - 490
Daily Daily average - 14
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/S/O
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Order books. Highly likely to contain material on the administration of the county prisons
Dates: 1680-1971
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/S/O/19, p 490
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: Order Books. Smugglers sent to the Tynemouth House of Correction
Dates: 1821
Archive name: Northumberland Archives
Catalogue ref: Q/R/D/9,p321
Collection: Northumberland Quarter Sessions
Description: William Hopper of Tynemouth to the Clerk of the Peace, grant of a right of way in connection with Tynemouth House of Correction. With plan.
Dates: 1859