Prison Type Local Lock-up
Date opened 1829
Date closed c1870
Location King Street, police station Wakefield
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Yorkshire
The lock up in King Street attached to the police station opened in 1829 at the same time as the closure of Wakefield Town Gaol in George Street (ID 662). The Wakefield Historical Appreciation Society suggests the lock up closed in 1870 when the police station moved to Tammy Hall, Gill Street.
Prison Type Local Lock-up
Date opened 1829
Date closed c1870
Location King Street, police station Wakefield
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 53.6833038 Long. -1.50324
County Yorkshire
The lock up in King Street attached to the police station opened in 1829 at the same time as the closure of Wakefield Town Gaol in George Street (ID 662). The Wakefield Historical Appreciation Society suggests the lock up closed in 1870 when the police station moved to Tammy Hall, Gill Street.
