Alternative Names Warwick County Bridewell, Warwick House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison - House of Correction/Bridewell
Jurisdiction County
Date opened c1676
Date closed 1860
Location Northgate Street and Wallditch (now Barrack Street) Warwick
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Warwickshire
Alternative Names Warwick County Bridewell, Warwick House of Correction
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction County
Date opened c1676
Date closed 1860
Location Northgate Street and Wallditch (now Barrack Street) Warwick
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.283241 Long. -1.59043
County Warwickshire
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 823
Daily Greatest number - 199
Year 1823
Annual Committed - 700
Daily Census - 700
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 732
Daily Census - 168
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 1033
Daily Census - 164
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 1322
Daily Census - 184
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 1400
Daily Census - 255
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 1973
Daily Daily average - 266
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 701
Daily Daily average - 88
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 404
Daily Daily average - 103
Archive name: Nottinghamshire Archives
Catalogue ref: C/QACP/5/4/387-8
Collection: Nottinghamshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Letter from Chairman of Committee of Warwickshire JPs, with details of committal of prisoners and indemnities to Governor of House of Correction and High Sheriff
Dates: 1838
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 24/h/ii/595
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Annual returns, giving numbers of prisoners, their employment and earnings etc
Dates: 1828-1859
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 24/h/ii/596
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Presentments to Quarter Sessions upon insufficiency of the House of Correction
Dates: 1823-1853
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 43/1-6
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Quarter Sessions orders of the Court. Contain material relevant to the administration of the county prisons
Dates: 1841-1905
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 92/b/8
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Return of the number of prisoners received in the House of Correction from the County Gaol, and under commitment
Dates: 1816-1818
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 92/b/9
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Return of monies earned by prisoners in the House of Correction for heading pins, grinding corn, and the worsted manufactory shewing the profits etc
Dates: 1816-1818
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 2/1/1-3
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Reports of Visiting Justices to the County Prison. Reports of the Prison Governor, Chaplain, and Surgeon. Also, Prison Governors' certificates that Prison rules have been observed. There are gaps in the series of reports from the Prison Officers.
Dates: 1843-1897
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 24/h/i/582
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Account of the total expenses incurred in building up and furnishing the Gaol and House of Correction
Dates: 1800-1831
Archive name: Warwickshire County Record Office
Catalogue ref: QS 3/c/ii/11
Collection: Warwickshire Quarter Sessions
Description: Advertisement for the election of a Surgeon to the Warwick Gaol and House of Correction
Dates: 1836
Archive name: Birmingham Archives & Collections
Catalogue ref: MS 3375/2/1788
Collection: None
Description: List by Sheriff of the County of Warwick, of all prisoners in his custody, writs, records, books and other matters appertaining to the office of Sheriff. Made out at the expiration of his office and delivered to the incoming Sheriff.
Dates: 1854
Archive name: Birmingham Archives & Collections
Catalogue ref: MS 3375/2/1789
Collection: None
Description: List by Sheriff of the County of Warwick, of all prisoners in his custody, writs, records, books and other matters appertaining to the office of Sheriff. Made out at the expiration of his office and delivered to the incoming Sheriff.
Dates: 1855