Alternative Names Winchester City Gaol and Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol, Lock Up
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1800
Date closed [1838]
Location lower part of High Street Winchester
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Hampshire
By 1838 this prison had been converted into a police station.
Alternative Names Winchester City Gaol and Bridewell
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1800
Date closed [1838]
Location lower part of High Street Winchester
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 51.062065 Long. -1.3133657
County Hampshire
By 1838 this prison had been converted into a police station.
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 2
Daily Greatest number - 3
Year 1832
Annual Committed - 22
Daily Greatest number - 7
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/J4/3
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Act of Parliament and petitions, letters etc, relative to removal of the ruinous prison of the City from the street in the now Broadway
Dates: 1798-1801
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/J4/4
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Bundle of papers sewn together relating to the Gaol
Dates: 1799-1801
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/J4/10
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Bill for £175-15-11.5d incurred by the City for work done by Henry Lucas in pulling down the old Bridewell and building a new one
Dates: 1799-1801
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/J4/17
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Bridewell account
Dates: 1835
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/J4/9-16
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Winchester Gaol Commissioners' papers relating to the New Bridewell rate and liability of costs for maintaining the prison, resolutions of ratepayers etc
Dates: 1801-1832
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/F1/28/2
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Premises in the Broadway, Winchester. Assignment of remainder of term of 1000 years so that the premises maybe demolished and the area cleared for the new Gaol.
Dates: 1802
Archive name: Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Catalogue ref: W/J4/5
Collection: Winchester City Archives
Description: Letter from J. R. (presumably John Ridding to the Mayor?) concerning demolition of houses to make approach to new Gaol more commodious
Dates: 1801