Description: Includes County Gaol rules and regulations (1794-1827), with award to Beazley and Dance for construction of new Bridewell or House of Correction (1804). Also, agreement with William Firmadge of Leicester, Builder, for erection of new Gaol and House of Correction (1809), letters and testimonials relating to vacancy of post of Governor of the County Gaol (1793, 1820), papers relating to earnings of prisoners (1793, 1822), letter from prisoners relating to ill treatment (1798), returns of prisoners (1815-1829), lists and calendars of prisoners (1815-1817, 1833), report of visiting Magistrates (1818), list of Magistrates (1820), letter relating to treadmill (1824), declaration of staff of county Gaol (1825), and other papers (1781-1835). Agreements relating to contract, bills for work done, Committee minutes, specification, and other papers relating to the construction of a treadmill in the County Gaol (1824-1825). Papers relating to juvenile offenders (1880-1881), papers relating to condition of Worcester City Prison, the Worcester Prison Act, and the amalgamation of the City and County Prisons, including contract for the maintenance of City prisoners in the County Gaol (1866-1869). Copies of printed rules for the county Gaol (1861), papers relating to Gaol nuisances and encroachments, including cesspool of Herbert Cole near boundary wall, with list of property, inhabitants and cesspools in Easy Row, Worcester (1847-1849), papers relating to rules for prisoners committed for non-payment of rates (1867).

Description: Counterpart leases, leases, agreements, assignments, abstracts of title, mortgage, other deeds, land tax redemption certificate, certificate of sale and other records. Property includes messuage called the Storehouse, site of Old Castle and buildings used as a Gaol, Castle Place.