Alternative Names Worcester City Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison - Common Gaol
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1539
Date closed 1867
Location Friar Street Worcester
Map location exact or closely approximate
County Worcestershire
From 1867, borough prisoners sent to County Gaol (ID 87).
Alternative Names Worcester City Gaol
Prison Type Local Prison
Jurisdiction Municipality
Date opened 1539
Date closed 1867
Location Friar Street Worcester
Map location exact or closely approximate
Lat. 52.189988 Long. -2.2182501
County Worcestershire
From 1867, borough prisoners sent to County Gaol (ID 87).
Year 1818
Annual Committed - 179
Daily Greatest number - 31
Year 1828
Annual Committed - 240
Daily Census - 9
Year 1833
Annual Committed - 258
Daily Census - 21
Year 1838
Annual Confined - 267
Daily Census - 23
Year 1843
Annual Confined - 386
Daily Census - 49
Year 1848
Annual Confined - 327
Daily Daily average - 25
Year 1853
Annual Confined - 262
Daily Daily average - 32
Year 1858
Annual Committed - 288
Daily Daily average - 34
Year 1863
Annual Committed - 382
Daily Greatest number - 53
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/3 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Quarter Sessions Rolls and Bundles. Include calendars of prisoners and those convicted at previous sessions; chaplain's reports on the gaol
Dates: 1710-1971
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/2Â /2 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/15)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Chaplain's report of the City Gaol (1839)
Dates: 1839
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/3/2 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/30)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City Gaol Committee minutes. Rough notes of meetings held in 1825 concerning orders made for the new Gaol, appointment of Chaplain and Matron, Gaol rates, and a drawing up of regulations etc.
Dates: 1825
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/1/1/18 (b496.5 BA9360/A18/17)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Chamber order book. Reports received from Committees and Sub-Committees. Matters discussed include new Prison building, regulations and staff, and the merger of the City and County Prisons. Old Prison staff and building, visitors of Worcester Prison reports, members and duties of the Sub-Committees, expenses for criminal prosecutions.
Dates: 1867-1872
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/1/1/11-12 (b496.5 BA9360/A14/Box 5/1-2)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Chamber order book. Includes matters relating to the City and Gaol
Dates: 1835-1849
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/1/1/17 (b496.5 BA9630/A18/16)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Chamber order book. Reports received from Committees and Sub-Committees. Matters discussed include costs of prosecuting and maintaining prisoners, investigations into inadequacies of Prison accommodation, and eventual amalgamation of County and City Gaols.
Dates: 1864-1867
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City and County Gaol Committee Minutes, Reports and other administrative records
Dates: 1823-1963
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/2/3 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 4/11)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Draft copy of the Inspector of Prison's review (of Worcester City Gaol and House of Correction)
Dates: 1867
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/3/3 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 4/15)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Minutes of the Gaol Amalgamation Committee
Dates: 1866
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/3/5 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 8/3)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City Gaol Committee minutes
Dates: 1865-1871
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/3/6 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 8/4)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Gaol Committee minutes, with handwritten copies of letter received
Dates: 1823-1824
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/7/7 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 5/1-4)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Documents relating to the amalgamation of the City and County Gaols
Dates: 1850-1878
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/9 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Miscellaneous documents relating to Worcester City and County Gaol and the Police Force
Dates: 1861-1967
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/2/1 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/13/1-2)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Visiting Justices reports
Dates: 1832-1839
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/1/7 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/20/1-3)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Union of Worcester County and City Prison. Published copy of an Act for the Union of the Prisons of the County and of the City of Worcester; agreement between the Justices of the Peace for the County, and the Corporation of Worcester; book of reference to accompany the Act, containing a plan of the building and list of owners and their property to be compulsorily purchased.
Dates: 1867
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/1 (496.5)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City administration, covering the finance and accounts for the Prison
Dates: undated
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/3/4 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 4/12)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Gaol Expenditure Committee
Dates: 1861
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/1/1 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 1/9/1-2)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City Gaol loan
Dates: 1869
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/1/4 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 1/21/1-179)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City and County Gaol accounts and other papers
Dates: 1779-1834
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/1/6 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/17)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Letters re loan of the Gaol
Dates: undated
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/1/8 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/22/1 – 13)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Miscellaneous Gaol accounts
Dates: 1753-1890
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/1/9 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/28/1-6)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Parish rates received by Worcester Gaol
Dates: 1836-1837
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/3/1-2 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 6/1 - 2; 496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 7/1 - 4)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Gaol accounts ledgers
Dates: 1780-1835
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/2/3/3 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 8/1 - 2)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: County Rates Accounts
Dates: 1780-1835
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 850WORCESTERSTMARTINWITHSTPETER/5234/16-17
Collection: Worcester St Martin with St Peter parish records
Description: City levy and gaol rate books (1824-1832)
Dates: 1824-1832
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/4 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City and County Gaol and Police staff. Includes pensions.
Dates: 1782-1904
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/3/1 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Lists, schedules and calendars of prisoners
Dates: 1772-1875
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/10 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Land and property of the Worcester Corporation
Dates: undated
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/2/5/1/39 (496.5 BA9360/Cab 12/Box 25/2/1-8)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Land for City Gaol, Worcester St Helens. Includes leases, releases, agreements, assignments, and relating to messuages, shops and land in Union Street and Friar Street, Worcester. All to be used for the City Gaol.
Dates: 1821
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/1/13 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 9/3)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Plumbers' book, City Gaol
Dates: 1823-1826
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/1/1/5 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/19)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Copy Charter regarding purchase of land at Greyfriars (1541)
Dates: undated
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/7 (not available)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Worcester City and County Gaol buildings and property
Dates: 1808-1932
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/7/3 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/25/1-34)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Documents relating to the construction of the Worcester City Gaol
Dates: 1808-1824
Archive name: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Catalogue ref: 8001/3/4/7/4 (496.5 BA9360/A8/Box 2/26/1-39)
Collection: Worcester City archives
Description: Documents relating to the sale of the Worcester City Gaol, to William Laslett
Dates: 1867-1868