Workington Lock Up House

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Records

Overview

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   unknown

Location     Workington

Map location   in the vicinity

County   Cumberland

Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   unknown

Date closed   unknown

Location     Workington

Map location   in the vicinity
Lat.   54.636975  Long.   -3.5663398

County   Cumberland

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Principal Primary Sources

  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain IV. Northern District, Thirteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXVI.361), p.117

Management

Archive name: Carlisle Archive Centre

Catalogue ref: DHOD/11/57

Collection: Clerks of the Peace to Cumberland Quarter Sessions

Description: Draft case for counsel's opinion relating to the site for a Lock-up in Workington

Dates: 1848


Archive name: Carlisle Archive Centre

Catalogue ref: Q/A/G/9/3

Collection: Cumberland Quarter Sessions

Description: Petitions for the establishment of Lock-up Houses at Workington, Alston and Maryport, and resolutions for their establishment

Dates: 1847-1848