York City Bridewell

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Prison Type   Local Prison -  House of Correction/Bridewell

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   1665

Date closed   1814

Location   St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green   York

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Yorkshire

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Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Prison

Jurisdiction   Municipality

Date opened   1665

Date closed   1814

Location   St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green   York

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   53.960787  Long.   -1.075578

County   Yorkshire

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Principal Primary Sources

  • James Neild, The State of the Prisons of England, Scotland and Wales (London, 1812), p.605

Additional Primary Sources

  • Edward Baines, History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, Volume II: East and North Ridings (Leeds, 1823), p. 65

Secondary Sources

  • http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/city-of-york/pp491-498

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