Information for record number MWA1938:
Site of Post Medieval Gaol, Northgate Street

Summary The site of a Post Medieval gaol in Northgate Street, Warwick. Destroyed by the fire of 1694, it was rebuilt within two years, and later repaired in 1779.
What Is It?  
Type: Prison, Gaol
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 In 1676 a new gaol and house of correction was built. This was destroyed in the fire of 1694 but rebuilt within two years. In 1719 there were eight chambers let to prisoners for rent, a women's ward and various chambers and garrets which were occupied rent free by debtors, also a debtor's hall and dungeon hall. Urgent repairs were necessary in 1758; rebuilding was authorised in 1777 and began in 1779 (PRN 5518).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 8, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pugh R B (ed)
Date: 1969
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 8
   
Images:  
The dungeon at the old gaol in Northgate Street, Warwick
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1890s
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PRISON * An establishment where offenders are confined. Use more specific type where known. back
monument GAOL * An institution for the imprisonment of felons and debtors. back
monument HOUSE OF CORRECTION * An institution for the imprisonment of vagrants and misdemeanants. back
monument DUNGEON * An underground cell, or group of cells, used for imprisonment. back

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