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DORCHESTER PRISON
Catalogue reference: NG/PR 1
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This record is about the DORCHESTER PRISON dating from 1782-1994.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- NG/PR 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- DORCHESTER PRISON
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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Former reference of Dorchester Prison archive D.3
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>For further archives relating to Dorchester Prison held at Dorset Record Office see Cox's Index to the County Records</p> <p>COUNTY ACCOUNTS and COUNTY PRISON AT DORCHESTER. There are also plans of the County Gaol 1824 (reference D525/1) and a photograph of henry john Herbert and fellow convicts, Dorchester Gaol 1887 (reference D.395/2).</p> <p>The Public Record Office holds a Dorchester prison register 1853-1854 (reference PRO/PCOM 2/10).</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Dorset History Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Dorchester Prison</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 subfonds
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These records relate mainly to Dorchester's present prison on the site in North Square. The prison cost £18,000 and building work was completed in 1795. Prisoners were segregated by their sex and the type of conviction. All prisoners were confined in cells except debtors who were confined in dormitories and had access to a day room.
The previous gaol in Dorchester was situated in High East Street.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <p>You may wish to consult an article on the History of Dorchester Prison (reference Ron 9/3/1) and Dorchester Model Prison 1791-1816 by Miss M B Weinstock Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, Volume 78</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1a783245-fa0d-4414-9e5e-0109c4dcdc80/
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DORCHESTER PRISON