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Records of Belle Vue Prison, New Bailey Prison and Strangeways Prison
Catalogue reference: M600
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This record is about the Records of Belle Vue Prison, New Bailey Prison and Strangeways Prison dating from 1847-1881.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- M600
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Belle Vue Prison, New Bailey Prison and Strangeways Prison
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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M600/1 Belle Vue Prison: General Registers (Male and Female), 1850-1880 (some gaps)
M600/2 New Bailey Prison: General Registers (Male), 1859-1869; Nominal Register (Small Debts - Male and Female), Sep 1863-19 Nov 1864, 28 Aug-29 Oct 1868; Female and Male Register, 1847-1872; Female Register, Aug 1862-July 1867; Female Description Books, 1859-1867
M600/3 Strangeways Prison: Female Registers, 1868-1875; Female Description Books, 1867-1879; Male Registers, 1869-1879 (with gaps); Male and Female Register, Dec 1878-Dec 1881.
M600/4 Miscellaneous: Felony Register - Bolton and Salford Sessions (Male) & Manchester Assizes [probably New Bailey Prison and Stangeways Prison], Jan 1863-Dec 1872
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 0.4 linear metres42 volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Some items are in poor condition and unfit for production until conserved.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>List Available</p>
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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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The majority of the records were deposited with us by the Prison Service in 2006. The Strangeways Female Register Dec 1870-Aug 1873 was transferred from the prison in August 1995. It was initially found in a skip outside the prison following the riots of 1990.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9d28497c-30ad-4314-a924-64db87268beb/
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Records of Belle Vue Prison, New Bailey Prison and Strangeways Prison