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RECORDS OF HM PRISON, PRESTON
Catalogue reference: JAPR
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This record is about the RECORDS OF HM PRISON, PRESTON dating from 1248-1974.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JAPR
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Title (The name of the record)
- RECORDS OF HM PRISON, PRESTON
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1248-1974
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lancashire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>HM Prison Preston</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 61 files
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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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Preston's first House of Correction was opened in 1618 at the former Greyfriar's Convent between Lower Pitt Street and Ladywell Street. In 1790 the operation moved to a custonm built prison at the present site, designed by William Blackburn. By the late 19th Century it was operated as a Crown prisonserving a large part of the County, Although the prison closed in 1931, it was reopened during the Second World War as a military prison, and in 1948 returned to use as a civilian prison.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f0b427f8-ef66-4437-9e07-694ba4f76f68/
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RECORDS OF HM PRISON, PRESTON