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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D4737
TitleDerby Gaol
Date1904-1916
DescriptionPrisoner registration sheets
Extent1 box
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorDerby Gaol
Administrative HistoryThe Gaol was built in 1827 and was closed in 1916. It is believed that these records were dumped shortly after the Gaol's closure. They were found in the old execution pit of the Gaol at South Street in Derby.
Custodial HistoryThe records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in August 1997.
Organisation Sub-TypePrisons and probation services
Physical DescriptionThe records were stored in very poor physical conditions, and even after conservation treatment they still need to be handled with care. Incomplete series
TermPrisons
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Place (click for further details)Type
Derby 
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