Gloucester Gaol. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, May 12, 2014, 00:00 (3843 days ago) @ jospp

Hi all,
given that one of those sites' talks about it being made into a Hotel, I'm not sure I want too much to "be revealed" thanks very much Jo ! ;-)

"there could be up to 122 executed criminals buried in unmarked graves under Gloucester prison." The most recent execution was in 1939.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-21545150

This Genuki pages for Gloster include some interesting Prison-related details, altho it looks like your 1861 era isn't covered by the mentioned inmate records.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/#Correctional

This appears to be the best site for detailed History & Old Photos, http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/gloucester.html

More generally within this detailed history wrt Gloster's government, workhouse and associated institutions. http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/gloucs/gloucester_workhouse.htm

History of Gloster Castle and it's "redevelopment" into the Gaol c1800s.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42304

Recent photos here http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/pictures/Inside-Gloucester-Prison/pictures-19802163-...