Collection GB 0074 CLC/310 - COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS (MIDDLESEX)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/310

Title

COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS (MIDDLESEX)

Date(s)

  • 1832 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

1 production unit.

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Middlesex House of Correction, known as Cold Bath Fields Prison, was constructed in 1794 in an area near Clerkenwell which was known for its cold springs. The prison was notorious for its severity. The site is now occupied by the Royal Mail Mount Pleasant Sorting Office.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/310 1832 Collection 1 production unit. Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the Peace

The Middlesex House of Correction, known as Cold Bath Fields Prison, was constructed in 1794 in an area near Clerkenwell which was known for its cold springs. The prison was notorious for its severity. The site is now occupied by the Royal Mail Mount Pleasant Sorting Office.

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Calendar of gaol delivery for the Middlesex House of Correction, known as Cold Bath Fields Prison, 1832.

One item.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

August to October 2010. Quarter sessions Information sources Documents Primary documents Gaol calendars Prisons Legal procedure Gaol delivery Administration of justice Penal sanctions Penal institutions Courts Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the Peace Middlesex England UK Western Europe Europe Clerkenwell Islington London

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Calendar of gaol delivery for the Middlesex House of Correction, known as Cold Bath Fields Prison, 1832.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One item.

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Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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