Includes Beaumaris Gaol documents relating to the fabric of the Gaol; accounts; Gaol administration; reports and returns; and other documents re the trial and sentences of prisoners.
Records: Beaumaris Gaol
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- ReferenceGB 221 WQ5
- Alternative Id.GB 221 WQA/G/1 - 1093
- Dates of Creation1789 - 1904
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1093 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Beaumaris Gaol is a disused jail located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. Although no longer in use it remains largely unaltered and is now a heritage attraction managed by the Beaumaris Town Council.
The jail was designed by Hansom and Welch, and was built in 1829. It was expanded in 1867 but was closed just 11 years later. The building then became a police station until the 1950s. It became a museum in 1974.
The Gaol has one of the last working treadmills in Britain.
Arrangement
By subject
Access Information
Dim cyfyngiadau/No Restrictions
Acquisition Information
The archive appears to have been acquired directly from the Anglesey Court of Quarter Sessions.
Note
Os gwelwch yn dda archebwch y dogfenau gan ddefnyddio y rhif cyfeirnod amgen (lle ddarperidd) / Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided)
Other Finding Aids
Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Ynys Môn ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Ynys Môn yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen./Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Cyflwr da/Good condition
Archivist's Note
Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives, Catalogue, Quarter Sessions Records.
Conditions Governing Use
Mae amodau cyffredin y swyddfa cofnodiadau mewn grym/ Normal record office conditions apply
Appraisal Information
Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Swyddfa Gofnodi Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn wedi eu cadw /All records which meet the collection policy of the Anglesey Archives have been retained.
Custodial History
The original Quarter Sessions rolls had been broken down prior to their receipt by Anglesey County Record Office.
Accruals
Mae croniadau yn bosibl/Accruals are possible