Records: Beaumaris Gaol

This material is held atArchifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 221 WQ5
  • Alternative Id.
      GB 221 WQA/G/1 - 1093
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1789 - 1904
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1093 items

Scope and Content

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.

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