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Prisons in County Durham

His Majesty's Prison, Durham
Located at the head of Old Elvet, in the City of Durham, is a fine building, erected at a cost of £140,000, and comprises 34 wards, 18 day-rooms and two work rooms, with cells for 613 males and 139 females. The Chapel attached has 698 sittings.

Prison Staff 1920
Capt. Granville E. Temple Governor
Rev. David Jacob Chaplain
Rev. William Brown Catholic Priest
Philip Francis Gilbert Surgeon

Records

Durham County Record Office
County Hall, 
Durham, 
DH1 5UL
Telephone: 0191 383 3253
http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/web/pages/durham+record+office+homepage

Durham University Library
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Library/asc/

Gateshead Central Library
http://www.swinhope.demon.co.uk/genuki/DUR/GatesheadLib/

Tyne and Wear Archives Service
http://www.thenortheast.com/archives/9_Medicine.html


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