Museum ID: WNDRB : 96.51
In 1806, a new gaol was built in George Street, Windsor, which was a short road of enormous disrepute. Such was its character that Charles Knight referred to this ‘foul quarter’ and its ‘vicious population’ in his memoirs. The gaol was not large by any means - with two rooms at ten feet square - and was only fit for very short-term offenders. Security was also at a premium, it seems, as many prisoners were regularly able to escape their cells.Categorised under: Working Life and Trade