Tag Archives: House of Correction

The Cotswold Vagrants: The Songbook Seller

by cotswoldhistory Posted on December 17, 2012

TweetIn Gloucestershire Archives is a pass addressed to the Keeper of the House of Correction, Cirencester, asking him to convey Elizabeth Markham, apprehended wandering and begging in the borough of Cirencester, to the parish of Burford in Oxfordshire, en route … Continue reading →

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How To Avoid Northleach

by cotswoldhistory Posted on April 23, 2012

TweetA humorous tale from the crime reports of the Oxford Journal, which although it doesn’t involve a Cotswold native, does involve a Cotswold house of correction! This piece shows how our ancestors were often fined for misdemeanours – but if … Continue reading →

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The Rural Life Collection

by cotswoldhistory Posted on May 16, 2011

TweetThe Rural Life Collection is housed behind the old Northleach Prison on the Fosseway, and is a hidden gem of a museum. It is an open-air exhibition of historic agricultural vehicles – waggons, carts and caravans – from Gloucestershire. The … Continue reading →

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Vagrants, Rogues And Vagabonds

by cotswoldhistory Posted on November 18, 2010

TweetIt’s always rather satisfying when you request some documents from an archive, to find that the archivist hasn’t seen them before, and can’t remember anyone else asking to see them. That happened to me this week when I ordered a … Continue reading →

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Northleach House Of Correction: A Short History

by cotswoldhistory Posted on March 5, 2010

TweetNorthleach House of Correction stands just before a crossroad on the A40 that leads left into Northleach village, or straight on towards Chedworth and Cirencester. It is one of those rare buildings that has not been altered beyond recognition, so … Continue reading →

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