Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL PRISON [Perth] | General Prison General Prison General Prison |
James Stewart Esq. Alexander Stewart Governor Board of Ordnance Plans and Documents relating thereto |
098 | [Situation] On the S. [South] side of the South Inch near the South end of the City. A general penal establishment formerly the depot for French Prisoners during the Peninsular war, it is situated on the south side of the South Inch and is frequently undergoing repair & improvements The following abridged extract from Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland Vol: [Volume] 2. p. [page] 514* is one of the most appropriate that may be given, at one time it was exclusively used for scotch convicts. at present it receives prisoners from England. *"To this prison all criminals ordered to imprisonment for six months may be sentenced or removed. The Building is adapted to the seperate system of prison discipline, the cells are lighted with one gas light each. The prison is placed under the management of the board of directors of prisons in Scotland who have power to apportion the several counties and burghs the sums required for building and maintaining the prison" |
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City of Perth -- Sheet 98.9.4.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 68 - Parish of Perth, OS1/25/68
This volume contains information found in the parish of Perth.
Ordnance Survey - Perth county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.