What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: City of Norwich Gaol 1827-1881 On this site stood a gaol which could detain 120 prisoners and for their misdemeanours they were sentenced to work a Tread Mill keeping a constant retrograde motion to grind corn.
The City of Norwich Gaol, operational from 1827 to 1881, was a significant local penal institution that housed up to 120 prisoners and featured a treadwheel used as both punishment and for grinding corn, reflecting the harsh penal practices of the Victorian era.
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