Commemorative plaque 10217

This blue commemorative plaque records: House of Correction was built in 1808 near the site of an earlier 17th century House of Correction. This resulted from the appointment of Rev. J.T. Becher as Visiting Magistrate in 1806. He adopted the humane rules urged by John Howard, the prison reformer. The architect, Richard Ingleman, designed the building around three prison wings with a Governor's House in the centre. The entrance lodge, the boundary wall and part of an old prison wing remain to this day. The House of Correction closed in 1880. The site was then occupied by Carey's lace factory and in recent years by hauliers, W.A. Rainbow & Sons Ltd.

The House of Correction built in 1808 near the earlier 17th-century site reflects Rev. J.T. Becher’s implementation of humane prison reforms advocated by John Howard; architect Richard Ingleman designed it with three wings around a central Governor's House, though only parts remain today.