Why this matters
The County Gaol in Warwick served as a significant detention facility from its reconstruction in 1695 to its closure in 1861, housing prisoners and playing a crucial role in the local administration of justice.
What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Original outer door of a prisoner's cell. Formerly within the county gaol rebuilt on this site 1695 (following destruction of the original building by fire in 1694) and remaining in use until 1861.
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