Borstal Institution, Holloway, London
In January 1924, Ward F of London's Holloway Prison, was licensed as a Borstal Institution. It was used as a Borstal Recall Centre, accommodating girls who had been trained at Aylesbury Borstal, but who, after being released on licence, had had their licences revoked for misconduct.
It continued in this role until 1983 when Borstals were replaced by Youth Custody Centres.
Records
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- London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R OHB. Has Borstal Allocation book (1944-50s); Borstal Book: Nominal registers (1966-83).
- The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Has some general papers on the estbalishment.
- Find My Past has digitized many of the National Archives' prison records, including prisoner-of-war records, plus a variety of local records including Manchester, York and Plymouth. More information.
- Prison-related records on
Ancestry UK
include Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951
, and local records from London, Swansea, Gloucesterhire and West Yorkshire. More information.
- The Genealogist also has a number of National Archives' prison records. More information.
Bibliography
- Fox, Lionel W The English Prison and Borstal Systems (1952, Routledge & Kegan Paul)
- Behan, Brendan Borstal Boy (1958, Hutchinson)
- Hutton, John Portland Borstal Institutution Miscellany Volume 2 (2018)
- Lodge, Jeremy Lowdham Grange. Borstal! (2014)
Links
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