PRISON BREAK-
Prison overcrowding is nothing new - in 1811 there were so many prisoners in Cheshire that the authorities decided to build a new Sessions House, Grand Jury Room and House of Correction "in a convenient situation near the town of Nether Knutsford". Work began in 1817 and when the building was eventually finished The Countryman's Rambler commented: "...one hardly believes that such a fine place was built only for thieves."
Over the years, as well as local criminals, debtors and offenders against the Game and Bastardy Laws, Knutsford Prison housed disaffected Chartists and those awaiting transportation. From 1886, until it was taken over by the Home Office as an Army detention barrack in 1915, nine executions took place on
The Knutsford House of Correction was built in 1817 due to overcrowding at Chester. It was enlarged in 1853 but ceased taking prisoners prior to 1914, and was demolished in 1934.
The site is now occupied by Booths, but the grand courthouse remains. You are looking for a large Ice Cream Container which contains a log book, pen and objects to swap...... Happy Caching