Giltspur Street Compter

The Giltspur Street Compter was a compter or small prison, mainly used to hold debtors. It was situated in Giltspur Street, Smithfield, close to Newgate, in the City of London, between 1791 and 1853.

The Compter was adjacent to Christ's Hospital boys school (1553-1902). Its construction began in 1787, and the Compter was ready for occupation in 1791. In 1815 it took some prisoners from the nearby Poultry Compter prior to its closure. The Giltspur Street prison was itself closed in 1853 and demolished in 1854,^[1] the site being later occupied by the King Edward Buildings Royal Mail Sorting Office.^[2]

Inmates

Robert Wedderburn (radical)

References

Coordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°06′06″W / 51.5165°N 0.1016°W / 51.5165; -0.1016

Prisons in London

Active	Belmarsh Brixton Feltham Holloway Isis Pentonville Thameside Wandsworth Wormwood Scrubs

Defunct	Borough Compter Bridewell Palace Clerkenwell Bridewell Clerkenwell The Clink Coldbath Fields Fleet Gatehouse Giltspur Street Compter Horsemonger Lane King's Bench Latchmere House Marshalsea Millbank New Newgate Palace of Placentia Poultry Compter St Giles's Roundhouse Tothill Fields Bridewell Tower of London Wood Street Compter

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