The Wood Street Compter (or Wood Street Counter) was a small prison within the City of London in England. It was primarily a debtors' prison, and also held people accused of such misdemeanours as public drunkenness, although some wealthier prisoners were able to obtain alcohol through bribery. The prison was built and opened in 1555, replacing the earlier Bread Street Compter, from which many prisoners were transferred. Wood Street was closed and replaced by Giltspur Street Compter in 1791.
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| - The Wood Street Compter (or Wood Street Counter) was a small prison within the City of London in England. It was primarily a debtors' prison, and also held people accused of such misdemeanours as public drunkenness, although some wealthier prisoners were able to obtain alcohol through bribery. The prison was built and opened in 1555, replacing the earlier Bread Street Compter, from which many prisoners were transferred. Wood Street was closed and replaced by Giltspur Street Compter in 1791. (en)
- Wood Street Counter (eller Wood Street Compter) var ett mindre fängelse som låg i London i England. Fängelset byggdes 1555 och ersatte det tidigare Bread Street Compter, från vilken flera fångar flyttades över. Wood Street Counter fungerade främst som en gäldstuga och hade fylleceller för de som varit berusade offentligt; dock kunde de mer förmögna fångarna få tag på alkohol i fängelset via mutning. Wood Street Counter var ursprungligen ett av två fängelser (det andra var Poultry Compter) som låg på gatan Poultry i London. Dessa förstördes dock i den stora branden i London 1666, men Poultry Compter byggdes upp igen och ett annat fängelse, Giltspur Street Compter, byggdes även här 1791. (sv)
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| - The Wood Street Compter (or Wood Street Counter) was a small prison within the City of London in England. It was primarily a debtors' prison, and also held people accused of such misdemeanours as public drunkenness, although some wealthier prisoners were able to obtain alcohol through bribery. The prison was built and opened in 1555, replacing the earlier Bread Street Compter, from which many prisoners were transferred. Wood Street was closed and replaced by Giltspur Street Compter in 1791. The Compter was originally one of two prisons, the other, the Poultry Compter, located on the Poultry. Both were destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666, although the Poultry Compter was rebuilt, and another compter, Giltspur Street Compter was constructed in 1791. The Wood Street Compter was still active in 1727 when The London Gazette (6 July p4) listed 13 insolvent debtors awaiting court on 25 August. During the closure of the compters, debtors were held in prisons in Southwark, including the Marshalsea and King's Bench Prisons, Borough Compter and Horsemonger Lane Gaol. Some wine cellars on Mitre Court were marketed as a party venue under the name of "The City Compter" but these appear to date from the mid 18th century; no sign of the prison was found during archaeological investigations of the site of a new office block at One Wood Street. (en)
- Wood Street Counter (eller Wood Street Compter) var ett mindre fängelse som låg i London i England. Fängelset byggdes 1555 och ersatte det tidigare Bread Street Compter, från vilken flera fångar flyttades över. Wood Street Counter fungerade främst som en gäldstuga och hade fylleceller för de som varit berusade offentligt; dock kunde de mer förmögna fångarna få tag på alkohol i fängelset via mutning. Wood Street Counter var ursprungligen ett av två fängelser (det andra var Poultry Compter) som låg på gatan Poultry i London. Dessa förstördes dock i den stora branden i London 1666, men Poultry Compter byggdes upp igen och ett annat fängelse, Giltspur Street Compter, byggdes även här 1791. Det är osäkert exakt när Wood Street Counter upphörde med sin verksamhet, men fängelset var fortfarande aktivt 1727 då The London Gazette den 6 juli det året listade 13 åtalde personer som väntade på att föras till fängelset. När flera av Londons mindre fängelser stängdes flyttades fångarna istället till bland annat Marshalsea, King's Bench-fängelset, Borough Compter och Horsemonger Lane Gaol. Nedan följer några av de personer som satt fängslade i Wood Street Counter under dess aktiva tid:
* Robert Catesby
* George Orrell
* George Napper
* John Traske
* Edmund Gayton
* Jonathan Wild
* James Hind (sv)
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