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  • This document lists the food which was received by prisoners at Ruthin Goal in 1851. The quantity and the nature of the food varied according to the length and nature of the prisoners' sentence, with each prisoner receiving a set amount of food for breakfast, dinner and supper. There was little variety in the diet and the meals consisted of oatmeal gruel, bread, potatoes and scouce ['lobscouse' or meat stew].
Ruthin County Gaol Dietries (1851)
  • This letter was sent by Robert Arthur Jones, surgeon at the County Gaol, Caernarfon, to the magistrates of the town. Jones refers to the proposed new dietary table at the gaol and the suggestion of Dr Briscoe, Inspector of Prisons for the Southern District, as to the need to increase the amount of meat which prisoners received in their soup.
Letter from Robert Arthur Jones, surgeon of the County Goal, Caernarfon, 27 May 1870 [image 1 of 3]
Food store in the Old Gaol, Ruthin
Replicas of food that were given to prisoners at Ruthin Gaol during the 19th Century
Replicas of food that were given to prisoners at Ruthin Gaol during the 19th Century