The diaries of “The Guv’nor” John Edis of Cambridge Town Gaol

It was out of chance that I discovered the existence of John Edis, who for 35 years of his life was the Governor of the Cambridge Town Gaol. Or Borough Prison. The Mill Road History Society / Capturing Cambridge Project have a full history of the site on Gonville Place from before the prison was … Continue reading The diaries of “The Guv’nor” John Edis of Cambridge Town Gaol