Down Through the Trap Door – The History of Monmouth and Usk Gaols

Description

Prior to the construction of the gaol at Usk, the border town of Monmouth played an important role in the incarceration of the county’s wrongdoers. In this book the account of the two gaols is told from their early history to the destruction of Monmouth gaol and the construction of Usk gaol and its role in the community today.