Bridewell (disambiguation)

Bridewell is a common noun meaning jail (now archaic) and the proper name of a number of jails. Also a surname.

Buildings

 * Any prison in Britain or its English-speaking former colonies; especially
 * Bridewell Palace, London; later a prison, the original "bridewell".
 * a village lock-up
 * Central Police Station, Bristol, originally a bridewell
 * Bridewell Museum, Norwich
 * Bridewell Police Station, Nottingham, England
 * Clerkenwell Bridewell, London (served as prison between 1618 and 1884)
 * Tothill Fields Bridewell, Westminster, London
 * Wymondham Bridewell, Wymondham, Norfolk (served as prison between 1619 and 1878)
 * The Bridewell, former prison in Edinburgh, Scotland
 * Bridewell, 18th/19th century-New York City jail
 * Bridewell, former city jail of Chicago
 * Bridewell Garda Station, Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
 * Bridewell Garda Station, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland

People

 * Ollie Bridewell (1985–2007) British motorcycle racer
 * Tommy Bridewell (b. 1988) British motorcycle racer

Other uses

 * The Bridewells aka The Bridewell Taxis, Leeds-based British indie rock group active from 1987 to 1993