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Latitude: 53.1819 / 53°10'54"N
Longitude: -3.4225 / 3°25'21"W
OS Eastings: 305033
OS Northings: 365927
OS Grid: SJ050659
Mapcode National: GBR 6M.3H46
Mapcode Global: WH771.D8GZ
Plus Code: 9C5R5HJG+QX
Entry Name: The Old Prison, including forecourt walls and gatepiers
Listing Date: 20 July 2000
Last Amended: 20 July 2000
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 23602
Building Class: Institutional
ID on this website: 300023602
Location: Set back from the lane behind a low, railed forecourt wall of squared, rough-dressed limestone, sloped-up to a pair of square central gate piers with plain capping and ball finials.
County: Denbighshire
Community: Denbigh (Dinbych)
Community: Denbigh
Locality: Denbigh - Town
Built-Up Area: Denbigh
Traditional County: Denbighshire
Built as the County Gaol c1843, to designs by Sir Joshua Jebb, military engineer and prison architect; later additions. In 1874 it is described as consisting of: 'frontage, nine cells, three large yards for use of prisoners and a keeper's residence'. Now a house.
Former prison of 3 two-bay sections, with 2-storey left-hand and central bays, the latter advanced and pedimented, and a further, single-storey right-hand bay. Of squared limestone blocks, the quoins and central bay rock-faced; slate roofs with tiled ridges, all save the right-hand bay parapeted; stone lateral chimney to the central bay, with moulded cornicing and plain banding. The central bay has an entrance to the L with recessed, part-glazed C20 door. To the R of this is a window with plain late Victorian sash, and a small rectangular niche between the two openings; 2 further sashes to the first floor. Rusticated lintels and projecting stone sills throughout, with plain projecting string course between the floors, returned onto he recessed left-hand bay. Plain pediment with projecting cornice band and parapet, returned as before. The left bay has plain sashes with plain flat lintels and sills. The right-hand bay has 2 similar windows.
The interior was not inspected at the time of survey.
Listed for its special interest as a small mid C19 prison retaining largely unaltered facade.
Group value with other listed items in Love Lane.
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