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Her Majesty's Prison: Perimeter wall

A Grade II Listed Building in Harpur, Bedford

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Latitude: 52.1403 / 52°8'25"N

Longitude: -0.4699 / 0°28'11"W

OS Eastings: 504808

OS Northings: 250215

OS Grid: TL048502

Mapcode National: GBR G1Z.VBC

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.SGYL

Plus Code: 9C4X4GRJ+42

Entry Name: Her Majesty's Prison: Perimeter wall

Listing Date: 15 February 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1274903

English Heritage Legacy ID: 413943

ID on this website: 101274903

Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40

County: Bedford

Electoral Ward/Division: Harpur

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bedford

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Bedford St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 May 2023 to amend the address and reformat the text to current standards.

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ST LOYES STREET
Her Majesty's Prison: Perimeter Wall

(Formerly listed under DAME ALICE STREET)

II
Prison perimeter walls. 1848-9 by Thomas Smith. English bond red brick, the round corners in header bond. Ballnose brick coping. Tall walls, approximately rectangular on plan, on north-south axis with rounded corners and entrance block and wings (qv) on south end. Round turrets with large rusticated stone domed caps.

Note: Bedford Prison was built in 1801 to the designs of John Wing (1756-1826). In 1848-9 it was extended, the perimeter walls and front entrance (qv) were rebuilt and the flanking front wings (qv) added by Thomas Smith, County Surveyor for Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Source: HMP Bedford, Prison Handbook, and notes.

Listing NGR: TL0480850215

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