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Latitude: 51.7365 / 51°44'11"N
Longitude: 0.4844 / 0°29'3"E
OS Eastings: 571640
OS Northings: 207121
OS Grid: TL716071
Mapcode National: GBR PKK.384
Mapcode Global: VHJK2.BMX4
Plus Code: 9F32PFPM+JP
Entry Name: Part of Boundary Wall at HM Prison, Namely Approximately 130 Metres of North East Facing Wall Fronting Sandford Road, and Approximately 50 and 40 Metres of North West Facing Wall Fronting Springfield
Listing Date: 14 December 1978
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1328799
English Heritage Legacy ID: 352593
ID on this website: 101328799
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, CM2
County: Essex
District: Chelmsford
Electoral Ward/Division: Trinity
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chelmsford
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex
Church of England Parish: Springfield Holy Trinity
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford
Tagged with: Architectural structure
1.
5213 SPRINGFIELD ROAD
(South Side)
Part of boundary wall
at HM Prison, namely
approximately 130 metres
of north-east facing wall
fronting Sandford Road,
and approximately
50 and 40 metres of
north-west facing wall
fronting Springfield Road
TL 70 NW 7/217
II
2.
Built between 1823-26, the boundary wall survives in part, the central north
gatehouse having been rebuilt. The north-west facing wall has 7 stone buttresses
with hollow chamfers each side of the entrance. Stone corbel table top course.
The north-east and north-west returns having bastions. All the wall is stone
faced with rustications and blind, round headed niches in each face, head voussoired.
Pilasters on each return with 'arrow-slits', capped with stone string and parapet.
North-east facing wall of red brick in Flemish garden wall bond with 18 semi-circular
buttresses each with conical top. Conical section to brick coping. Designed
by Thomas Hopper.
Listing NGR: TL7164007121
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