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Former Houses of Correction and Attached Carpenters Shop

A Grade II Listed Building in Oxford, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7514 / 51°45'5"N

Longitude: -1.2631 / 1°15'47"W

OS Eastings: 450966

OS Northings: 206112

OS Grid: SP509061

Mapcode National: GBR 7XS.5H3

Mapcode Global: VHCXV.273Q

Plus Code: 9C3WQP2P+HQ

Entry Name: Former Houses of Correction and Attached Carpenters Shop

Listing Date: 18 February 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1369491

English Heritage Legacy ID: 245998

ID on this website: 101369491

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1

County: Oxfordshire

District: Oxford

Electoral Ward/Division: Carfax

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Oxford

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Oxford St Barnabas with St Thomas the Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

Tagged with: Architectural structure

Description


HM PRISON OXFORD NEW ROAD SP 5006 SE 7/10009 Former Houses of Correction & attached Carpenter's Shop GV II Former Houses of Correction and attached Carpenter's Shop, now in use as a Works Office, stores and kitchen. Probably 1788 by William Blackburn, altered. Houses of Correction, formerly linked by the Keeper's House (demolished). Coursed rubble with stone dressings and quoins. Houses of Correction rectangular blocks. Slated hipped roofs. 2 storeys. 5 windows each. Half-height, stone-dressed windows; 1st floors with continuous sill bands. Carpenter's Shop Single storey. Slated pitched roof. Symmetrical entrances flank central window, with blocked former entrance to right. Right hand end internal partition wall with blocked archway; partly stone flagged floor.

Listing NGR: SP5152606221

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