Provost

The Provost is a military gaol built in 1810, designed by Thomas Harrison of Chester. It features sandstone ashlar, with Bunter stone on the ground floor and Cuyper stone on the first floor, topped by a slate roof with lead flashings. The building is two storeys high, with a central single bay flanked by wings that extend at approximately 45 degrees. The stonework is tooled vertically.

The entrance front has a slightly projecting plinth and a band that runs across at the level of the first-floor window sills. There is a plain frieze and cornice with a plain parapet above. The central doorway is decorated with bolt head motifs, and above it is a first-floor window with 3 x 5 panes. The downpipes at the corners feature dated rainwater heads at the level of the frieze. The wings on either side have sash windows with 3 x 5 panes on both floors, with the first-floor windows being horned. There are ventilation grilles between the windows in the wings on both floors.

At the rear, there is a projecting plinth and a doorway slightly to the right of centre, which has a wedge lintel. Above this doorway is a blank window on the first floor. The ground floor has windows on either side with 3 x 4 panes and larger surrounds with 2 panes. The wings also have sash windows with 3 x 5 panes on both storeys, while the centres of both storeys have blind windows. Each end of the building has a single bay with blind windows on both storeys.