Former Boys Prison Block Of Hmp Manchester is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1974. Former prison block.

Former Boys Prison Block Of Hmp Manchester

WRENN ID
brooding-courtyard-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Manchester
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1974
Type
Former prison block
Address
Former Boys Prison Block Of Hmp Manchester, Southall Street
OS grid reference
SJ 838 996
Coordinates
53.49348, -2.24497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Boys' Prison Block of HMP Manchester, originally built as a women's prison between 1866 and 1868 by architect Alfred Waterhouse, is a notable example of Victorian architecture. Constructed from red brick with stone dressings and topped with a slate roof, the building features a cruciform plan with wings that extend from an octagonal central concourse. This concourse is distinguished by a clerestory, which includes a three-light stone mullioned window on each side, a corbel table at the eaves, tourelles at each corner, and a pointed roof. The four-storey wings are characterized by ranges of cell windows that have stone sills and cambered stone heads.

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