Hm Prison, Central Block is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. Prison. 11 related planning applications.

Hm Prison, Central Block

WRENN ID
muted-bastion-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1971
Type
Prison
Address
Hm Prison, Central Block, Gaol Road
OS grid reference
SJ 921 238
Coordinates
52.81169, -2.11802
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

H.M. Prison, Central Block is a prison built between 1787 and 1793, with later alterations to its wings. It was designed by either Thomas Cook or William Blackburn. The building is made of brick with ashlar dressings and features a slate roof. It stands three storeys high and has a symmetrical layout, with the centre projecting forward to form the former Governor's house. The facade includes five ashlar bands and a top coped parapet. The central entrance is flanked by a plain ashlar porch. The centre of the building features a Venetian window, with round-headed windows on either side. The windows are surrounded by rusticated ashlar and have contemporary iron grilles.

Local climate

Hm Prison, Central Block receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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