Detention Block North Of Central Block, Hm Prison is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. Detention block.

Detention Block North Of Central Block, Hm Prison

WRENN ID
small-wattle-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1971
Type
Detention block
Source
Historic England listing

Description

STAFFORD

SJ9223NW GAOL ROAD 590-1/9/26 (East side) 17/12/71 Detention block north of Central block, H.M. Prison (Formerly Listed as: GAOL ROAD Detention Block at HM Prison to North of Central block)

GV II

Also known as: The Crescent, H.M. Prison GAOL ROAD. Detention block. 1832-3, by Joseph Potter Jnr; altered and enlarged 1861-6, by R Griffiths. Brick with ashlar dressings; slate roof. 3-storeys; symmetrical range with concave facade and gabled centre. Modillioned brick eaves. Central entrance. 3 round-headed windows above entrance have lintels with enriched 'finial' keys and cast-iron casements, that to centre with segmental pediment dated 1864; windows to cells altered at a later date. Massive air shafts with panelled sides. (Victoria County History of Staffordshire: Greenslade MW: A History of Stafford, taken from VCH: London: 1979-: 204-5).

Listing NGR: SJ9214023871

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