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
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1971
Type
Detention block
Address
Detention Block North of Central Block, Hm Prison, Gaol Road
OS grid reference
SJ 921 238
Coordinates
52.81234, -2.11805
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The detention block north of the central block at H.M. Prison, also known as The Crescent, was built between 1832 and 1833 by Joseph Potter Jr. It was later altered and enlarged from 1861 to 1866 by R Griffiths. The structure is made of brick with ashlar dressings and features a slate roof. It is three stories high and has a symmetrical design with a concave facade and a gabled center. The building has modillioned brick eaves and a central entrance. Above the entrance, there are three round-headed windows with lintels that have enriched 'finial' keys and cast-iron casements. The central window features a segmental pediment dated 1864, while the windows for the cells were altered at a later date. The building also includes massive air shafts with panelled sides.

Local climate

Detention Block North of Central Block, Hm Prison 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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