Old City Gaol, South East Perimeter Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1975. Perimeter wall.

Old City Gaol, South East Perimeter Wall

WRENN ID
lesser-attic-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 1975
Type
Perimeter wall
Source
Historic England listing

Description

BRISTOL

ST5872 CUMBERLAND ROAD, Floating Harbour 901-1/42/1296 (North West side) 08/08/75 Old City Gaol, south-east perimeter wall (Formerly Listed as: CUMBERLAND ROAD Wall of Western Fuel Company premises)

II

Perimeter wall to the old gaol, now warehouse. 1832. By TS Pope. Carboniferous limestone ashlar and coursed pennant. A tall, curved wall with broad buttresses has an elliptical-arched carriage entrance at the E end with a key dated 1890; battered N wall runs W from there. HISTORICAL NOTE: the City Gaol had 5 wings centred on the entrance gate (qv), and this is the remains of the eastern wing. The city gaol was largely demolished in 1898; the surviving entrance gateway is 200m to the W (qv).

Listing NGR: ST5862372141

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