Hm Young Offenders Institution Gatehouse, With Vr Letter Box

PORTLAND

SY67SE 969-1/1/144 21/09/78

THE GROVE, Grove (North side) HM Young Offenders Institution: gatehouse, with VR letter box. (Formerly Listed as: THE GROVE Former gatehouse with 'VR' Letter box at HM Borstal)

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Gatehouse to HM Borstal, now not used as entry. Dated 1848. Rough squared and coursed stone, dressed quoins with pecked centre and drafted edges, ashlar window and other dressings, roof not visible behind parapets. A plain cubic block with centre section containing elliptical- arched opening to alternating voussoirs on moulded caps to responds; bay to each side in 2 storeys, each with a small window above a larger in plat band surrounds to segmental heads and heavy cills, 8-pane above 16-pane sashes plus external iron bars. Plain plinth, ovolo-mould cornice with high parapet to plain coping. Above centre a raised blocking and scrolled pediment carrying high relief modelled Royal Arms and date. Set back within arch is a pair of flush panel doors to segmental head and voussoirs as outer arch. Set to left inside arch is Portland stone moulded podium containing a VR pillar box. Built to serve the former Portland Prison.

Listing NGR: SY7021172248