Gateway to Devon County Prison is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. Gateway. 8 related planning applications.

Gateway to Devon County Prison

WRENN ID
sheer-mullion-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 1974
Type
Gateway
Address
Gateway to Devon County Prison, New North Road, EX4 4EX
OS grid reference
SX 919 931
Coordinates
50.72805, -3.53198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gateway to Devon County Prison is a Grade II listed structure located on New North Road. It was built in 1853 by architect John Hayward on the site of an earlier "Bridewell" prison established in 1810. The central gateway, which is heavily rusticated and features vermiculated stone, is a remnant of the earlier prison and was designed by architect George Moneypenny. The design of the gateway was inspired by the side doors at Burlington House in London.

Local climate

Gateway to Devon County Prison receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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