Former Town Gaol to Rear of Nos 22 and 23. is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1986. Jail.
Former Town Gaol to Rear of Nos 22 and 23.
- WRENN ID
- iron-lantern-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1986
- Type
- Jail
- Address
- Former Town Gaol to Rear of Nos 22 and 23., East Street, South Molton
- OS grid reference
- SS 716 259
- Coordinates
- 51.01881, -3.83133
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Town Gaol, built in 1838, is located to the rear of Nos 22 and 23 on East Street in South Molton. This building replaced a 17th-century gaol and is constructed of rubble. It currently lacks a roof and is in a derelict state. The south facade features four windows with segmental heads; the leftmost windows are sashes with glazing bars, while the other two are casements. There is a door on the left side, but there are no openings on the rear or sides of the building. Inside, the walls are made of brick, and there is a plain staircase with a metal balustrade. The structure is included mainly for its historical interest. A former exercise yard is partially preserved, although it is partly obscured by later additions.
Local climate
Former Town Gaol to Rear of Nos 22 and 23. sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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