Walls of Old Naval Prison is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1985. Prison wall.

Walls of Old Naval Prison

WRENN ID: twelfth-pilaster-bracken
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: South Downs National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 October 1985
Type: Prison wall
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TQ 4110 SE 10/290

LEWES LANCASTER STREET (south side) Walls of Old Naval Prison

GV II Walls to Old Naval Prison. 1793. Red brick in English bond with buttress at north west corner. L-plan wall about 5 yards long east-west with longer arm to south, all about 12-15 feet high. The prison had been built for civilian use but was taken over for use in the Crimean War; it was demolished in 1963 to make way for a road scheme, leaving only the walls mentioned above.

Listing NGR: TQ4157610370

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