Compound 19, Zone E1, The former Maze Prison, Halftown Road, Lisburn, BT27

Compound 19 comprises an enclosed area of hard standing (tarmac) defined by a high weldmesh fence on a low concrete plinth wall. The fence is divided into sections defined by timber posts with ‘street’ lamps on top. The compound is rectangular in plan with its buildings (4 Nissen Huts and 2 timber hut) located towards its west end. The compound is aligned south west to north east with open ground to the north (formerly compounds 18 and 17). To the west of the compound is the former Internment camp perimeter fence, now forming an inertia, with the tall, later concrete dividing wall between the Maze Compounds and Maze Cellular to the west. Compound 20 lies approximately 8 meters to the south. The buildings form a group comprising the three full length Nissen Huts (E1/3-5) to the north of a ¾ length Nissen hut (E1/6), at the west end of the compound. To their east is a timber crafts hut (E1/7) and timber ablutions block (E1/8). The full length dormitory Nissen huts have 6 dormer windows fitted with external bars and timber casement, along each side with 5 dormers per side of the ¾ length hut. The huts all have timber double doors at each end, and some are fitted with timber porches. The huts comprise simple steel rib construction clad in an inner and outer corrugated sheet covering. The ablution block forms a vertical sided timber hut with high level timber casements on its principal elevations and a door at each end. The hut is built on a concrete slab. An elevated water tank on timber support frame is located at the south end of the building. The crafts hut is located to the north of the ablution block. The crafts hut is terrapin type hut clad in horizontal timber boarding. It has a timber door at one end with timber casements along its elevations. The building is elevated upon concrete blocks. Outside of the fence and its gated air lock entrance, in the northeast corner, had been a Prison Service Staff Hut however this no longer survives.