HOUSE OF CORRECTION - Hexham - List Entry

  • Description

    "Circa 1820 addition to a now demolished earlier structure. 2 storeys. Large dressed stone wall, nipped slate roof, stone chimney. The building presents a blank wall to the south; the north elevation has a number of slit windows, 3 on 1st floor, 1 and a triple slit window on the ground floor. All windows have barbed iron bars. Interior contains a stair hall, a groined chamber with 2 piers and a fireplace and an upper room. Much of the cell furniture remains including cast-iron doors with complex locking devices, and shackle rings. Apparently sold in 1876...."
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1042611
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 year, 10 months ago
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