Record Details
| NHER Number: | 53079 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | HM Prison A- Wing, Knox Road |
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Summary
An early example of a telegraph pole plan prison, built in 1885-90.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2457 0959 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 2008. Building Survey.
Level 2 photographic survey of HMPS Norwich Prison A Wing.
A wing is a 'telegraph pole plan' prison, and was built 1885-90. It is orientated on an approximate east- west axis, and is a four storey building of 22 bays. The building is constructed of red brick in an English bond . Window and door openings are characterised by segmental arch brick heads and stone sills. Two- man cells of the block represent the original layout of the inamte accomodation. Four and six- man cells have been inserted at a later date.
See report (S1) for further details.
H. White, (NLA), 12 October 2009.
Monument Types
- PRISON (19th Century - 1885 AD to 1890 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Preston, J. 2008. HMPS Norwich Prison, A Wing. Level 2 Photographic Survey. Jacobs. |
Related records
| 26434 | Related to: Britannia Barracks, now part of HM Prison Norwich (Building) |