Survey Data
Reg No
30342008
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Woodford Gaol
Original Use
Prison/jail
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
173203, 199924
Date Recorded
19/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former bridewell, built c.1800, with pedimented breakfront to front (north) elevation, recent extensions to east and west gables, recessed to latter, and with extensions to rear. Pitched slate roofs with rubble sandstone chimneystacks towards centre. Render removed, exposing rubble sandstone walls. Square-headed window openings with dressed limestone surrounds, cut-stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with pedimented render surround and timber panelled door. Rubble stone boundary walls to front of site.
Appraisal
Although altered and extended, the symmetrical classically inspired eighteenth-century form of this building is still clearly discernable. The small windows to the upper floors are typical of bridewells, which were small gaols usually associated with court houses, for the detention of petty offenders and remand prisoners. Situated on an elevated site, it makes a notable contribution to the townscape.