PART OF PARKHURST PRISON

PART OF PARKHURST PRISON, 2-6, NICHOLSON STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1034532
Date first listed:: 01-Feb-1972
List Entry Name:: PART OF PARKHURST PRISON
Statutory Address:: PART OF PARKHURST PRISON, 2-6, NICHOLSON STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1034532
Date first listed:: 01-Feb-1972
Date of most recent amendment:: 02-Dec-1985
List Entry Name:: PART OF PARKHURST PRISON
Statutory Address 1:: PART OF PARKHURST PRISON, 2-6, NICHOLSON STREET

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: PART OF PARKHURST PRISON, 2-6, NICHOLSON STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Newport and Carisbrooke
National Grid Reference:: SZ 49178 91156

Details

NICHOLSON STREET 1. 5270 Nos 2-6 (consec) (part-of Parkhurst Prison) SZ 49 SE 13/148B

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2. Terrace of houses. 1843-4 by Sir Joshua Jebb. Red brick walls, painted stucco dressings, slate roof, red brick stacks. Half of a once symmetrical composition around a round-headed stuccoed and coved arch, the right hand rusticated abutment of which survives. Two storeys. Set back to right. No 2 with round headed sash window to ground floor and blank oculus to first floor between pilasters carrying C20 plain parapet in place of entablature. Entered via return elevation flanking terrace of 4 houses (Nos 3-6). These have at ground floor level a continuous arcade of round arches with plain imposts containing, from left to right, a window, 2 doors, 3 windows, 2 doors and a window. The windows are small pane sashes with recessed brick panels under, the doors part glazed C20. Above, 5 windows (small paned sashes under segmental heads) above alternate arches, and united by a plain cill band. Projecting eaves, roof hipped to right. Three cross-ridge stacks

Listing NGR: SZ4917891156

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 309632
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.