C Wing Including the Round Tower
C WING INCLUDING THE ROUND TOWER, NEW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1047045
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- C Wing Including the Round Tower
- Statutory Address:
- C WING INCLUDING THE ROUND TOWER, NEW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1047045
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jun-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Feb-1993
- List Entry Name:
- C Wing Including the Round Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- C WING INCLUDING THE ROUND TOWER, NEW ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- C WING INCLUDING THE ROUND TOWER, NEW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Oxford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 51002 06087
Details
HM PRISON OXFORD NEW ROAD SP 5006 SE 7/10008 C Wing including the Round Tower GV II* Prison block and tower. 1785 onwards by William Blackburn. 2nd floor late C19/early C20. Batter to ground floor of tower may be the much repaired and renewed base of a new "round tower" known to have been built 1235 "in the corner of the castle". Coursed rubble with stone dressings and ashlar 2nd floor. Pitched slated roof. 3 storeys 8 windows. Ground floor with small flat arched windows and entrance. Round-arched 1st floor openings linked by impost bands, mostly blind with grilled lunettes. 2nd floor bays buttressed. At southern end ground floor, early, low barrel-vaulted cells with stone flag floors. One retains heavily studded door with bar and lock; also, 3 heavy transverse timbers set into the walls about 9" from the ground and 2"6 apart, one with metal rings for manaclling prisoners. Known as the "Wesley Cells". 1st floor cells of low height with stone flagged floors.
Listing NGR: SP5096506199
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 245997
- 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.
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