Reception Centre
RECEPTION CENTRE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206151
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Reception Centre
- Statutory Address:
- RECEPTION CENTRE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206151
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Reception Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- RECEPTION CENTRE
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:
- RECEPTION CENTRE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 69190 73671
Details
PORTLAND
SY6873 THE CITADEL, The Verne 969-1/3/180 Reception Centre
GV II
Prison Reception Centre. c 1865, possibly by Capt. W. Crossman, RE, general designer of The Citadel. Portland stone, asbestos-cement slate roof. A single-storey L-plan structure, the N/S wing projecting forward of the wing to its left; small projecting porch to front and to right return at front corner. Main front is 3+2 windows, all late C20 good glazing-bar sashes with deep stooled cills. To left are three arched lights, then arched doorway to right in projecting porch, these all with heavy rusticated surrounds and keystones; to right a pair of sashes in plain wall. Right return has arched opening in projection, formerly door, now sash, and a door and two further sashes, plus flat-roofed projection. Windows to flat lintels have slightly rounded angles at the heads of openings. Hipped low-pitch flat roofs, on modillion cornice, and all set to high plain plinth, with rusticated quoins to corners above plinth. Interior not accessible for inspection. All carried out in the style characteristic of The Citadel in the late C19, with excellent late C20 replacement sashes worked by prisoners here.
Listing NGR: SY6919073671
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 382034
- 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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