HM Young Offenders Institution Gatehouse, With VR Letter Box
HM YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTION GATEHOUSE, WITH VR LETTER BOX, THE GROVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281833
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- HM Young Offenders Institution Gatehouse, With VR Letter Box
- Statutory Address:
- HM YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTION GATEHOUSE, WITH VR LETTER BOX, THE GROVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281833
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- HM Young Offenders Institution Gatehouse, With VR Letter Box
- Statutory Address 1:
- HM YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTION GATEHOUSE, WITH VR LETTER BOX, THE GROVE
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:
- HM YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTION GATEHOUSE, WITH VR LETTER BOX, THE GROVE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY7021172248
Details
PORTLAND
SY67SE
969-1/1/144
21/09/78
THE GROVE, Grove
(North side)
HM Young Offenders Institution:
gatehouse, with VR letter box.
(Formerly Listed as:
THE GROVE
Former gatehouse with 'VR' Letter
box at HM Borstal)
II
Gatehouse to HM Borstal, now not used as entry. Dated 1848.
Rough squared and coursed stone, dressed quoins with pecked
centre and drafted edges, ashlar window and other dressings,
roof not visible behind parapets. A plain cubic block with
centre section containing elliptical- arched opening to
alternating voussoirs on moulded caps to responds; bay to each
side in 2 storeys, each with a small window above a larger in
plat band surrounds to segmental heads and heavy cills, 8-pane
above 16-pane sashes plus external iron bars. Plain plinth,
ovolo-mould cornice with high parapet to plain coping. Above
centre a raised blocking and scrolled pediment carrying high
relief modelled Royal Arms and date. Set back within arch is a
pair of flush panel doors to segmental head and voussoirs as
outer arch. Set to left inside arch is Portland stone moulded
podium containing a VR pillar box. Built to serve the former
Portland Prison.
Listing NGR: SY7021172248
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 382035
- 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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