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Latitude: 52.1394 / 52°8'21"N
Longitude: -0.4704 / 0°28'13"W
OS Eastings: 504775
OS Northings: 250119
OS Grid: TL047501
Mapcode National: GBR G1Z.V6T
Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.SHN8
Plus Code: 9C4X4GQH+QR
Entry Name: Her Majesty's Prison: Wings A, B, C and F including former chapel wing
Listing Date: 15 February 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1221961
English Heritage Legacy ID: 350234
ID on this website: 101221961
Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40
County: Bedford
Electoral Ward/Division: Harpur
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bedford
Traditional County: Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire
Church of England Parish: Bedford St Peter de Merton with St Cuthbert
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Architectural structure
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TL 0450
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ST LOYES STREET
Her Majesty's Prison: Wings A, B, C and F including former Chapel Wing
(Formerly listed under DAME ALICE STREET)
II
Prison extension. 1848-9 by Thomas Smith. English bond red brick. Slate roofs with pedimental gable ends and hipped over centre. Brick axial stacks and large brick hexagonal ventilation flue.
Plan: T-shaped plan, the wings radiating from central hall have galleried cells giving on to axial wells.
Exterior: three storeys. Mostly small segmental arched windows with stone cills, large recessed round arch windows on ends of wings rising into the gables; brick modillion eaves. Central hall is slightly taller, has splayed corners and large slightly battered hexagonal ventilation flue (plenum system) at apex of hipped roof. Former chapel wing attached to south wing and original block (qv).
Interior not inspected, but said to retain original galleried arrangement.
Note: Bedford Prison was built to the designs of John Wing (1756-1826). In 1848-9 it was extended, the perimeter walls (qv) and front entrance (qv) were rebuilt and the flanking front wings (qv) were added by Thomas Smith, the County Surveyor for Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Source: HMP Bedford, Prison Handbook, and notes.
Listing NGR: TL0477550119
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