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Listed Building: HOUSE OF CONFINEMENT (1109033)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1284, 1, 20
Date assigned 13 July 1966
Date last amended

Description

'SK 45 NW ALFRETON KING STREET (west side) 1/20 House of Confinement 13.7.66 II Parish lock-up. Mid C18. Ashlar with shallow pitched roof of large stone slabs plus stone slab ridge stack. Single storey and 2 bays. Gabled street elevation has central semicircular headed doorcase with wide raised surround, raised keystone and studded wooden door. Above is a raised plaque inscribed 'House of Confinement'. To either side there are circular openings with raised plain surrounds. Interior has central corridor with cells to either side. Unusually large example of village lock-up. Listing NGR: SK4082455395.' (1)

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109033.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 40824 55395 (point)
Map sheet SK45NW
Civil Parish ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2021 10:13PM

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