Description

DEAN ROAD
1.
5341

TA 0388 3/224 The Old Borough of
Scarborough Jail
II

2.
Old Borough of Scarborough Jail. 1866 by William Baldwin Stewart and Alexander Taylor.
Closed 1878, now Council depot. Stone faced brick perimeter wall, brick with slate
roof. Wall: gothick, crenellated with 4 turrets and arrow slits. Entrance; crenellated,
machicolated, elliptical arch with grotesque corbely between 4 arrow slits set above
each other, two on each side; circular plaque on parapet carved with seal of Borough
and circular inscription:
SIGILLVM COMVNE BVRGERSIV.DE SCARDEBVRG +
On either side, 2 turrets, 3 storeys; 3 round headed sash window.ground floor; 1st
floor, pointed 2-light window with Y-tracery and transoms set between 2 arrow slits;
3rd floor.'2 pointed sash windows. Adjacent wall to left: crenellated 2 storey,
lancets 2:2; to right crenellated with gabled door, 3-light pointed sash window ground
floor and 1 and 2 light pointed sash window 1st floor. all continues in brick with
stone corbel table to plain parapet punctuated by the crenellated towers with arrow
slits: Central block 3 storeys 3 bay facade with gabled entrance and paired, 6-point
sash windows. Stacks corbelled out on either side of lancet - lit central gable.
Elevation: 3 storeys, 10 bays, barred windows. Ventilation shaft over top lit central
wall. Interior wall preserved with original cell fittings and spiral staircase. The
complex includes sexagonal guard room, 1 storey with 9-pane sashes, in side the
entrance; two ranges of 1-storey workshops, much altered and two auxilliary rectangular
stone houses.

Listing NGR: TA0367988920

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26536258

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings