HC Deb 11 June 1979 vol 968 cc5-8W
Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the date when each prison in the United Kingdom still in use was built.

1979. Mr. Brittan

In addition to establishments originally built as prisons, the prison estate in England and Wales includes (a) former schools, orphanages and country houses and (b) war-time camps. The dates of original construction of these two categories are not recorded centrally. The available information is as follows:

  • Acklington *Camp.
  • Albany Former army barracks. Some new units built in 1967.
  • Aldington Camp.
  • Appleton Thorn Camp.
  • Ashford 19th century residential school for orphans.
  • Ashwell *Camp.
  • Askham Grange Converted Victorian mantion with an Edwardian wing.
  • Aylesbury 1845.
  • Bedford 1848.
  • Birmingham 1845.
  • Blantyre House Converted farmhouse and orphanage.
  • Blundeston 1963.
  • Bristol 1883.
  • Brixton 1853.
  • Brockhill 1965.
  • Buckley Hall Converted 19th century house.
  • Bullwood Hall 1962.
  • Camp Hill 1912.
  • Campsfield House Converted hostel.
  • Canterbury 1852.
  • Cardiff 1830.
  • Channings Wood *Camp.
  • Chelmsford 1819.
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  • Coldingley 1969.
  • Cockham Wood Under construction.
  • Dartmoor 1851.
  • Deerbolt *Camp.
  • Dorchester 1879.
  • Dover 19th Century fort. Some new units.
  • Drake Hall Camp.
  • Durham 1881.
  • East Sutton Park 16th century converted house.
  • Eastwood Park 1968.
  • Erlestoke Old country house and camp. Some new units.
  • Everthorpe 1958.
  • Exeter 1853.
  • Featherstone 1977.

*In the course of rebuilding to provide permanent accommodation.

Feltham

*1856 industrial training school.

Finnamore Wood

Camp.

Ford

Camp.

Foston Hall

Converted country house.

Gartree

Gaynes Hall

Country house and camp

Glen Parva

1974 (1978 extension).

Gloucester

Grendon

Guys Marsh

Camp hospital.

Haslar

Camp hospital.

Hatfield

Camp (but Gringley rebuilt).

Haverigg

Camp.

Hewell Grange

Converted country house.

Highpoint

*Camp.

Hindley

Hollesley Bay

Former L.C.C. School. New units added and under construction.

Holloway

Being rebuilt.

Hull

1869, part rebuilt.

Huntercombe

Camp.

Kingston

Kirkham

Camp.

Kirklevington

Converted country house. New units added.

Lancaster

11th century and later.

Latchmere House

Camp. New units added since 1948.

Leeds

Leicester

Lewes

Leyhill

Camp.

Lincoln

Liverpool

Long Lartin

Lowdham Grange

Low Newton

Maidstone

1817, part rebuilt c. 1900.

Manchester

1869, part rebuilt c. 1900.

Medomsley

19th century orphanage.

Moor Court

Converted country house.

New Hall

1936. Camp-type construction.

Northallerton

1783, part rebuilt 1850

Northeye

Camp.

North Sea Camp

1935. Camp-type construction.

Norwich

Nottingham

Onley

Oxford

Part 11th century, 19th century additions.

Parkhurst

1840, some 19th century rebuilding.

Pentonville

Prescoed

Camp.

Preston

Pucklechurch

Ranby

*Camp.

Reading

Risley

Rochester

1873, some reconstruction 1908.

Rudgate

Camp.

Send

Camp hospital.

Shepton Mallett

c. 1850.

Shrewsbury

Spring Hill

Camp.

Stafford

Standford Hill

Camp.

Stome Health

Styal

late-19th century cottage homes.

Sudbury

*Camp.

Swansea

Swinfen Hall

Thorpe Arch

1965 (1979 extension).

Usk

The Verne

19th century fort and new units.

Wakefield

Wandsworth

Wellingborough

Werrington House

19th century orphanage.

Werther by

Camp.

Whatton

Winchester

Wormwood Scrubs

Wymott

*In the course of rebuilding to provide permanent accommodation.