Information for record number MWA9554:
Warwick Prison, Cape Road, Warwick

Summary The site of Warwick Prison. The Prison dates from the Imperial Period and was situated on Cape Road.
What Is It?  
Type: Prison, Gaol, Debtors Prison, Prison Governors House
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 1934 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The prison was built c1860 to replace the gaol at Shire Hall; it was used until 1915 and demolished in 1933. The route of the perimeter wall is perpetuated, more or less, by the street plan and property boundaries of the housing which replaced the prison. In 1865 there were two yards, four day rooms and 309 cells for criminals and four yards, five dayrooms and 43 sleeping rooms for debtors. There are two rooms along Cape Road which were part of this complex: the Governor's House (which in the 1960's was a public house) situated on one side of the main gate, and a building which subsequently became the Wedgenock Dairy and was situated on the norternmost corner of the prison. Both these buildings are distinguished by the use of dark grey engineering brick. 1925 1:2500 OS Map shows buildings.
2 Annotated Aerofilms aerial photograph from 1920 showing location of prison Dairy at extreme NW corner and the Governor's House at the northern entranceway.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Buildings on Cape Road Warwick
Author/originator: Jonathan Parkhouse
Date: 2002
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Britain from Above (Aerofilms Collection)
Author/originator: Aerofilms Ltd
Date: 2014
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument PRISON * An establishment where offenders are confined. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DEBTORS PRISON * A prison for the confinement of people who owe money. back
monument GAOL * An institution for the imprisonment of felons and debtors. back
monument CELL * A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house. back
monument DAIRY * A building or group of buildings used for the making, processing, storing and selling of milk and other dairy products. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back
monument SHIRE HALL * A county judicial building where the Quarter Session and the Assizes for the County were held. back
monument PRISON GOVERNORS HOUSE * The residence of a prison governor. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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