MenuCrumlin Road Gaol, Antrim
Crumlin Road Gaol (colloquially known as 'the Crum') is a Victorian prison, situated on Crumlin Road in Belfast, County Antrim. It is within the townland of Town Parks, in the civil parish of Shanklin. Designed by Sir Charles Lanyon, the prison was built between 1843 and 1845 and known as the County Gaol for Antrim. It was constructed of black basalt rock. Built within a five-sided wall, the four wings are up to four storeys in height and fan off from the central area which was known as The Circle. The prison closed in 1996 and has since been redeveloped as a tourist attraction and conference centre. The Crumlin Road Courthouse (1850), designed by Lanyon in the Neoclassical style, lies across the road from the goal and is connected by an underground passage. The gaol is within the council area of Belfast.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB26/43/012
Place Type: Historic Civic Building
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.608846,-5.942478
Grid Reference: J 3299 7534
Townland: Town Parks TD
Civil Parish: Shankill CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332710
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Crumlin_Road_Gaol,_Antrim_332710
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Historic Buildings Ref: HB26/43/012
Place Type: Historic Civic Building
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.608846,-5.942478
Grid Reference: J 3299 7534
Townland: Town Parks TD
Civil Parish: Shankill CP
Council Area: Belfast CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332710
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Crumlin_Road_Gaol,_Antrim_332710
Peruse Antrim on Wikishire