Castle Jail
Dublin Core
Title
Castle Jail
Description
The Castle Jail was built on the site of a royal castle. The castle has been completely demolished and the new jail was built in 1820 and is the only surviving example of a prison modelled on the principles of the prison reformer John Howard.
The jail consists of a governor�s house and three two-storey detention blocks set within an outer wall.�
Source
scottishborders
Date
1820-1823
Type
Museum
Identifier
814
Spatial Coverage
current,55.47573,-2.556574;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
Castle Jail
Place
Jedburgh
IsNewThisYear
Yes
OpeningDate1
18/9/2010
OpeningTime1
see opening times
Activities
Audio tour, foreign language and children�s guides, audio-visual display on the ground floor for wheelchair users.
Get a taste of life behind bars, a model prison of its day and discover the history of the Royal Burgh.
WC
Yes
DisabledWC
Yes
DisabledAccess
Yes
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
Yes
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
11746
IsIncludedThisYear
No
Postcode
TD8
Citation
“Castle Jail,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/812.
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