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Old Jail and Sessions House — The Newtown

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Old Jail and Sessions House — The Newtown
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Detached single-bay two-storey former jail and sessions house, rebuilt between 1798 and 1800 incorporating the fabric of an earlier structure. Roof now gone. Constructed of rubble stone with portions of lime render surviving over. Walls now ivy-clad. Plaque erected by local historical society on wall facing street. Openings now infilled. Rubble limestone wall to the south. Located towards the south end of the Newtown suburb, to the northeast end of Moate.

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