Arbour Hill Prison

Complex of former stable and related storage buildings, built c.1800-1879, to north-west of Collins Barracks and west of former Arbour Hill detention barracks. Detached eight-bay single-storey block to south-west, built c.1850, comprising five-bay former granary abutted to north by three-bay former hay store. Pitched slate roof, cast-iron rainwater goods, and snecked dressed limestone walls having red brick quoins to south corners. Segmental-headed window openings to granary, with brown brick block-and-start surrounds and cut granite sills, having timber casement windows and metal bars. Round-headed carriage arch to east elevation of former hay store with moulded yellow brick voussoirs and cut granite block-and-start jambs. Round-headed window openings to hay store, containing two-over-two pane square-headed timber sash windows. Lunette window to north gable having cut granite sill, moulded yellow brick voussoirs, and timber louvres.Two detached twelve-bay single-storey blocks to north and north-west of yard, dated 1879, formerly used as troops’ and officers’ stables. Pitched slate roof to north-west building, roof largely missing to north building, cast-iron rainwater goods, yellow brick chimneystack, timber bargeboards and finial, dressed snecked limestone walls with brick quoins, moulded brick eaves course and plinth course. Elliptical-headed window and door openings, each with yellow brick block-and-start surrounds. Timber framed windows with cut granite sills and metal bars. Sheet metal doors. Rendered square-profile piers with steel gates to entrance to yard between buildings, to north.Single-storey former hay and straw stores to east, built c.1820, now in derelict state. Evidence for barrel roof to south-east block of range. Snecked dressed limestone boundary wall to east and south, having square-profile cut granite piers to south elevation, with replacement steel gate. Cobbled setts to south of gate, poured concrete path with granite kerbstones.