Armagh Gaol

[scannerzer]

while on a day out to the Georgian day in the town of Armagh,a sort of Christmas market where all the local council staff and stall traders dress in Georgian attire we found out the old gaol was open to the public so we went for a wander round.

it was built in 1780 and then extended a few times up until it's closure in 1986 and was the gaol for counties Armagh,Monaghan,Cavan and parts of Down,Fermanagh and Tyrone (before partition)

Armagh Gaol

Armagh Gaol

Armagh Gaol

Armagh Gaol

Armagh Gaol

A fearful place and not somewhere you would want to have spent any time.you can see the anti suicide
nets between the floors

[scannerzer]

just found this on the news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25172537

[dr big750]

Bet you looked like part of the scenery in there, lol, did you have to fight your way out, did you get your own room, or have to share with a very feminine 38 stone bloke, hee hee

[scannerzer]

  yeh actually at it's hight there was 10 to a cell and they ain't very big

Armagh Gaol

to a great photo but you get the idea

[Manky Monkey]

That's an imposing looing place. Wouldn't want a holiday in one, but always find that kinda place interesting. Actually, I have holidayed in a jail. Drumnadrochit in the Scottish Highlands. The local jail is now a B & B.

[scannerzer]

this is to be made into a hotel but it's surposed to be haunted so they won't be getting me as a guest  


sorry for the poor pic but this is what i will look like

Armagh Gaol

[BikerGran]

I was thinking looking at your pics that it would make a good hotel!

[kapri]

Our local 'Lifers' gaol has closed recently Kingston Prison Portsmouth. Im hoping it's listed otherwise it'll get knocked down and turned into a million one room apartments ( no chagne there really then ? )

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/a-look-behind-the-walls-of-kingston-prison-1-5499909

[scannerzer]

yeh it's good to keep the history but the former residents may not agree 

[BikerGran]

They are closing our local prison, apparently it's too old to be modernised (not enough room to fit ensuites etc).

[scannerzer]

what happened to a bucket in the corner 

[spanners]

what happened to a bucket in the corner 

some scroat ,nicked, it