HM Prison Crumlin Road - Belfast, Northern Ireland.
N 54° 36.540 W 005° 56.520
30U E 310006 N 6055260
HM Prison Belfast, also known as Crumlin Road Gaol, opened in 1846 closed 1996. A former High Security Prison. Currently a tourist attraction. Located on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Waymark Code: WMYNK5
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/04/2018
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The Gaol closed its doors as a prison in 1996 and it was empty for many years. A restoration project was announced in August 2010. In November 2012, the prison opened as a tourist attraction and conference centre and now hosts concerts. The museum welcomed a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2014.
From the Prison website:
"The Crumlin Road Gaol dates back to 1845 and closed its doors as a working prison in 1996. After extensive renovations the gaol has re opened as a visitor attraction and conference centre.
Today you can take a guided tour of the prison and hear about the history of the site from when women and children were held within its walls through to the political segregation of republican and loyalist prisoners and learn about why the decision was taken to close the prison.
During the tour of the gaol you will be taken by your tour guide to visit the underground tunnel that used to connect the gaol to the Crumlin Road Courthouse, you will get a chance to sit in the Governor’s chair, view all the wings from the circle and of course pay a visit to the condemned mans cell before seeing the execution cell where the majority of the 17 men were hanged."
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