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CELL BLOCK

Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cell Block, Newry, Mourne and Down, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade B1
Grade
B1
Type
PRISON
Date of listing
28 October 1981
Address
CELL BLOCK, OLD GAOL COMPLEX, DOWNPATRICK, CO.DOWN
Council
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.32883, -5.72014
HB reference
HB18/20/053

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · The Fourth table of Ireland. Ultonia Oriental (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1794 · Sheet 55. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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