Ross-on-Wye buildings [3]

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Ross-on-Wye buildings [3]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 1 Sep 2022

Now a private house, The Old Gaol was built circa 1837 on the site of some former stables. It was used as a lock-up until 1844 when a new police station, and housing for the constables, was built in Brampton Street. The Old Gaol is a small square red sandstone building with a hipped slate roof. The door is studded and has a grill. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1349286 Ross-on-Wye is an attractive market town in Herefordshire, near the border with Wales and within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Located on the east bank of the River Wye, the town is some 11¼ miles southeast of Hereford and 14¾ miles northwest of Gloucester. Settlement of the area dates back to the Iron Age. Today the town promotes itself as ‘the birthplace of British tourism’ and visitors are an important part of the economy.

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Image Location

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51.915296
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-2.584803