Crumlin Road Gaol

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Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former prison
museum
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs The Crum
architect Charles Lanyon
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
basedOn Pentonville Prison design
buildingType prison
category 19th-century architecture in Northern Ireland
Museums in Belfast
Prisons in Northern Ireland
Tourist attractions in Belfast
city Belfast
closedAsPrison 1996
constructionStart 1843
country United Kingdom
designedAs radial prison
hasFeature central hub-and-spoke cell blocks
execution chamber
underground tunnel to Crumlin Road Courthouse
hasNotableInmate Eamon de Valera
Gerry Adams
Ian Paisley
hasWebsite https://www.crumlinroadgaol.com/
heritageDesignation Grade A listed building
heritageStatus listed building
locatedIn Belfast
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
managedBy Northern Ireland Prison Service
numberOfExecutions 17
opened 1846
ownedBy Northern Ireland Executive
partOf Belfast’s industrial and political heritage
prisonType male prison
publicAccess guided tours
reopenedAsMuseum 2012
securityClass high security
status disused prison
museum
tourist attraction
streetAddress Crumlin Road
tourismRegion Causeway Coast and Glens / Belfast region
usedDuring The Troubles
usedFor concerts
conferences
events


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