Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum
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Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum is a historic former prison in Jedburgh, Scotland, now operating as a museum that explores local history, crime, and punishment.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Archibald Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Scottish Baronial
ⓘ
castle-style ⓘ |
| buildingType | purpose-built prison ⓘ |
| category | prison museum ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentFunction | museum ⓘ |
| demolishedStructureDemolitionYear | 1409 ⓘ |
| demolishedStructureOnSite | Jedburgh Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | multiple storeys ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
county jail
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
local archaeology
ⓘ
penal history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Victorian prison life interpretation
ⓘ
crime and punishment displays ⓘ local history displays ⓘ recreated prison cells ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central cell blocks
ⓘ
exercise yards ⓘ guardrooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
education about local justice history
ⓘ
heritage preservation ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | Jedburgh town ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1971 ⓘ |
| inception | 1823 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | prison reform ideas of John Howard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jedburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Jedburgh Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Queen of Scots House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfUseAsPrison | 19th century ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Live Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Borders Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | museum opening hours ⓘ |
| replaced | medieval Jedburgh Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local ghost stories ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Scottish Borders tourist attractions ⓘ |
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