The Old City Gaol is in Cumberland Road, close to Bristol Harbour

Bristol Harbour

Bristol Harbour is the harbour in the city of Bristol, England. The harbour covers an area of . It has existed since the 13th century but was developed into its current form in the early 19th century by installing lock gates on a tidal stretch of the River Avon in the centre of the city and...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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It was built in 1832 by Richard Shackleton Pope

Richard Shackleton Pope

Richard Shackleton Pope was a British architect working mainly in Bristol. His father was a clerk of works for Sir Robert Smirke, and Pope succeeded him, also working for C.R. Cockerell...

 after the original, which was designed by HH Seward in 1816 was destroyed in the Bristol Riots

Bristol Riots

The Bristol riots refer to a number of significant riots in the city of Bristol in England.- Bristol Bridge riot, 1793 :The Bristol Bridge Riot of 30 September 1793 began as a protest at renewal of an act levying of tolls on Bristol Bridge, which included the proposal to demolish several houses...

 of 1831. The gaol was closed in 1883 and largely demolished in 1898.

The gaol, entrance wall and gateway & south-east perimeter wall have been designated by English Heritage

English Heritage

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 as a grade II listed building. It is now the centre-piece of a redevelopment project in this area.