HM Prison Gloucester
HM Prison Gloucester was a Category B men's prison located in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. It was originally opened in 1792, on the site of Gloucester Castle whose keep had been used as a prison.Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: prison in Gloucester, UK
- Also known as: “HMP Gloucester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gloucester Cathedral and North Warehouse.
Gloucester Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. Gloucester Cathedral is situated 1,300 feet northeast of HM Prison Gloucester.
North Warehouse
Town hall
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Warehouse is a British warehouse in the Gloucester Docks. Currently, it houses the Gloucester City Council. North Warehouse is situated 390 feet southwest of HM Prison Gloucester.
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum is located within the historic docks in the city of Gloucester. The museum tells the story of two regiments of the British Army, the Gloucestershire Regiment, including its antecedents the 28th Regiment of Foot and the 61st Regiment of Foot, and the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, both of which recruited heavily from Gloucestershire and Bristol. Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum is situated 530 feet southeast of HM Prison Gloucester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloucester and Walham.
Gloucester
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloucester is the county town of Gloucestershire in England's West Country. A major attraction of the city is Gloucester Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II.
Walham
Hamlet
Walham is a hamlet in Longford parish, north of Gloucester, England. It lies on the banks of the River Severn and north of the A40 road. It is a suburb of Gloucester, which is to its south.
Over
Suburb
Photo: Alby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Over is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 2 mi west of Gloucester. It lies on the A40 road in the parish of Highnam, on the west bank of the River Severn.
HM Prison Gloucester
- Categories: prison, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gloucester District, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86513° or 51° 51′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.25125° or 2° 15′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3VVP8X+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 30859503OpenStreetMap feature
historic=prisonOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5635188
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