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| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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| Status | Museum |
| Security class | High |
| Capacity | Variable |
| Opened | 1846 |
| Closed | 31 March 1996 |
| Website | crumlinroadgaol |
HM Prison Belfast, also known as Crumlin Road Gaol, is a former prison situated on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since 1996 it is the only remaining Victorian era former prison in Northern Ireland. It is colloquially known as the Crum.[1]
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has given it a grade A listed building status because of its architectural and historical significance. The Crumlin Road Courthouse, derelict since its closure, stands opposite the Gaol with a tunnel under the main road connecting the two buildings and used previously to transport the prisoners between the two buildings.[2]
- ^ Three Gaols: Images of Crumlin Road, Long Kesh and Armagh Prisons; Author: Robert Kerr. Publisher: MSF Press, [2011] ISBN 978-0-9568069-0-1
- ^ "A brief history of Crumlin Road Gaol". culturenorthernireland.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2009.