Listed Building record MDO31664 - Blacksmith's shop, formerly a racquets court, H M Young Offenders Institution, The Grove, Portland

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A racquets court built around 1875, probably to a design by Captain W Crossman, Royal Engineers. The building was subsequently converted for use as the prison blacksmith’s shop. It has walls of Portland Stone with a rock-faced finish, and a corrugated cement roof.

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Grid reference Centred SY 69478 73558 (20m by 25m)
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Unitary Authority Dorset

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Aug 19 2014 5:00PM

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