The Courthouse Hotel - Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.
N 53° 18.141 W 002° 22.445
30U E 541711 N 5906088
A plaque mounted on the wall of The Courthouse Hotel located on Toft Road in Knutsford.
Waymark Code: WM12WNA
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/27/2020
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The plaque is located on The Courthouse Hotel on Toft Road in Knutsford.
It was placed in 1980 by the Knutsford Rotary Club to mark the 75th anniversary of Rotary International.
The Courthouse Hotel was formerly Sessions House that was part of Knutsford Gaol.
The plaque is inscribed as follows;
KNUTSFORD COUNTY GAOL
THE KNUTSFORD CRIMINAL PRISON WITH ITS
PERIMETER WALLS COVERED THE WHOLE AREA OF
THE PRESENT STANLEY PARK BEHIND THIS SESSIONS HOUSE.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1818 TO PLANS BY THE ARCHITECT GEORGE MONEYPENNY.
IT WAS EXTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE 700 PRISONERS IN 1847
AND FURTHER EXTENDED IN 1867.
AT LEAST SEVEN EXECUTIONS TOOK PLACE HERE.
IT CEASED TO BE USED AS A CRIMINAL PRISON AT THE END OF 1914
BUT WAS FURTHER USED TO HOUSE INTERNEES
AND THEN FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS DURING THAT WAR.
THEREAFTER IT WAS USED AS A TEST SCHOOL
FOR PROSPECTIVE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ORDINANTS.
IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1934.
THE ROTARY CLUB SIGN
ERECTED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF KNUTSFORD
TO MARK THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF ROTARY INTERATIONALThe Sessions House, formerly part of Knutsford Goal and now The Court House Hotel, is a Grade II* listed building. The description given by British Listed Buildings can be seen at the following link: (
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KNUTSFORD ORDINATION TEST SCHOOL KNUTSFORD FELLOWSHIP: (
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Knutsford County Gaol History: (
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