The front facade of Arbour Hill Prison 1848, Dublin City, Ireland Dublin City, Ireland
The prison was designed by Sir Joshua Jebb and Frederick Clarendon and opened on its present site in 1848, to house military prisoners. The church has an unusual entrance porch with stairs leading to twin galleries for visitors in the nave and transept. Another unusual feature is the celtic round tower which erupts from a rectangular base. It opened as a civilian prison mostly for sex offenders in 1975. The adjoining Church of the Sacred Heart, which is the prison chapel for Arbour Hill prison, is maintained by the Department of Defence. At the rear of the church lies the old cemetery, where lie the remains of British military personnel who died in the Dublin area in the 19th and early 20th century.
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Location: Arbour Hill Prison, Dublin City, Ireland Dublin City, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
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