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HMP Buckley Hall
Hob Uid: 1144337
Location : Rochdale Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SD9070015400
Summary : Buckley Hall is the fourth privately managed prison in the United Kingdom. It is the first privatised Category C establishment holding medium security prisoners. Between 1966 and 1989 it operated as a senior detention centre. It reopened in 1994 before a demolition and rebuilding programme took place. The new prison buildings opened in 1995.
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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Leech M. 1997. The Prisons Handbook 1997/98, Pluto Press, 35-36
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Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Opened in 1966.
Monument End Date : 1966
Monument Start Date : 1966
Monument Type : Prison
Evidence : Demolished Building, Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Closed in 1989.
Monument End Date : 1989
Monument Start Date : 1989
Monument Type : Prison
Evidence : Demolished Building, Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Reopened in 1994.
Monument End Date : 1994
Monument Start Date : 1994
Monument Type : Prison
Evidence : Demolished Building, Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Reopened in 1995.
Monument End Date : 1995
Monument Start Date : 1995
Monument Type : Closed Training Prison, Cell Block, Gymnasium (Sports), Chapel, School, Workshop, Office, Kitchen, Refectory, Hospital
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 93885
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 91 NW 37
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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-01-01
End Date : 1998-12-01

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HMP Buckley Hall