Basic Site Details
| Name: | Jedburgh Castle Jail |
| Town, district or village: | Jedburgh |
| City or county: | Roxburghshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | RCAHMS INVENTORY Vol I. 417,431. NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT 1845 III 10, 22. Simpson and Stevenson HISTORIC JEDBURGH SBS 1981 pp9-10, 34. F Groome ORDNANCE GAZETTEER 1895 IV p329. 2nd REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF PRISON 1837. EDINBURGH MAGAZINE VII 1820 p369. George Watson "The Annals of Jedburgh Castle" HAWICK ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY May 20th 1902. Iain MacIvor JEDBURGH CASTLE A GEORGIAN PRISON 1972. Plans in Edinburgh City Architects Department (copies at NMRS). RHP 21509-21533 and 43170. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Prison | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 8 June 1820 | Contracts advertised | ||
| 1823 | Build/construction | ||
| 1847 | Alterations and additions | ||
| 1969 | Restoration | Warden's Block | |
| 1981 | Restoration | Bridewell Block | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Archibald Elliot | D | 1823 | |||
| Thomas Brown II | E | 1847 | Alterations | ||
| Aitken & Turnbull | A | 1969 | Warden's Block - restoration | ||
| F T Scott | A | 1969 | Restoration of Warden's block- as architect in charge | ||
| Aitken & Turnbull | B | 1981 | Bridewell block - restoration | ||
| F T Scott | B | 1981 | Restoration of Bridewell block - as architect in charge | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Allen, Nic (ed.) | Scottish Architects in Conservation | p3 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Caledonian Mercury | 8 June 1820 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 35482 | |