The County Gaol in Castle Street was built in 1813 in
what was Salt Lane (marked on the left on the 1886 1:2500 OS
map); however its building contributed to the renaming of the
street to Castle Street. It was closed in 1928 and used as temporary
accommodation for the homeless of the city. The facade was demolished
in the 1930s, however several cells remained until 1987 when
they were finally demolished. Today modern flats and townhouses
have replaced the cells at the back and Rowes Carpets stands
at the front.
