The House of Correction was rebuilt in 1807, on a new site, the southern part of a close formerly occupied as a brickyard. It was built to a plan of Richard Ingleman, using as much material from the old House as possible. The 17ft high walls formed a regular octagon. Shilton gives a detailed description of the original prison, with governor's house and 3 wards, and of the addition of a further 5 wards made in 1817, erected at the back of the original building in semi-decagonal form. In 1822 a treadmill was added to the prison. This consisted of a brick building on the north side of existing buildings, with foundations of some 16ft "by reason of the unsoundness of the ground". The House of Correction was closed in 1880 and the premises adapted into a lace factory (M3320). There were vaulted punishment cells in the dungeons some 20ft below ground level; these have been cleared and concreted over. Much of the boundary wall of 1807 survives, as does a 3-storey prison wing. (1)
See M3350 for C17 House of Correction, M3320 for lace factory, M9530 for gateway, M9468 for boundary wall, M10623 for workshop.

Foundation wall and possible boiler room of house of correction uncovered during 2016 watching brief (4)

No remains relating to the early 19th c. radial arrangment of the house of correction were encoutered during the course of the 2016 evaluation. It would appear that these have been removed by later construction at the site relating to the large central prison block in 1867 and the subsequent development of the lace factory. The central prison block survived until the 1970s when it was demolished following a fire at the site. The below ground remains of this building were found to be relatively well preserved. (5)

Footprint of House of Correction uncovered, along with brick courtyard surface, and foundation trench during trial trenching in December 2014 (6)

<1> Stroud G, 1999, Extensive Urban Survey: Southwell, p 26 (Unpublished document). SNT1760.

<2> Shilton RP, 1818, History of Southwell, pp 178-9 (Monograph). SNT1758.

<3> Sanderson G, 1835, 20 miles around Mansfield - 2 in (Map). SNT48.

<4> E. Stammitti, 2016, The Rainbow Depot, The Burgage, Southwell, Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SNT5275.

<5> Thomas Linington, 2016, The Former Rainbow Depot, Burgage Green, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, p.10 (Unpublished document). SNT5277.

<6> K. Mapplethorpe, 2015, The Former Rainbow Depot, Burgage Green, Southwell, Nottinghamshire: Report on an Archaeological Evaluation, p. 11 (Unpublished document). SNT5278.