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The Castle Museum – Debtors Prison Refurbishment
This is the last of our series of current and past projects at the Castle Museum.
It is proposed that existing displays are removed and the remaining fixtures and fittings and modern interventions stripped back. The purpose of this is twofold – firstly, to provide a shell for new displays including new infrastructure and secondly, to assist in the interpretation of the building through revealing original features and key subsequent interventions. A key principle would be that the layout of the displays would be contained within the spaces of the original prison layout, i.e. cellular in form. This will assist in achieving the aims of interpretation of the building whilst also being strongly connected with the themes of the displays presented in the museum as a whole.
It is also proposed to introduce a new passenger lift to provide access to all three floors of the wing and to reconfigure non-public areas and improve efficiency and circulation.
To date, Gelder Harvey Architects has prepared an option appraisal and developed concept plans for the project. This has culminated in the completion of a feasibility study and assistance in preparation of a successful 1st round HLF application.
