Future of the Old Prison

There were cheers in Northleach when it was announced in June that the Friends of the Cotswolds are the preferred bidder to take over the Old Prison from Cotswold District Council.

Following last year’s decision by the council to sell, in order to save ongoing repair and maintenance costs, it was feared that the iconic Grade II* listed building and the nationally renowned Lloyd-Baker Collection of Rural Life could be ‘lost’ to the public for ever. But a petition from local residents saw the council pledge to give weighting to public access and conservation of the site’s heritage in the bid process.

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