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Services

The Prison complex contains a number of services that appear to have been installed to the Prison following the fire in the Main Cell Block in the late 1980s. Some services appear to be earlier, possibly mid-to-late twentieth century. The installation of services has been undertaken in a utilitarian manner, consisting of surface mounted fixtures, exposed pipes and conduits. On the interior of buildings, this utilitarian aesthetic is an appropriate one and reflects the use as a Prison and the difficulty in retrofitting services to these buildings. On the exterior of buildings, surface-mounting of services should be avoided.

SPECIFIC POLICY 55: Generally, on the interiors, it is appropriate that services remain exposed and be surface mounted. The Main Cell Block should utilise the gantries and the main circulation spaces to provide services runs using unobtrusive colours.

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SPECIFIC POLICY 56: In order to prevent a cluttered appearance that may detract from the Prison’s heritage values, redundant post convict-era services should be removed when replaced by new ones.

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SPECIFIC POLICY 57: There are various surface mounted services located on the exterior of the buildings. Installation of services on the exterior should be avoided where alternative solutions exist. Utilise floor boxes in the ground in preference to surface mounted services. Where possible remove the numerous services from the external elevations. It is accepted that some services cannot be removed.

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SPECIFIC POLICY 58: Avoid introducing new or additional services into the individual cells. Where this is necessary they should be minimally intrusive and fully reversible.

SPECIFIC ACTION 36: Confirm what services are redundant and no longer code compliant and consider a strategy to roll out new services to replace them. These works should be undertaken in consultation with suitably qualified services engineers, building surveyors, architects and heritage consultants.

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