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Bodmin Jail Hotel in Cornwall, England
17 may 2021
Bodmin Jail Hotel, Cornwall
Design: Twelve Architects
Location: Cornwall, England, UK

A derelict 18th century prison that once housed hundreds of criminals and over fifty executions has been restored and reinvented as a luxury boutique hotel within Cornwall, England.

Designed by Twelve Architects, The Bodmin Jail Hotel development which opens to on Monday 17 May 2021, is the second phase of a £50million masterplan project following investment by Mallino Development Group. The first phase saw the modernising and reopening of the adjacent Bodmin Jail attraction in October 2020.

Set over 4 storeys, with 70 boutique rooms, each with their own story to tell, The Bodmin Jail Hotel is a new full sensory accommodation experience that intertwines the imposing original architecture of the three-hundred-year-old jail with creative, contemporary design. Located in the former Civil and Naval Wings of the jail, each luxury room has been transformed from three prison cells, retaining many of the original features including the existing barred windows, weathered stone walls and ceilings.

Authentic original prison doors salvaged and refurbished from Wandsworth Jail have been fixed into the wall fabric, alongside new doors which provide a modern interpretation to meet hotel requirements.

Twelve Architects relied on historic photos of the jail ...