Shrewsbury's former prison, which has become a favourite for ghost hunts, tours and TV filming, has applied to formally be recognised as a tourist attraction.
The former Dana Prison, which closed as a jail in 2012, attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year, and has been used for filming paranormal TV shows as well as Coronation Street, hit Sky One series Brassic and the double Bafta-winning drama Time.
A design and access statement says:"The site forms a substantive part of the former HMP Shrewsbury, which was closed in 2012. It is broadly rectangular enclosed by a tall brick wall with a Georgian gate house located on the south western side. The site of the prison is listed Grade II and is located within the Castlefields Conservation Area.
"No changes have been made to any of the buildings as part of the visitor attraction use and none is proposed. The visitor experience works on the basis of a range of experiences. This primarily includes guided and selfguided tours, but also offers immersive escape room experiences, and ghost tours through the site and offers opportunities to see how the site is organised and functioned. Informal interpretation has been provided throughout the site to explain how the prison used to operate.
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