. ▁It ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Boston ▁Corporation ▁and ▁dis m ant led ▁after ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁for fe ited ▁by ▁Lord ▁Hus sey . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Work house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁by ▁George ▁Gilbert ▁Scott . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁hospital ▁of ▁St ▁John . ▁The ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁front ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁work house ▁still ▁exists , ▁but ▁the ▁rear ▁ranges ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Boston ▁House ▁of ▁correction ▁was ▁in ▁Sk ir beck ▁Qu arter ▁and ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁used ▁to ▁hold ▁prisoners ▁for ▁trial , ▁and ▁after ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁Boston ▁bor ough ▁ga ol ▁became ▁available ▁and ▁Sk ir beck ▁House ▁of ▁correction ▁closed . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁lock - up . ▁ ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listed ▁church ▁in ▁Sk ir beck ▁Qu arter , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁chap el ▁of ▁ease ▁to ▁Sk ir beck , ▁was ▁built ▁ 1 8 4 6 – 4 8 ▁by ▁Sir ▁George ▁Gilbert ▁Scott . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁by ▁John ▁Web ster ▁of ▁Le eds . ▁ ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Church ▁in ▁Sk ir beck ▁Qu arter ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁class room ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁school ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6