In 1680, the States voted in favour of requesting the island's first dedicated prison be constructed in town in order to be nearer the Royal Court (previously prisoners had been held at Mont Orgueil, the King's tenants in the east being required to guard them). The building arching over Charing Cross (at the time the entrance to town from the west) was completed by 1699, where the prison would remain until its 1811 relocation to the present site of the General Hospital (on Gloucester Street, not at Westmount).
In 1680, the States voted in favour of requesting the island's first ,dedicated prison be constructed in town in order to be nearer the Royal Court (previously prisoners had been held at Mont Orgueil the King's tenants in the east being required to guard them). The building arching over Charing Cross (at the time the entrance to town from the west) was completed by 169,9, where the prison would remain until its 1811 relocation to the present site of the General Hospital (on Gloucester Street not at Westmount).