ðə pɹˈɪzən wʌz dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, fɚɹɚ ɹˈoʊd kənstɹˈʌkʃən skˈiːm, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐn ˈækt ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ænd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈaɪdɚ sˈɪɾi ɹˌiːdɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪn ˈɑːksfɚd ˌʌndɚ dʒˈɑːn ɡwˈɪn.
The prison was demolished in 1771, for a road construction scheme, following an Act of Parliament in 1770, and as part of the wider city redevelopment in Oxford under John Gwynn.