The foundation levels of 'Mount Kemmel', the convict prison governor's house and the warden's accommodation, located to the west of the main prison complex and outside the outer perimiter brick wall. This area was bounded by an iron railing fence 6' high and dating from 1901, the remains of which are still in place in parts. Traces of the governor's garden can still be seen. Only one building was erected for the governor during the time it was a convict prison. On transfer to the War Office a further two building's were erected, both to the east. The levelled terraces were also used for Barracks. Mount Kemmel was the governors accommodation built for the convict Prison. From contemporary photographs it stood three stories high and slightly upslope from the main entrance. It had four chimney stacks, two at each gable end, indicating the house was two rooms deep and probably two wide, with a central front porch. It was reached either by a flight of steps from the main access road, or by a gently sloping path coming in from the east. A further building lay to the north east reputed to be a stable block. Foundations of the latter can be seen but little remains of Mount Kemmel. When the site became a military prison, accommodation was built for the Chief Warder. Contemporary photographs show a two-storey hipped roofed bungalow with a chimney in the easternw all. The foundation plan can be clearly traced on the ground. It comprised a front entrance (with elaborately tiled floor) and hall with possibly a sitting room off to the left. The hall led into the scullery (the water pipes are still present) with a kitchen-cum-dining room to the left. the two left hand rooms had fires, the rear one probably a range whilst the front one a fireplace. The first floor probably had at least two bedrooms. An outside WC lay in the north-east corner where a drain is still visible. The nails from the floorboards are still present as is the bitumen flloor seal. The damp course to the walls were slate. At the rear of the building is a hole to an underground bunker. Between these two domestic buildings is a levelled area which is probably a croquet lawn or tennis court. A further terraced area lies to the north of Mount Kemmel. (1)

<1> Nicola Bannister, 1999, Langdon Cliffs Survey (Unpublished document). SKE6595.