Bodmin Jail was originally built for King George III in 1779; today’s jail was built with the help of the prisoners who brought 20,000 tons of granite from Bodmin’s Cuckoo Quarry. During the First World War the Jail held state papers and the Doomsday book – The Crown Jewels have also been given safe haven here as well. Visitors can wander through the depths of the Jail in our new world class attraction following an £8.7 million revelopment.