That would solve the prison overcrowding problem.

An unexpected surge of some 1,600 new prisoners sentenced by the courts this summer has strained the already acute overcrowding problem to breaking point.

The annex was added in 1951-52 to deal with a serious overcrowding problem.

The acquisition of the convent buildings meant that, in theory at least, the immediate overcrowding problem was averted but there was still the issue of cost and fees.

During the early years, the overcrowding problem, that has haunted the school for years, started to become clear, and it was decided that a second storey would be built.