 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): Hutchinson, John Date: 1961 - Description: Monochrome photograph showing the security gates just inside the prison walls. Note the rotating spikes above the wall. This is the entrance to the exercise yards and church. This building was in continuous use from the 1820s until the early 1960s by convicts then local prisoners. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Security Gate Abutting Campbell Street Wall Subjects: prisons; historic sites Places: Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart (Tas.) Institution: Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Management Committee Object number: PCH_00052 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Management Committee. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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