| ITEM NO: |
19 |
| ITEM NAME (Former Name): |
Wentworth Gaol |
| LOCATION: |
Beverley Street, Wentworth |
| USE (Former Uses): |
Former Gaol |
| CONSTRUCTION DATE: |
1879 |
| THEME: |
Services & Community Facilities |
| CONDITION: |
Good |
| HERITAGE ENDORSEMENTS: |
Classified by National Trust (NSW), Registered as an item of the National Estate |
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE
Architecture/Environment:
A small single storey brick gaol with bluestone trim. The entrance is highlighted by a large panelled doorway set in an arch surrounded by stone quoins. The front parapet has a stone corbel trim. The large square windows are surrounded by bluestone quoins. The roof is tiled with slate. The structure is a typical small gaol of the late Victorian period similar to others built in Hay and Gunnedeh. Probably the best example in New South Wales
History:
Recommendation:
Conservation by inclusion within Local Environmental Plan
References:
National Trust Register
Photographs:
(Film/Frame Nos: 9099/4,5) 
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