Name: | Wentworth Gaol |
Location: | Beverley Street, Wentworth |
Use: | Former Gaol |
Constructed: | 1879 |
Demolished: | 0 |
Theme: | Services & Community Facilities |
Condition: | Good |
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
Recording Date: 13/12/1988
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Film Frame Nos:
9099/4,5