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