Hobart Convict Penitentiary

Hobart Convict Penitentiary

Year

1833

Architect

Type

building

Commissioned in 1829, Archer's cruciform chapel was designed to double as overflow accommodation for the adjacent Campbell Street Gaol, with arms enclosing exercise yards that held 500 prisoners on bench seating. Beneath the chapel floor, 3 …

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