Hay Gaol (former), 355 Church St, Hay, NSW, Australia
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blingg
S 34° 30.201 E 144° 51.056
55H E 302699 N 6179934
The former Hay Gaol
Waymark Code: WM1676W
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/24/2022
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The Hay Gaol was constructed in 1880 of English bond red brick, made locally by the Headon Brothers at a kiln in North Hay. A perimeter wall 5 metres high and 23 centimetres thick surrounds the complex. There are two watchtowers on diagonally opposite corners of the wall. A catwalk originally ran above the wall with supports on either side. The entrance gateway bears various forms of decoration including; rusticated quoins, moulding over the entrance arch with keystone emphasis, a dentil course, and a parapet with the royal cypher in the centre. Solid double wooden doors, with an inset smaller door, complete the imposing appearance of the front of the gaol. The cell block contains 14 cells. Its brick walls are 46 centimetres thick and the building has a hipped corrugated iron roof and a gabled entrance. Cells have small barred windows and thick iron doors with peep holes.
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 768
Place File No: 1/06/331/0006
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1880
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