Wentworth Gaol, Wentworth

Name: Wentworth Gaol
Address: Beverley St., Wentworth, 2648, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 5027 3337

#2 among attractions in Wentworth

Top attraction, History museum, Historical place, Museum

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Facts and practical information

The Wentworth Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol and school building and now museum and old wares shop located at 112 Beverley Street, Wentworth, in the Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet and built from 1879 to 1881 by Whitcombe Brothers, Hay. It is also known as the Old Wentworth Gaol. The property is owned by Department of Primary Industries - Western Lands Commissioner, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 21 October 2016. ()

Opened: 1881 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 34°6'9"S, 141°54'47"E

Address

Beverley St.Wentworth 2648 Australia

Contact

+61 3 5027 3337

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Wentworth Gaol – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St John's Anglican Church, Saint Ignatius School, Abbotsford Bridge.

~1890 ftE
Church
St John's Anglican Church, Wentworth
10 min walk • St John's Anglican Church, officially the Church of St John the Evangelist, is a heritage-listed Anglican church located at Darling Street, Wentworth, Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Reverend A. D. Soares and built in 1871. It is also known as St. John's Anglican Church and Rectory.
0.6 miS
Museum
Saint Ignatius School, Wentworth
17 min walk • Saint Ignatius School is a heritage-listed former kindergarten and Roman Catholic school and now museum and National Trust branch office, located at 30 Caddell Street, Wentworth, in the Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
4.4 miE
Bridge
Abbotsford Bridge
112 min walk • Abbotsford Bridge is a steel Allan truss-type road bridge that carries the Silver City Highway across the Murray River, between Curlwaa in New South Wales, and Yelta in Victoria, Australia.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wentworth Gaol?

Nearby attractions include St John's Anglican Church, Wentworth (10 min walk), Saint Ignatius School, Wentworth (17 min walk).