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c.1841 - prison and Chief Magistrate’s residence |
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1845 - new prison at the Chief Magistrate’s residence (one half was converted into a Debtor’s Prison and the other as a Gaoler’s residence |
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1851 – constructed Magistracy and large retaining walls (There were several guard houses and look-outs within the perimeter walls, including Bauhinia House (building 19))
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1850s – alterations such as the construction of a Tread Wheel as a form of punishment for the prisoners, two Guard Houses and a Gaoler’s House, and a new Debtor’s Gaol to replace the original Goal building, which was in a poor state with filthy conditions for the inmates.
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1858 – New Victoria Gaol with radial plan design constructed but ceased operation in 1864.
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1864 - Central Police Station and a new Barracks Block (building 3) constructed
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1866 – Half of the Gaol return to its use and Superintendent’s House (building 10)constructed
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1906 – 1908 : additional floor added to the Barracks Block; three blocks of new officers’ quarters (only two survive; buildings 6 and 7). |
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1894 - two new cell blocks (now demolished) constructed on the corner of Old Bailey Street and Staunton Street for the Gaol.
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1887 - the radial layout of the Gaol was being eradicated to service better functions. (demolition southwest wing for yard space and a new workshop and subdivided the existing cells in the radial prison block to provide individual cells). |
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1901 - A new cell block (now demolished) constructed |
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1910 - A similar block (building 12, B Hall) |
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1915 - a further cell block (building 15, E Hall) |
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1917 - the space adjacent to this cell block (building 16, Laundry) covered over to provide an additional exercise area for the prisoners.
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1912-1914 - A new Magistracy (building 9) to replace the old one. |
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1938 - Extensive top floor alterations to insert a third courtroom.
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1916-1919 - Police Station expanded with the addition of a Headquarters Block (building 1) on land purchased in the northwest corner of the Site). |
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1924-1930s - new Armoury and Store (building 2), a Garage (building 5) for police cars, a new ‘Reception Block’ (building 11, A Hall), a male hospital and various offices (building 13, C Hall) and a new Ablutions block (building 8) constructed and some minor alterations works conducted. |
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1941 – 1945 - Japanese aerial bombardment damage to the Headquarters Block and occupied the Site a military base during their three year occupation. |
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1946 – Reopened after demolition, repair and reconstruction works of the Site |
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1949 – the Gaol used as a was a remand prison. Various building functions were reorganised (Armoury and Store for the Traffic Police, the Parade Ground as a car park and a new radio control room on the top floor of the Barracks Block (later moved to the basement of the Headquarters Block for security). |
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1956 - F Hall converted into use as the new Reception building, with the iconic blue gate on Old Bailey being built. |
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1970s – The Prison used by the Immigration Office to detain illegal immigrants. |
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1979 - Magistracy converted to offices for the Immigration Department. The prison used as an institution for accommodating discharged inmates prior to repatriation or deportation. The Prisons Department was also reformed towards the end of the 20th century, changing its name to the Correctional Services Department and adopting the motto “We Care” to encourage team work and rehabilitation of offenders. |
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1995 – Declared as 3 monuments (the Central Police Station Compound, Magistracy and Victoria Gaol) |
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2003 - redeveloped the Site for tourism use
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2006 - the prison was officially decommissioned |
