Hobart Penitentiary & Chapel
Cnr Brisbane & Campbell Streets, Hobart
Saturday, Nov 09
Bookings are not required, just turn up!
Architect: John Lee Archer ( 1831–59), Circa Morris-Nunn Chua Architects (2023)
This historic site retains a beautiful 1834 tower with two courtrooms, virtually unchanged for more than 150 years, and the Hobart Gaol chapel restored to John Lee Archer’s 1830s design. The site now incorporates an innovative memorial which ‘brings to life’ the people who were transported to Tasmania as convicts. AI is used to reunite Tasmania’s UNESCO Memory of the World digitally registered convict archive with the Hobart Penitentiary.
Highlights: Clock tower, Courtroom, Underground tunnels , Chapel, Solitary confinement cells, Refectory cells, Deputy gaolers house and the Gallows.
Open: Saturday 9 November 2024, 10am – 1pm
Locations
CBD
Hobart
Building Types
Cultural
Intact Interior
Place of Worship
Underground/Basement
Architectural Period
Pre-separation Colonial (1836-1850)
Features
Heritage
History of Hobart
Just Turn Up!
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Uneven Surfaces
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Share your pics of your favourite places and the stories that go with them on Instagram or Facebook, using the hashtags #oh_hobart and #oh_launceston to enter this year’s photo competition. Stay tuned for a host of prizes.
![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)