Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site

Local nameThe Tench
LocationHobart, Australia

H.M. Gaol Hobart or Campbell Street Gaol, a former Australian maximum security prison for males and females, was located in Hobart, Tasmania. Built by convict labour, the gaol operated between 1821 until the early 1960s. In 1961, male inmates were transferred to the H.M. Risdon Prison and in 1963, female inmates were transferred to the Risdon Women's Prison.

Designed in the Georgian Renaissance architectural style by John Lee Archer, what remains of the gaol is now managed by the National Trust of Australia as a historic site.

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Opening hours

Access by guided tour only.

Regular tour:
Sun - Fri: 10 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2.30 p.m.;
Sat: 1p.m., 2.30 p.m

Ghost tour:
Mon & Fri: 9 p.m. (summer), 8 p.m. (winter)

No Mercy tour:
every day at 4.30 p.m.

Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday.

Admission

Regular tour: 15 AUD
Ghost tour: 20 AUD
No mercy tour: 28 AUD

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Street_Gaol

Official website http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/tas/TheTench

Private website http://www.penitentiarychapel.com/

Phone +61 3 6238 4222

Address Corner of Brisbane & Campbell Streets Hobart 7000 TAS, Australia

Coordinates -42°52'49.67" N 147°19'19.628" E

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