The Foyer
The foyer was once the charge room of the lock-up with prisoners arrested and brought into this room for charging with one or more convictions.
The foyer was once the charge room of the lock-up with prisoners arrested and brought into this room for charging with one or more convictions.
The dock is where prisoners were measured, photographed and charged before being placed in the cells prior to sentence by a magistrate at the Court House. Once sentenced, they were usually sent to Maitland Gaol under police escort in a vehicle known as the ‘black mariah’.
Our History
Early History
The building of the Newcastle Police Station and Lock-Up was completed in 1861. Mortimer Lewis Jnr designed a single storey building under the direction of James Barnet.
Read MoreThe Foyer
The foyer was once the charge room of the lock-up with prisoners arrested and brought into this room for charging with one or more convictions.
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The cells were used as a place of short-term confinement for both men and women. Stays were short – three to four days normally – and while many left sooner some were subjected to longer periods of detainment.
Read MoreThe Yard
The Yard was open to the elements and the metal barred roof and entry door still remain as well as bathing and toilet facilities and original graffiti remnants.
Read MoreCollection
The Lock-Up museum previously house a small collection of police artifacts including uniforms from different historical period and police ledgers.
Read MoreRecent History
In 2001 the Trust embarked on an ambitious program to completely renovate and refurbish the historic Newcastle Police Lock-Up.
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