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Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site
Corner Brisbane and Campbell Streets, , 7000 Phone: 61 03 6231 0911 Timings: Tours conducted at 1000, 1130, 1300 and 1430. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday. www.penitentiarychapel.comAbout
The Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site in Hobart incorporates more than 160 years of Tasmanian penal history. Building a church above solitary confinement cells was Colonial Architect John Lee Archers innovative solution to the need for both as Hobarts convict population continued to grow in the 1820s. From 1857 part of the Church housed the Tasmanian Supreme Court, while more recently it has been used as a Magistrates Court. Tour the court rooms, tunnels, cells and gallows either by day or by flickering light on an evening tour. The gift shop is open during museum hours. Guided tours are done daily. Bookings are essential for evening tours.
