Parramatta Correctional Centre

Parramatta Correctional Centre
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LocationNorth Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°47′57″S 151°00′00″E / 33.79905°S 151.0°E / -33.79905; 151.0
StatusClosed
Security classMedium security (males only)
Capacity580
Opened1 January 1798 (1798-01-01) (in Parramatta)
Closed9 October 2011 (2011-10-09)
Former nameParramatta Gaol
Managed byDeerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council
Building details
Former Parramatta Gaol is located in Sydney
Former Parramatta Gaol
Former Parramatta Gaol
Location in Greater Sydney
General information
Opened2 January 1842 (1842-01-02) (current site)
OwnerDeerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council
Technical details
MaterialSandstone, stone slab floors, ashlar walls and timber roof trusses
Grounds8.743 hectares (21.60 acres)
Design and construction
Architect(s)George Barney and Mortimer Lewis
Architecture firmColonial Architect of New South Wales
Official nameParramatta Gaol (former), 73 O'Connell St, North Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Designated14 May 1991
Reference no.3090
Criteriaa., c., e.
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.00812
A prison guard on lookout in the watchtower at Parramatta Gaol

The Parramatta Correctional Centre is a heritage-listed former medium security prison for males on the corner of O'Connell and Dunlop Streets, North Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was in operation between 1798 and 2011. The centre was initially called Parramatta Gaol until its name was changed to Parramatta Correctional Centre in 1992. When in operation, the centre was managed by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. Immediately prior to its closure, the centre detained short term sentenced and remand inmates, operated as a transient centre, and was the periodic detention centre for metropolitan Sydney.

Designed by George Barney and Mortimer Lewis, the complex is listed on the Register of the National Estate[1] and the New South Wales State Heritage Register as a site of State significance.[2]

  1. ^ "Parramatta Gaol (former), 73 O'Connell St, North Parramatta, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government. 14 May 1991. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Parramatta Correctional Centre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00812. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.