Designed also by James Barnet the gaol opened in 1888.
The massive, hand-carved sandstone gate, featuring an ornate sculptured lion's head holding a key - is a Victorian symbol designed to impress wrongdoers with the immense power and dignity of the Law.
Legend has is that when the key falls from the lion's mouth, the prisoner are allowed to go free.
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