HM Prison Pentridge - Towering Remnants of a Memory
I thought it was about time that I added an image into the group ‘Historic Prisons, Jails, Asylums & Courthouses”.
So I dragged this one out of my archives and scanned it…...
This is the main entrance to Pentridge Prison in Melbourne.
When it was build, in what is now the suburb of Coburg, it was mainly just bush. But these days it is a thriving dense community.
So the Gov’t has done the same with this as they do with everything else…. Sold it off, and developed it into a Housing Estate.
This entrance, some of the surrounding high bluestone walls, and a couple of internal structures are all that remain, as it is now classified by the National Trust.
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Entrances into the estate are located in the North wall in Gaffney St & South wall in Urquhart St.
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Click here if you want to read about the Prison.
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HM Prison Pentridge - Towering Remnants of a Memory belongs to the following groups:
Australian Landmarks and Icons and Prisons, Gaols, Jails, Asylums, Iron Bars & Court Houses Available for sale asGreeting Cards
stephaniek
Awesome!! It’s a private place now? Wow!
Larry Davis replied
It’s still magnificent though…
tkrosevear
what an amazing structure Larry ;) love the new icon by the way ;) xoxoxoxo
Larry Davis replied
Yes, well I thought it was time for a change.
So now you can see what witchypoo looks like.
tkrosevear
she’s beautiful as all witches are…didn’t know she was on RB ;) xoxox
Larry Davis replied
spinwych
adgray
GREAT SHOT!!!
& you made it look like a castle! awesome!
My bro sees this from his house!
Good one Larry!
Chookas! ♥
PS great shot of you & Dawn too! ♥
Larry Davis replied
Thanks Alyssa…
Glad ya like ‘em..
buzzy
classic image!
Larry Davis replied
That’s really nice of you Bhawana.
Thank’s mate.
Kristina K
if you do live in or around melbourne, you would know where you were when you were in the area when you saw that turrant…lol…:)) k
Larry Davis replied
Yeah, but these days it has become so built up around it, you have to just about be sitting on top of it to see anything.
Bev Woodman
Incredible image and description Larry! It would be a very interesting place to live – maybe a few ghosts to haunt the place too!!
Larry Davis replied
They are mainly 2 storey Units with tiny / pokey backyards.
There is no way you could pay me enough to go and live in one of those.
Cough, and your neighbour would hear you.
But they are trendy, and it’s the “In Thing” at the moment.
kalaryder
Good photo, lovely the structure
Larry Davis replied
I can remember seeing this as a 5 year old, and it has been around me ever since.
skyhorse
Lovely shot Larry, it’s a superb bluestone ediface. Don’t think I’d like to live in the re-developed parts, can you imagine the energy of the place on a spiritual level, ick!
Joyce Dickens,...
Incredible structure Larry; love it…...and the two of you…..hi to Dawn, also :-)
Larry Davis replied
Thank you so much Joyce.
Dawn is spinwych on RB, just in case you didn’t know.
Judi Taylor
Even the prisons are castles … lol
Larry Davis replied
I grew up with this every day as a child, and I think it helped in getting me interested in Castles and Medieval History.
It has a lot to answer for.
Rosemary Scott
It looks so majestic….. past residents not so majestic though!
Larry Davis replied
Spot on my dear.
But it was the closest I came to a castle when I was a kid.
VBalester
Can I buy a card of this? I am a descendant of the architect, but i can’t make it to Melbourne. This is a great shot.
Larry Davis replied
Done…
Check your B.Mail
VBalester
Larry, I bought one card but you said you have a series, and I can’t find it. The architect, by the way, was Gustav Joachimi, a German immigrant (explains the foreboding aspect),
Larry Davis replied
The series is on my Page.3. of images.
Let me know what you think. ?
And thanks very much for buying a card.
I am honoured.