Gaol Officers Quarters [1902-????]

47. Completion of Gaol Officers Quarters: - The whole of these buildings, which are situated at the junction of Arbuthnot Road and Wyndham Street, were at length completed and occupied by the Gaol staff during the early part of the year. There are three separate main blocks of buildings, all of which are 3 storeys in height, with coolie quarters either wholly or partly detached.

No. 1 Block contains six sets of married quarters-—3 sets of at rooms and 5 sets of 3 rooms each - With separate kitchen, bath-room and servants’ accommodation. No. 2 Block is for Indian warders and contains two dormitories (28 beds each), two large mess-rooms, a recreation room and 6 bathrooms, whilst 2 cookhouses, 2 cook’s rooms and latrine accommodation are provided in a separate building. No. 3 Block is for European Warders and contains two dormitories (20 beds each), a large mess and recreation room, a common room, 4 bathrooms, 2 water-closets and 2 lavatories. In a small detached building are the kitchen and coolie quarters.

The buildings are all of Canton red brick, plastered externally, and rooted with double pan and roll tiling. Balconies are provided on all the main blocks, being constructed of cement concrete, with iron beams, pillars and railings, and supported on massive stone corbels. The floors of all rooms are of hardwood, the joists being supported on iron beams where required. The ceilings and cornices are of wood. The staircases are of stone with iron balusters and rails. All bath-room floors are of cement concrete. The compounds are surfaced with concrete and iron railings are provided for protection round the various retaining walls which form the site into terraces.

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