southside Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 These Photographs taken in 1946 of the old gaol on Bishop Street/Thomas Street show some construction work going on in the background! Anyone any idea what was under construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I had a mate that was actually born in the prison, his name was Bill Wathall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 8 hours ago, southside said: Anyone any idea what was under construction? It looks close so would it be Richards Bros. cutlery works. I think the factory finally covered the whole area, including the gaol, and cut short Thomas Street from about Button Lane not long after the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 22:48, boginspro said: It looks close so would it be Richards Bros. cutlery works. I think the factory finally covered the whole area, including the gaol, and cut short Thomas Street from about Button Lane not long after the war. Thank`s boginspro i couldn`t for the life of me remember what was there before the Wickes store was built. The buildings in the background of the photograph are probably what`s left of Green Street (now Wickes car park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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