Built in 1819, the Hyde Park Barracks was purposely made to give shelter, feed and clothe convicted boys and men who used to roam the streets and cause street crime especially at night. The remarkable brick building and enclosed compound was designed by architect Francis Greenway, one of the premiere Australian architects of his era who was also once a convict himself.
The Hyde Park Barracks is a... Read moreBuilt in 1819, the Hyde Park Barracks was purposely made to give shelter, feed and clothe convicted boys and men who used to roam the streets and cause street crime especially at night. The remarkable brick building and enclosed compound was designed by architect Francis Greenway, one of the premiere Australian architects of his era who was also once a convict himself.
The Hyde Park Barracks is a three-story building situated in the center of a walled compound. The building is considered a prime example of Australia’s distinguished architecture during that period. Each floor of the Hyde Park Barracks has four big rooms. About seventy convicts lived in each of the large rooms, sleeping in hammocks. There are also several smaller rooms inside the main building occupied by about 30 people each. It was said that about 800 convicts inhabited the Hyde Park Barracks at any one time. Inside the compound’s walls was a bakery, a cookhouse, soldiers’ quarters and some cells.
After 1848, after which convicts were moved to Cockatoo Island, the Hyde Park Barracks was home to female immigrants . The Immigration Office managed the barracks and some government agencies used the barracks’ surrounding buildings.
In 1862 the barracks’ third level was used to house destitute women and the place was known as the Hyde Park Asylum. Government offices continued to occupy the barracks very well into the early to mid-20th century.
The Hyde Park Barracks is now a museum about itself. Sydney convicts’ daily lives are shown in the museum through artifacts, photos, video, and much more. A live rat display can also be seen in the museum as they give tribute to a group of rats which were responsible for preserving personal and everyday objects of those who lived in the barracks. Around 100,000 items were collected and are now held on display in the archaeology store of the museum. Collapse
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Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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All kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s... Read moreAll kinds of crimes could get you a job on Macquarie Street…
Explore Australia’s convict history at the World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks. Learn about the forced transportation of convicts, their daily lives and how they built the colony. Wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on our giant map, try on a set of leg- irons, lie in a convict hammock, look for your relatives on the convict database, and discover the intriguing stories of some of the 50,000 convicts who passed through the barracks doors between 1819 and 1848.
This new exhibition explores the convict experience, from transportation to forging a new life in the colony of New South Wales.
It reveals the extraordinary contribution convict workers made to the building of early Sydney.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's first year as governor of New South Wales
Macquarie aspired to improve the fledgling penal colony and transform it into a thriving new society through a program of civic reform and ambitious public building.
Walk across a giant map of Sydney in the early 1820s or lose yourself in a panoramic view of the bustling town at the close of Macquarie's era.
Bring your kids for dress-ups and our convicts Kids Trail.
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Please phone 02 8239 2311 for details Collapse
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