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I am researching a story on the early hangmen of the Colony of New South Wales, known as 'The Finisher of the Law'. Hence, my wander around the old Darlinghurst Gaol, which is about 500 metres from where I live.
Built in 1841, the site and all its buildings were converted into the East Sydney Technical College in 1921, and then into the National Art School in 1991. It is a site to treasure, but the modifications over the years can only be deplored. These stairs, to my untrained eyes, look to have been constructed in the 19th century.