So, the Department of Public Works have decided to openpart part of the Boggo Road Gaol for a four-month 'trial period'. The long term plans are still being put together so the finished product is still a long way off yet, but in the meantime the first two floors of one of the cellblocks (and some of the yards) will be open to tour groups. The shaded area in the diagram to the right hereshows which buildings are open for access. Some might argue that the "Do it once, do it right" approach would have been wiser, even if it means waiting a few months longer, but here we are. I've written too many article on this whole reopening saga to link to here, but needless to say it is nowhere near over. When they do get round to refurbishing the site, it could be closed for another year, so everything that is happening now is no more than a stop gap.
Anyway, the gaol is now available for all manner of organisations to go and do their historical/educational/cultural stuff there, so the Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society will be looking to make the best of the current situation and run our tours, just like we used to do up to 2005. We would be compensating for the limited available space by keeping our prices reasonable and giving you the chance to listen to and chat with people who were actually there when the prison was a prison.
After waiting seven years while the gaol was closed, the state government gave us three days notice of this (yeah, seriously) so we are still finalising our tour details. This is what we want to do:
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After waiting seven years while the gaol was closed, the state government gave us three days notice of this (yeah, seriously) so we are still finalising our tour details. This is what we want to do:
DAY TOURS
NIGHT TOURS
HAUNTED CELLBLOCK TOURS
Tours would run for up to 2 hours each.
I've been through the reasons before why I think our tours are the best Boggo Road tours that we know of, and here they are again.
We in the BRGHS have always advocated that the public should have a great choice in how they see the gaol, and now we might see organisations like the National Trust of Queensland, the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble and the Queensland Penal and Prison Asssociation running events in the gaol. The choice is yours...
We in the BRGHS have always advocated that the public should have a great choice in how they see the gaol, and now we might see organisations like the National Trust of Queensland, the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble and the Queensland Penal and Prison Asssociation running events in the gaol. The choice is yours...
