LOCATION FILE
Pentridge Prison
FOLLOWCoburg, VIC
DIRECTIONS →Access is limited. Check hours, permits or bookings before you go.
OVERVIEW
Opened in 1851 and closed in 1997, Pentridge held Victoria's most serious offenders. Ronald Ryan, the last man executed in Australia, was hanged here in 1967. Ned Kelly's remains were reinterred at the site and were exhumed again in 2011. The bluestone complex has been partly redeveloped, with sections retained for tours.
HISTORY
D Division and the isolation cells of H Division are the most notorious parts of the complex.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The retained cell blocks are the focus of visitor reports; tours operate on that basis.
VISITING
Parts open for guided tours; the wider site is now residential and commercial.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
0 GROUPS · 0 VISITS
No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
SIGN IN TO VIEWEvidence filed at this location — photos, recordings, documents, notes — is visible to signed-in investigators.
GROUP FINDINGS