History of the Penrith Court House, Public Works Department, NSW

This document is about the history of the Penrith Court House which was compiled by Brian Roser. The first Penrith Court House was built in April 1817. The first robbery was undertaken by James Pharos, who was listed in the Books of Penrith Bench. The presiding Magistrates at this time were Sir John Jamison, Reverend Henry Fulton and John McHenry. In May 1828, a request was made by Civil Engineer, Dumaresq, for new Court House.  It was built in 1836 (second Court House). This building had a court room, a magistrates room, a constables room and 6 solitary prisoner cells. In 1860, the Watch House was built adjoining the Court House. James Riley complained in February 1862, that the Court House was "dilapidated", so repairs were undertaken a number of times between 1862-1872. The third Court House was erected under James Barnet between 1881 and 1884, with drawings created by William Kemp. In 1964, a fourth Court House was built under the guidance of architect Edward Farmer.

Features further information on: Government Archives - Government Statistics - Penrith Court House - Brian Roser - John Jamison - John McHenry - Reverend Henry Fulton - Edward Farmer - James Riley - Watch House - Repairs.