Newcastle Community Hall Centennial Display Photo

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Newcastle Village & District Historical Society

Newcastle Community Hall Centennial Display Photo: A document titled "Original Jail Cell Door," describing a jail cell built in 1923 in the basement of a community hall, overseen by the first chief of police, John Garrod. It mentions bars visible from outside the hall and notes that the cell was rarely used to house prisoners, who were instead taken to OPP or Bowmanville Police Station. After 1974, due to fire standard issues, the door was replaced with a steel one, though the original was preserved.
Newcastle Community Hall Centennial Display Photo

A document titled "Original Jail Cell Door," describing a jail cell built in 1923 in the basement of a community hall, overseen by the first chief of police, John Garrod. It mentions bars visible from outside the hall and notes that the cell was rarely used to house prisoners, who were instead taken to OPP or Bowmanville Police Station. After 1974, due to fire standard issues, the door was replaced with a steel one, though the original was preserved.

Name/Title

Newcastle Community Hall Centennial Display Photo

Entry/Object ID

2025.15.1

Scope and Content

A display made to celebrate the Newcastle Community Hall's centennial by displaying some of it's original architecture and history.