British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block
British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block is a building in British Columbia, Canada which is located on Richmond Street. British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block is situated nearby to the historic building Governor’s Castle, as well as near the park Woodlands Memorial Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include British Columbia Penitentiary and Queen’s Park Arena.
British Columbia Penitentiary
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The British Columbia Penitentiary was a federal maximum security prison located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Penitentiary operated for 102 years, from 1878 until it was decommissioned in 1980. British Columbia Penitentiary is situated 190 metres southwest of British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block.
Queen’s Park Arena
Ice rink
Queen's Park Arena is a 3,500 seat multi-use arena located within Queen's Park in New Westminster, British Columbia. The arena was built in 1930 and opened on September 19. Queen’s Park Arena is situated 730 metres southwest of British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block.
Royal Columbian Hospital
Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital is among the oldest hospitals in British Columbia and one of the busiest in the Fraser Health Authority. It is located in New Westminster overlooking the Fraser River and is the only hospital in the Lower Mainland that is immediately adjacent to a Skytrain station. Royal Columbian Hospital is situated 1 km northeast of British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Westminster and Bridgeview.
New Westminster
Photo: Mhamilton1927, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Westminster is a city of 79,000 people in British Columbia that is part of Vancouver's eastern suburbs. Its many Victorian-era houses and buildings remain giving the city a different feel than the rest of suburban Vancouver.
Bridgeview
Suburb
Bridgeview is a neighbourhood in the Whalley town centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches south from the Fraser River to King George Boulevard.
Fraser Mills
Suburb
Fraser Mills was a municipality in British Columbia on the north bank of the Fraser River that was incorporated in 1913, but has since amalgamated with the City of Coquitlam. Fraser Mills is situated 3 km northeast of British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block.
British Columbia Penitentiary Gaol Block
- Type: Commercial building
- Address: 65 Richmond Street, New Westminster, V3L 5P5
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and office
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.218° or 49° 13′ 5″ northLongitude
-122.89704° or 122° 53′ 49″ westInception
1874Levels
3Open location code
84XV6493+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 248399498OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Governor’s Castle and Woodlands Memorial Garden.
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