york courthouse complex

We attempted to visit the Courthouse Complex on a day trip from Perth recently. Unfortunately the attraction is currently closed for summer vacation but will reopen again on 28th Feb. Still possible of course to get some good pics of the outside.

Very interesting if you like history. Plenty to look at and discover. Great to read the personal stories of the prisoners, police and law offices. Good value for money.

The photos tell the story... Indigenous Aussies were chained and pressed into hard labor to build York's infrastructure.

I had never been here before but thought it was great. hidden from the road you can view the court house and galley from upstairs for free but the best part is out the back. This includes the prison cells and stables. You can go inside the tiny cells and feel the ball and chains and neck locks, its a little scary!

Quite an intriguing story of country policing from the days of the first convicts to the late twentieth century. My group rocked up unannounced as we were unsure what we could fit into the day. Lucinda was wonderful in accommodating us, she jumped right in was full of information.

A visit to the Courthouse Complex should be on the itinerary of any visitor to York. It has been very well preserved with excellent interpretation panels throughout.

Great old courthouse complex that has been restored, great to see what things were like a long time ago and also how they treated the aboriginal people in those days. If you visit the beautiful little town of York, take the time to go and have a look around.

The old lock-up and two court rooms from different eras have been superbly preserved to evoke a strong understanding of life for the people involved at the time the complex was operational.

Great place to visit! An important part of western Australian history, they have done a great job restoring the place and preserving it for future generations... Very sobering seeing the conditions that the inmates lived in ... definitely visit this place if in York

It was really interesting going through this complex. Taking of photos. As I like old buildings & was interested the design of these old buildings. Plus the history of the goal & the court house.

We have enjoyed our visit to the Courthouse with it's gaol and stables, not very big but part of York's history.

With free entry on 21 28 April and 8 and 12 May 2013, it is the perfect time to visit this historical attraction. Beautifully restored and maintained, this complex documents and provides insight into York's criminal history. Visitors have recently advised of "orbs" appearing in their photos! Drop in for a visit, you never know who you might "meet".Entertaining historical family attraction situated in the main street of York (next to the Post Office)

Very impressive. Great look at yesteryear and the way our legal system worked. The buildings and grounds were well maintained and presented.

This is a hidden National Trust site. Better signage on the pavement might mean that people walking past might go inside. We walked in more by chance than anything else. Worth a look. We were lucky to have Jill on duty there who gave us lots of interesting information about the site (but declined by husband's amusing offer to help buff the rough hand cut marks from the old floorboards!) At only $5.00 per adult it was quite interesting, York is lucky to have it but they need to be more evident for more to find it.

right at the entrance a nice Lady took our attention. She charged a little dollar but did an outstanding presentation of the history of the courthouse and the attached police station. We watched the video, went to every single part of the complex and were told of judging at old times and the historical background of York! Finally we made sure that non of our family had been taken to court at York at early times!