F Hall

F Hall sits on the site of the Printing Shop and weaving shed that built in 1898. It was re-built in the 1930s. The 1955 renovation of the building turned the ground floor into the Reception and Classification Centre. The first floor of F Hall was built as a dormitory with a workshop. It mainly housed female prisoners prior to the prison’s decommissioning. Staircase leading to the upper floor of F Hall. The wall of F Hall was constructed by red bricks. The cell on the first floor of F Hall. The bunk beds were placed closely to each other indicated that the female cell was overcrowded.

Associated cell of the first floor of F Hall. Prison staffs was patrolling in the corridors at night. Washing basins were installed in the associated cell on the first floor of F Hall. Washing basins and flushing toilet were installed in the female associated cell on the first floor of F Hall. The common room and workshop on the first floor of F Hall are one and the same. The female inmates were only given simply work since they mostly recidivated with short term or balance of sentence. The laundry facilities are in the cage.

The female inmates were working hard in the workshop. Wire and sharp metal installed on the pipes to prevent prisoners from climbing. Razor wire was used extensively in the prison to prevent escape. Razor wire was used extensively to guard the prison wall. Razor wire was used to wrap the emergency stairs to prevent escape.