1851 - Royal Engineers Office - Norfolk Island
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S 29° 03.457 E 167° 57.312
58J E 787744 N 6782024
The Royal Engineers Office was built in 1851 as part of the Second Penal Settlement on Norfolk Island.
Waymark Code: WM16WBZ
Location: Norfolk Island
Date Posted: 10/17/2022
Views: 1
The Royal Engineers were sent to Norfolk Island to design and build public works, including drainage and sewerage, bridges, roads and seawalls, gaols and military garrisons.
The Royal Engineers managed a team of convict labourers and worked from the nearby old carpenter's shop. The Royal Engineers Office was built in c.1850.
Additions, including the portico and the two rear rooms, were constructed in 1851
The Pitcairn settlers used the building as a residence from 1856. In 1897 it was the home of Police Constable John Buffett, and was used as the Signal Master's residence between 1919 and 1948.
The Pitcairn settlers added internal timber linings, which remain in the building.
Today the building is used the Norfolk Island Museum
Year of construction: 1851
Full inscription:
A.D. 1851.
Royal Engineer Office
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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