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The Perth Town Hall was built between 1868 and 1870. A majority of the laborers who worked on this building were convicts. But this is not the only structure that owes its magnificence to the convicts. The majority of hands behind the construction of the Government House in Perth were that of convicts. One of the oldest public buildings in Perth, it is the only town hall to be built by convicts, thus one of the major Perth tourist attractions. It was designed by Richard Roach Jewell and James Manning. They followed the Victorian Free Gothic style to build the magnificent structure. Richard Roach Jewell had also designed the original building of which only the Barracks Arch is remnant. Due to such a strong involvement of the convicts the Perth Town Hall is filled with convict motifs like the hangman's rope or broad arrow shaped windows. The Governor of Hampton laid the foundation stone of the Town Hall in Perth on May 24, 1867. The ceremony involved a lot of celebrations. In the twentieth century the structure witnessed the introduction of pharmacies and lunch bars among other shops on the sides of the ground floor. But during the renovation of the Perth Town Hall, Australia all the shops were done away with. During the renovation the interiors were repaired. It was a brilliant effort. The renovation included work on the hall and also the gothic arches. Today it is one of the major venues for Sightseeing in Perth.
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