41. Originally built to hold pirates, the strong room was just a few yards from the prison's sewer. 42. The original strong room is still extant and is located on the southern side of the building. 43. This office also contains a strong room , the door manufactured by Ajax safe manufacturing company of Sydney. 44. This room leads into a vaulted strong room in the northwest corner, rendered, with metal vent grilles. 45. Amongst the ground floor service rooms is a former strong room which contains a substantial cast iron safe. 46. In 1917 local architect Frederick Smith was engaged to design a strong room for safe storage of documents. 47. They then bored their way 1 . 8 meters ( 6 feet ) upward to reach the strong room . 48. To the west the building has been extended in replicated detail when a strong room was added in 1935. 49. With responsibility for so many secretarial roles and agencies a strong room for the books and securities was necessary. 50. Heavily reinforced concrete strong rooms and safes are located in the basement with smaller strong rooms on each floor.
