HISTORIC POLICE LOCK-UP
The first lock up in the district was sent from Melbourne in late 1884 by train to Drouin, then by bullock wagon to the first police station in Poowong. Prior to this all prisoners were taken to Grantville, often on foot. The Poowong Police Station was closed on March 22nd 1904 when constable Orgill and the lock up were transfered to the Loch police station in Mary Street, and from there to the north side of the public hall in Smith Street. The lock up was again moved to a new police station in Albert Road, and then to another in Clarence Street in 1930. This structure replaced the original, which was of similar dimensions, in 1955 and served the Loch district until the closure of the Clarence Street station in 1997. The lock up was rescued and transported to this location in Sunnyside Park by the Loch and District Historical Group with subsequent restoration carried out in 2011.