▁was ▁let ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁to ▁Henry ▁Wal ton , ▁for ▁. ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁this ▁had ▁been ▁transferred ▁to ▁J ▁W oo key , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁price , ▁but ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁completed ▁by ▁Wal ton ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁police ▁reserve ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁complex ▁including ▁a ▁police ▁station , ▁lock up , ▁tra cker ' s ▁qu arters , ▁and ▁horse ▁yards , ▁although ▁cam els ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁police ▁work ▁in ▁Bird sv ille ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁Cl im atic ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁extreme , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁the ▁police ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁" comple t ely ▁w reck ed " ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁storm . ▁A ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁sketch ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁shows ▁the ▁" ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁police ▁station " ▁on ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁the ▁cells ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁falling ▁apart , ▁but ▁are ▁visible ▁in ▁photograph s ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁cell ▁block , ▁by ▁then ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁use , ▁was ▁completely ▁demol ished ▁by ▁a ▁wh irl wind . ▁A ▁new ▁cell ▁and ▁store ▁block ▁was