Exchange Hotel (Balmain)

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Exchange Hotel
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Exchange Hotel (Balmain)
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Australian pub
Architectural style Victorian Free Classical
LocationCnr Beattie and Mullens Streets, Balmain, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 33°51′32″S151°10′38″E / 33.858985°S 151.177307°E / -33.858985; 151.177307
Opened1885 (1885)

The Exchange Hotel is a heritage-listed pub located in Balmain, a suburb in the inner west region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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History

The Exchange Hotel was the last pub to be built during the local boom of the 1880s. It was also the largest in the Balmain and Rozelle area. The original building consisted of 40 rooms connected with 2.1-metre-wide (7 ft) corridors. The pub became a major meeting point for the local community and in the early years as the centre for union members, including those of the Balmain Labourers Union which later went on to become the Painters and Dockers Union. [1] [2]

The building is a three-storey structure constructed in the Victorian Free Classical style. It has rendered masonry and a verandah with iron lace and timber lattice decorations to the middle level with timber posts to footpath. The original construction had an additional upper verandah which has since been removed. All of the balcony, column and railings were produced at the nearby Annandale Foundry. [1]

The pub is listed on the Inner West Council local government heritage register and has been assessed as having local historical and architectural significance. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D (1991). Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle. The Balmain Association. ISBN   0-9599502-6-5.
  2. Nicholls, D; Baglin, D; Clarke, G (1986). Around Balmain. The Balmain Association. ISBN   0-9599502-5-7.
  3. "Exchange Hotel". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . Retrieved 1 October 2006. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .