Forth & Clyde Hotel

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Forth & Clyde Hotel
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Forth & Clyde Hotel
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeFormer Australian pub
AddressCnr Mort and Trouton Streets, Balmain, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 33°51′17″S151°11′04″E / 33.854808°S 151.184415°E / -33.854808; 151.184415 Coordinates: 33°51′17″S151°11′04″E / 33.854808°S 151.184415°E / -33.854808; 151.184415
Opened1857
Closed1972

The Forth & Clyde Hotel is a former pub located in Balmain, a suburb in the inner west region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The former pub was one of a number of buildings which formed an integral part of the shipbuilding and industrial heritage of the local area. [1]

Contents

The pub featured as a film location for the cult motorcycle bikie movie Stone (1974). The building has been occupied by various businesses since it closed in 1972 and has extensive water views onto Mort Bay. Recently, it has been used for private housing.

Edward McDonald (1810-1866) was the publican of the Forth and Clyde Hotel from 1845 to 1851 Edward T.W.Y. McDonald.jpg
Edward McDonald (1810-1866) was the publican of the Forth and Clyde Hotel from 1845 to 1851

An early publican of the hotel was Edward McDonald. [2]

Architecture

The pub is a heritage-listed, two storey sandstone corner building and timber verandah with posts to the footpath. [3]

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References

  1. 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. sydneyaldermen.com.au
  3. "Forth and Clyde Hotel (formerly)". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment & Heritage . Retrieved 1 October 2006.