Old Newcastle East Public School

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Old Newcastle East Public School
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Newcastle East Public School
Location58 Bolton Street, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 32°55′46″S151°46′56″E / 32.9295°S 151.7822°E / -32.9295; 151.7822
Built19081912
ArchitectWL Vernon
Owner Attorney General's Department
Official nameNewcastle Annexe; Newcastle East Public School; Newcastle Public School
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.795
TypeCourthouse
CategoryLaw Enforcement
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Location of Old Newcastle East Public School in New South Wales

Old Newcastle East Public School is a heritage-listed former school building at 58 Bolton Street, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built from 1908 to 1912. It is also known as Newcastle Public School. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

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History

The building housed the Newcastle East Public School until it moved to the former Newcastle Junior High School site in 1982. It was then used as an annexe to the Newcastle Court House across the street, serving as the Community Justice Centre. [1] [2]

It was sold by the Department of Attorney-General and Justice in March 2014, having become surplus to their needs due to the court house's move to a new building. [3] It was subsequently developed as the Parque Newcastle East apartments, with the heritage-listed buildings adaptively reused and multi-storey apartments built on the unused parts of the site. [4]

Description

Plaque with the history of the school, 2007 Newcastle East Public School.jpg
Plaque with the history of the school, 2007

The Old Newcastle East Public School is designed in Vernon's typical federation Free Classical adopted school style. The building was designed as a substantial school classroom block with a hipped roof dominated by several tall chimneys. The bolton Street entrance is marked by a small gable roofed projecting entrance bay which features a stone capped parapet. [1]

The building is constructed in face brick and features contrasting sandstone trim, abutments and string coursing. Original slate roofing material was replaced with tiles c.1970. [1]

Heritage listing

The Old Newcastle East Public School is of considerable historical, social and townscape significance being reputably the oldest school building in Australia. The substantial Federation Free style designed building is a good example of Vernon's work. It is prominently located on a corner site within the centre of Newcastle. [1]

The Old Newcastle East Public School was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Newcastle Annexe". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00795. Retrieved 2 June 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
  2. "Newcastle East Public School (former)". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. "Old school site full of promise". Newcastle Herald. 22 February 2014.
  4. "Parque Newcastle East" . Retrieved 10 July 2018.

Attribution

CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on Newcastle Annexe , entry number 00795 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018.

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