Windsor Police Station Stables

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Windsor Police Station Stables
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Location32-34 Bridge Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°36′19″S150°49′30″E / 33.6052°S 150.8251°E / -33.6052; 150.8251 Coordinates: 33°36′19″S150°49′30″E / 33.6052°S 150.8251°E / -33.6052; 150.8251
Built1836
OwnerNSW Police Service
Official nameStables at rear of Police Station
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1018
TypeBarracks & housing
CategoryDefence
BuildersMajor Barney
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Location of Windsor Police Station Stables in New South Wales

Windsor Police Station Stables is a heritage-listed former military barracks and now police building at 32-34 Bridge Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1836 by Major Barney. The property is owned by the New South Wales Police. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

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History

The remains of the Windsor Military Barracks comprise some ruins, walling and buildings constructed between c.1818 and occupied by 1820 with additions in the 1830s and 1840s. [1]

This building was constructed in 1836 by Major Barney and used as the Mounted Police Barracks. [1]

Description

It is a two-storey building designed in the colonial Georgian style, with a sandstock brick exterior. [1]

Modifications and dates

Heritage listing

The Windsor Police Station Stables, originally a military barracks building, remains as a part of an important outpost of the earliest colonial government provision of law and order. [1]

Windsor Police Station Stables 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 7 "Stables at rear of Police Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H01018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

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Attribution

CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on Stables at rear of Police Station , entry number 1018 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 11 October 2018.