Newcastle Police Stables

Newcastle Police Stables

The stables
Alternative names Toodyay Police Stables
General information
Architectural style Victorian vernacular
Address 15-17 Clinton Street
Town or city Toodyay
Coordinates 31°33′13″S 116°28′04″E / 31.5536°S 116.4677°E
Completed 1891
Renovated 1970s
Design and construction
Main contractor James Hasell
References
Toodyay municipal inventory

The Newcastle Police Stables on Clinton Street in Toodyay, Western Australia were constructed in 1891 and replaced the original timber stables erected on this site in 1860, which were destroyed by fire.[1][2][3]

In 1970 the stables were classified by the National Trust and included on the permanent Register of the National Estate in 1978 as part of the Newcastle Gaol, Lock-up and Stables Group.[4] The stables along with the 1907 police lock-up were listed separately from the gaol complex on the municipal inventory to enable nomination to the National Trust classified list.[5]

History

Timber stables were built on the site using convict labour in the 1860s. A fire that started in a dung heap destroyed those timber stables in 1890.[1] The stables were replaced with a brick and stone structure designed by George Temple-Poole and built by James Hasell in 1891.[4]

The present building is a single storey stone range with brick quoining and stone window dressings. It has a shallow pitched corrugated iron roof with gables. The façade facing the street is solid stonework with five small high level openings. The entrance to the building is at the rear.

The stables remained in use until 1955. Restoration of the building began in the 1970s and the stables are currently open as part of the Newcastle Old Gaol Museum complex.[6][7]

Police Stables from rear

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Destructive Fire at Newcastle.". Western Mail (Perth: National Library of Australia). 20 December 1890. p. 36. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "WEST AUSTRALIA.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 18 December 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW-CASTLE.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 17 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Newcastle Gaol, Lock-up and Stables Group, Toodyay". Heritage Register. State Heritage Office. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle Police Stables (fmr)". State Heritage Register. State Heritage Office. Retrieved 15 March 2014. place number:12169
  6. ↑ Hocking Planning & Architecture (2012), Municipal Inventory and Heritage List, Shire of Toodyay
  7. ↑ Living History. Shire of Toodyay.