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Title: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: Anne Wilson on Monday 09 August 10 15:33 BST (UK)
Can anyone advise where i could find info on a couple of old hotels in Adelaide please? Would really love to find a photo or if they still exist under another name.
Have googled them with no luck..have found several mentions of them in the historical newspapers but that's about it:
Stepney Hotel, Payneham Rd.
Windsor Castle Hotel, Franklin St, Adelaide.
Annie  :)
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: Dazey999 on Monday 09 August 10 17:15 BST (UK)
Hi Annie

Have you tried the Picture Australia website?

http://www.pictureaustralia.org/

Good luck!  Dazey
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: cando on Tuesday 10 August 10 00:25 BST (UK)
Excellent website linked by Dazey:)

There are also two views of the Windsor Castle Hotel on pge 2.  The hotel was demolished in 1954.

http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/pdfs/showcasing/beacon_house.pdf

and
http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/mpcimg/09250/B9026.htm
http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/mpcimg/21750/B21725.htm 


Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: cando on Tuesday 10 August 10 00:44 BST (UK)
Annie could you please give the link that refers to Stepney Hotel, Payneham Road.  I may be able to find it in a directory if I had the year of the newspaper article. 

Cheers
Cando
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: Anne Wilson on Tuesday 10 August 10 11:42 BST (UK)
Thanks guys, you're legends!
Cando, I've found 4 links to the Stepney Hotel in the newspapers.
The year in question is 1860..I originally thought it was my GGGrandfather who was granted the publican's license for it but through further hunting, I now think it was his son (same name, Samuel Terrell,).
Here's one of the links:
 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article825844
Sorry, a bit illiterate when it comes to suppplying links  ;D I just copied & pasted the site details but it didn't turn out right!
Annie
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: WtnAda on Sunday 15 August 10 09:37 BST (UK)
Stepney Hotel, 106 Payneham Rd Stepney existed 5 April 1860 - 1984?
Stepney, 5 April 1860 - 27 Mar 1861, Terrel, Samuel
became "Bucks Head Inn

' 1861-1914
became "The Avenue Hotel" 1915- 1984
Demolished & new building further back from road intersection, re-opened 2 Dec 1980

Windsor Castle from 1850-1954 south corner Franklin St & Victoria Square rebuilt 1880, demolished 1954
Was " Windsor Castle Inn" 1850-1886
became "Windsor Castle Hotel" 1887-1964
1875-1878 Samuel Terrell licensee

The above from "Hotels & Publicans in South Australia" by J.L.Hood

Regards, Ada Ackerly
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: Anne Wilson on Sunday 15 August 10 12:56 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for that info Ada..I've now got an exact address for the Stepney.
I don't suppose there was a photo of the original building in the mentioned book??
Thanks to Cando I've now got one of the Windsor Castle & would love one of the Stepney if at all possible.

Cheers
Annie
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: WtnAda on Monday 16 August 10 01:45 BST (UK)
Sorry, no,  950+ pages ... listings of hotels and publicans ... a massive work.. published 1986 from Gould Books South Australia
Regards Ada
Title: Re: Historical Hotels, SA
Post by: Anne Wilson on Monday 16 August 10 12:02 BST (UK)
No problems Ada..thanks again for your effort.