NEWCASTLE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, DUKE STREET

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c. 1896

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Overview

A large back & white photo (copy print) of the Newcastle Government School in Duke Street.
The school is built of brick in a Flemish bond style and has a wooden shingle peaked roof, with a tall brick chimney.
Two four light & one six-light windows and one doorway with 2 window frames to the left of wall, above which is a sloping roof.
A low wooden picket fence is to either side of the building and trees are seen beyond. Both sections of roof hold two dormer style air vents, slatted.

Historical information

The school building was constructed in two stages. The original 1886 section, shown here, is in Victorian Gothic style in red brick with a high pitched gable roof and was designed by architect George Temple-Poole.
The original building comprised two classrooms, 36 by 18 feet (11.0 by 5.5 m) and 18 by 12 feet (5.5 by 3.7 m), and a cloakroom.
The building was not fenced until at least 1891.
The galvanized roof was added in August 1896, so photo taken prior to that date.
A classroom extension in Federation style red brick with a low pitched corrugated iron roof and tall chimney was added in 1900.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1312

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Education

Width

207 mm

Height or length

255 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: "State School 1896".

Contextual Information

Same image as photograph 2001.1248 in the Shire of Toodyay collection.

Keywords

Newcastle Government School

Year

c. 1896

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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-31.551023700478, 116.46782598152

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