BILLIARD SALOON VICTORIA HOTEL, TOODYAY

1981
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Overview

Colour photo of the front of the Billard Saloon at the Victoria Hotel, Stirling Terrace, Toodyay.
From the left: two 6-light windows, with window box; 10-light front door; coach light to right of front door; three 6-light windows with window box; 10-light door on far right.
Above the 3 x 6 window is a bracket with scrolls and a hanging sign. Building is painted white. Above the door is a brown painted area with "Victoria" in white to triangle shapes at top of building.
Roof has an ornate façade, two columns with ball on each column. Centre piece decoration. Painted brown with words "Billiard Saloon" in white.
Part of Victoria Hotel on left. Laneway on right. Fuel drum at rear. Power pole in front right foreground. Rubbish bin on pole, front left side.

Historical information

Purpose built as a billiard saloon in the mid-1890s adjacent to the Victoria Hotel. The builder was H. Davey and the building originally comprised two shops with the saloon at the rear. It is of brick construction with corrugated iron roof gable roof. The front façade is rendered with a decorative parapet with finials, columns and pilasters. In the 1930s the premises was used as a betting shop. Later it was a barber's shop before returning to use as a billiard room.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1444
Item type
Width
13 cm
Height or length
9 cm
Contextual Information

By 2022, the building had been modified to become a drive-in bottle shop. A side entrance was created to allow customer access.

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Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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