Accusations have surfaced suggesting the former government mishandled works around the historic 200-year-old Royal Oak Hotel of Parramatta, demolished to make way for a new light rail. There has been a hotel on the site, on the corner of Church and Ross Streets, since 1813. In 1823 settler John Tunks built the pub that has […]
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Developers who illegally demolished the cherished Punch Bowl Inn of Hurst Green, have been fined and ordered to rebuild the heritage-listed landmark to original plans, from the rubble. Built near the crest of a hillock on Longridge Road, in the county of Hurst Green, Clitheroe, in the UK, the Punch Bowl has been servicing locals
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A 200-year-old heritage pub is slated for demolition to make way for the new Parramatta light rail that critics say is going the wrong way anyway. The classic Royal Oak has sat on the corner of Parramatta’s Church and Ross Streets since 1813. Behind the pub are stables that are even older, also heritage-listed, as
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Despite last-minute attempts by Port Phillip Council to save it, in the wake of public outcry, St Kilda’s iconic 164-year-old Greyhound Hotel is currently being demolished. Built in 1853, the Hotel has been through a number of transformations, renovated in the 1930s with an Art-Deco façade, later a popular live rock band venue and in
The battle to save Melbourne’s historic pubs rages on, with two currently facing demolition and redevelopment into residential apartments. St Kilda’s Greyhound Hotel closed suddenly in the first week of January, despite community efforts to save it, with developers applying to construct an eight-storey building containing retail and residential. Last week Port Phillip Council summarily
Victoria is promising developers big fines and potential jail time for illegal demolition, following the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub. Premier Daniel Andrews’ Government will this week introduce legislation allowing the Courts to seriously penalise developers performing illegal building works. The laws will see offenders face up to five years’ prison, individuals fined
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The historic and sprawling Bull & Bush Hotel will see the wrecking ball, after Council voted in favour of Sydney-based developer Dyldam’s plans to demolish it and build three residential towers. The corner site of Windsor and Seven Hills Roads saw a hotel first built in 1810, known as The Lamb & The Lark. It
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