12-785: Royal George Hotel may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Royal George Hotel, Albany , Western Australia Royal George Hotel, Sydney Royal George Hotel and Ruddle's Building , Brisbane, Queensland United Kingdom [ edit ] Royal George Hotel, Perth , Scotland Royal George Hotel, Monmouth , Wales Royal George Hotel, Tintern , Wales See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "royal george hotel" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Royal George Hotel All pages with titles containing Royal George Hotel Royal George (disambiguation) Royal Hotel (disambiguation) George Hotel (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
24-457: Is an example of Victorian Free Classical architecture and is part of a group of commercial buildings with an asymmetrical façade and inter-columnisation. The building has a painted rendered brick facade on the second and third storeys with painted brick below. The roof is concealed by a parapet wall with gables and classical decorative motifs. Street level windows are arched and a cantilevered box verandah provides some shade and cover. The hotel
36-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Royal George Hotel, Albany The Royal George Hotel is a heritage listed building that operates as a hotel in Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia . It is located along Stirling Terrace , overlooking Princess Royal Harbour adjacent to the White Star Hotel . The three storey building
48-528: The Governor of Western Australia , assented to on 13 September 1884, authorised the construction of the railway line from Beverley to Albany. The first sods for the 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) gauge railway were turned on 20 October 1886. This occurred simultaneously at Beverley and Albany by Lady Broome and the Governor Sir Frederick Broome respectively. The final spike
60-563: The ground floor. The balcony has since been removed and replaced with a cantilevered box verandah. Guests had to be evacuated when a fire broke out in one of the rooms in 2005, causing A$ 35,000 worth of damage. In 2014 a heritage grant was awarded to the Royal George and other heritage buildings for work such as painting and repairs to facades, brickwork and windows as part of Anzac Centenary commemorations. Great Southern Railway (Western Australia) The Great Southern Railway
72-492: The hotel. The gardens included an outdoor cinema and a roller skating rink. The gardens have since been demolished. In 1910 work commenced on extensions to the hotel. The top storey was added along with a front balcony with cast iron lacework. The walls were made of tuck-pointed brickwork with stucco bands and sills. The first floor level had 18 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and toilets and a sitting room. The second floor had 13 bedrooms with 2 baths and toilets. The bar facilities took up
84-667: The rear of the hotel. The Moir's leased the building to Frederick Watts in the mid-1880s; he then converted it to a hotel. He named it the Railway Hotel after the Great Southern Railway station that had been built just below the site. By 1892 Moir leased the hotel to Charles Bailye, who changed the name to the Royal George Hotel. In 1897 the licensee was Edward Reynolds and the building had five sitting rooms and 22 bedrooms. The Cremorne Gardens were once located behind
96-433: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Royal George Hotel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_George_Hotel&oldid=1206305630 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-655: Was a railway company that operated from Beverley to Albany in Western Australia between 1886 and 1896. In 1896 the Western Australian Government Railways took over the company, and kept the name for the route. The Great Southern Railway project was directly tied in with developments of lands related to agriculture. The Beverley-Albany Railway Act 1884 , an act by the Western Australian Legislative Council and
120-569: Was built in 1885, during the Western Australian goldrush of the 1890s and 1890s when thousands of prospectors arrived in Albany en route to the Kalgoorlie goldfields resulting in a building boom in Albany. The site on which the hotel is found was where Aberdeen House, constructed prior to 1867 and the home of Alexander and Catherine Moir, once stood. Some of the house was later incorporated into
132-429: Was driven on 14 February 1889, 122 miles (196 km) north of Albany. The official opening of the line was on 1 June 1889. The construction of the railway was significant for the development of economic activity in the region and led to the establishment of grain and sheep grazing, along with the development of towns such as Katanning , Broomehill , Tambellup , Cranbrook , Mount Barker and Woodanilling . There
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#1732852588203144-571: Was some initial debate over where the railway line should be placed. In the end, the link was made from an existing line ending at Beverley because it was the cheapest option. This devastated residents of the town of Kojonup , who initially hoped the line would pass through their town and follow the Albany Highway . Steam locomotives were withdrawn from mainline work in Western Australia in 1971 – the process of removing steam from
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