Parramatta Town Hall

Parramatta Town Hall

The Town Hall, pictured in 2015
General information
Status Complete
Type Local government town hall
Architectural style Victorian Free Classical
Location 182 Church Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales
Country Australia
Coordinates 33°48′57″S 151°0′13″E / 33.81583°S 151.00361°E / -33.81583; 151.00361Coordinates: 33°48′57″S 151°0′13″E / 33.81583°S 151.00361°E / -33.81583; 151.00361
Construction started 1881
Opened 1883 (1883)
Renovated 1913
Cost A£
Renovation cost A£
Owner City of Parramatta Council
Technical details
Floor count 2
Design and construction
Architect G. A. Mansfield
Main contractor Herbert Coates (Hart & Lavors)
Designations
Other information
Seating capacity 300 (theatre style) / 200 (dinner)
Number of rooms 4
[1][2]

The Parramatta Town Hall is an Australian heritage-listed town hall located in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta, New South Wales. Designed by Messrs Blackmann and Parkes in the Victorian Free Classical architectural style, the town hall was completed in 1883 at a cost of A£2,300 to serve as the town hall and municipal chamber for the Borough of Parramatta.

Established by passage of the Parramatta Town Hall Act of 1878 (NSW) and given assent on 4 February 1879,[3] the Town Hall is listed on the Register of the National Estate[4] and the NSW Heritage Register.[5] The Town Hall was officially opened on 30 August 1873.[6]

The walls are of stuccoed brickwork; with stucco moulding includes bracketed pediment-labelled moulds to upper windows; upper parapet to match balustrade on first floor balcony; broken segmental pediments rising from upper parapet over the entrance bay.[4] In addition to the main hall that holds up to 300 people, the town hall has four additional rooms: the Jubilee Hall (accommodates up to 100 people), Charles Byrnes Room (accommodates up to 40 people), two meeting rooms (accommodating 30 and ten people respectively).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parramatta Town Hall Act of 1878 (NSW)
  2. 1 2 "Parramatta Town Hall". Public Halls and Centre. City of Parramatta Council. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. Trove, National Library of Australia. 5 February 1879. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Town Hall, 182 Church St, Parramatta, NSW, Australia (Place ID 3086)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Town Hall and Potential Archaeological Site". NSW Heritage Register. Office of Environment & Heritage, Government of New South Wales. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Parliamentary". The Evening News. Trove, National Library of Australia. 30 August 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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