Urwin's Store
| Urwin's Store | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Urwin's Store in 2014 | |
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| Former names | Caddy & Wilshire's Drapery Store, Unwin's Store |
| Alternative names | Toodyay Bakery |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian Classical |
| Address | 123 Stirling Terrace |
| Town or city | Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°33′01″S 116°27′59″E / 31.550285°S 116.466292°E |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Henry Davey Jnr. |
| References | |
| Toodyay municipal inventory | |
Urwin's Store is a historically significant building located on Stirling Terrace in Toodyay, Western Australia. It is registered on the Australian Heritage Database.[1]
History[edit]
It was built in 1898 by Henry Davey Jnr.[2] It is a double storey building with parapet decorated with scrolls and finials, and it is constructed of rendered brick, with a ridged iron roof and timber framed windows. The ground floor has always been used as a shop and has retained much of its original character and features. The shop was originally known as Urwin's Drapery Store and it was later known as Caddy & Wilshire's Drapery Store. The upper storey now has a balcony or verandah that extends over the lower street level.[3]
The façade names the building as "Unwins Store" (with an 'n'), but as it was built for Robert Urwin[2] the name on the front is incorrect. This name was applied in error and it is not the preferred name.[3]
The Toodyay Masonic Lodge[4] rented the upstairs rooms from 1899 before moving to its current premises in 1924. Other lodges also used these rooms: The Order of the Buffaloes held meetings there until the 1950s.[5][6]
A hairdresser and tobacconist's shop was built the year after Urwin's Store, to fill the gap between it and the Freemasons Hotel. This was also built by Davey and was operated by Carl Heiden.[7]
A retail bakery is currently operating from the premises, known as Toodyay Bakery. The business is run by Jason and Cassie Marion, and is famous for creating what came to be known as "Australia's Best Pastie" in 2016.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Old Unwins Store (Place ID 9990)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ a b "N.A.". Northam Advertiser. 21 May 1898. p. 3.
- ^ a b Urwin's Store, No 02582, State Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2014
- ^ "NEWS AND NOTES". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2014. re the Toodyay Masonic Lodge in 1900 a year later
- ^ Living History. Shire of Toodyay.
- ^ Hocking Planning & Architecture (2012), Municipal Inventory and Heritage List (PDF), Shire of Toodyay, p. 351, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018, retrieved 12 April 2018
- ^ Northam Advertiser.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) See reference given in Toodyay Chronology. - ^ "Where to find the best pies around Australia". 2 August 2022.