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Hoddle Street, southwest corner Gipps Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Royal George Hotel (1854 - 1925)

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1854

1925

Demolished by 1971 for the widening of Hoddle Street

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Kearney 1855: Y ; Hodgkinson 1858: Y ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1210, 1899

The first publican, John Whiteoak, ran into financial difficulties by 1855, when an auction was held of all the furniture, stock-in-trade, and effects of the hotel, including, rather surprisingly, 50 loads of bluestone (pitchers, etc). He must have recovered from this setback as he was soon running the pub again.

In May 1857 the workmen connected with the erection of the Studley Park bridge dined together in celebration of the event at the Royal George. ( The Argus, May, 1937, '80 years ago').

The hotel was auctioned at the end of 1925, described as a well built two storey stone and brick building including a bar, billiard room, dining room, nine bedrooms, bathroom, lavatory, etc, on land 43 feet by 123 feet. ( The Argus, 16 December 1925, p. 2).

390 (formerly 392) Smith Street, southeast corner Keele Street (formerly Ryrie Street)
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Royal Hotel (1867 - 1919)

Vincent's Hotel (1861 - 1867)

Built and licensed in 1861

1919

Commercial premises

Early twentieth century

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contributory to HO333

Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1238, 1900. Not named.

Mr Vincent lived on this site before the hotel was built, being a blacksmith and then a grocer before building a hotel. Without further expert investigation it is hard to say whether his old pub was demolished and the current building, with its typically twentieth century architectural elements, was built from scratch, or whether the original building was substantially altered. The building footprint, corner doorway, brick rear side wall and foundations look as though they could belong to the earlier building. The City of Yarra heritage database describes the current building, now number 390 but originally 390 and 392, as dating from the 1900 to 1915 period. If this is correct, the building was rebuilt or remodelled during its life as a hotel, however since the neighbouring building was incorporated into the same building after it ceased trading as a hotel, the evidence seems a little contradictory.

[240 or 314] Wellington Street, between Perry and Johnston Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Shakespeare Hotel (1869 - 1870)

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1869

1870

Presumed demolished

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Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Not verified

Most of the buildings in this block were built later than 1870, but so far it has not been possible to identify exactly where the hotel was and which building replaced it.

Johnston St, southwest corner Hoddle Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Sir Henry Loch Hotel (1885 - 1971)

Weighbridge Hotel (1865 - 1884)

1865

1971

Demolished c.1971 for the widening of Hoddle Street

Rebuilt, date not known

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Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1197 & 1198, 1899

The original name of this hotel refers to the weighbridge that used to be on the other side of Johnston Street. Thomas Ransom was the first licensee, moving here from the Highbury Barn hotel at the other end of Hoddle Street. John Cooper was the licensee in the 1880s; Mrs John Cooper was granted permission to carry on the business for two months during her husband's absence in April 1881. The name change was a response to the appointment of Sir Henry Loch as Governor of Victoria in 1884.

The first hotel was built of wood, and replaced at an as yet unknown date.

75a-77 Victoria Parade
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Sir John Franklin Hotel (1853 - 1925)

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1853

1925

Restaurants

1880-90

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Part C, pp. 635-636

Volume 3, Appendix B, individually listed within precinct

Individually significant within HO336

Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: Y ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1208, 1899

The old stone hotel was replaced in the later nineteenth century by a richly ornamented Italianate style two-storey building which incorporated a shop. The building remains substantially intact as a distinctive nineteenth century facet of the character of Victoria Parade, although the stucco has been painted and some minor alterations made.

John and Elizabeth Davison were associated with the hotel from 1853. Mrs Davison took over as licensee in 1862 after her husband's death and remained in charge until 1899.

Sir John Franklin was a well-known explorer who was also Governor of Tasmania from 1836 to 1843.

125 Wellington Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Sir Robert Peel Hotel (1858 to present)

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1857/58

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Existing hotel

1911-12, 1926, and 1967

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Part C, pp. 688, 693

Volume 2, Building Citations, Part II, pp. 407-408

HO 142, individually significant

Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: Y ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1208, 1899

The original brick hotel was built in 1857. In 1858 the first licensee was John Thomas Wood, proprietor of the Yorkshire Brewery on the opposite side of Wellington Street. It must have been a substantial building, because its gross annual value as listed in the 1864 Collingwood municipal rate book was 250 pounds, equal to the Grace Darling and Mac's Hotel in Smith Street. Carlton Brewery bought the hotel in 1887; around 1911 it was demolished and replaced by the existing building, designed by Sydney Smith & Ogg. Some alterations were made in 1926, while extensive renovations took place in 1967, at which time the facade was painted. Some of the Peel Street windows have been filled in. It remains a good example of the Edwardian free classical revival style, but the details are unfortunately obscured by the external paintwork.

The name (and that of Peel Street) refers to the British statesman (Home Secretary 1822-1827, Prime Minister 1834-5 and 1841-46) who helped create the modern concept of the police force, giving rise to the terms 'bobbies' in England and 'peelers' in Ireland. He has given his name to at least a dozen pubs in the United Kingdom.

96 Perry Street, northwest corner Campbell Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Somerset Hotel (1871 - 1925)

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1871

1925

Demolished

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Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1197 & 1198, 1899

For a small street, Perry Street was well-served with pubs. The Wattle Tree was already operating in 1871 when the Somerset and the Ayrshire Arms opened within a short block of each other, while the Bell Inn closed in the same year.

Rokeby Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Stag's Head Hotel (1854 - c1855)

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1854

1855?

Presumed demolished

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Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Not verifiable

Frederick Grundman was granted a licence for this hotel in 1854, but whether it ever operated or precisely where in Rokeby Street it was, is not known.

[230] Wellington Street, east side, opposite Stanley Street, between Vere and Singleton (formerly Little Smith) streets
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Stanley Arms Hotel (1867 - 1885)

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1867

1885

Demolished

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Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1199 & 1200, 1899 ( building in between numbers 228 and 230)

At the Licensing meeting in January 1885 there was strong opposition to the renewal of a licence to the Stanley Arms Hotel. Petitions for and against the continuance of the hotel were read from the residents in the immediate vicinity, and a long time was spent in arguments, many witnesses giving evidence against or in favour of the hotel. The application for a licence to the current landlady, Mrs Hollingsworth, was refused, and application was then made for a licence to a Miss Maher. This, too, was opposed on the grounds that the hotel was not required, and the application was adjourned for a month. ( The Argus 21 January 1885, p. 9). A further application was made in December, but was again refused.

A photo taken in the early 1890s shows a simply-decorated symmetrical two storey building looking much as it would have done when it was operating, even to a few loungers standing about outside. The word hotel has been painted over with 'house'.

9-11 Peel Street, southeast corner Little Oxford Street
Collingwood 3066
Australia
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Star Hotel (1868 - 1925)

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1868

1925

Had been for sale and/or unused since the demise of the Trade Bar, but is undergoing renovation in 2011 and will soon open as a bar.

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Part B, pp. 449-450

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Individually significant within HO 318

Kearney 1855: N ; Hodgkinson 1858: N ; MMBW: Detail Plan 1208, 1899

Built by Thomas Veal who had previously owned a house on the site with a timber shop adjoining, the first licensee was James Massie, who soon left to run his own hotel (Massie's) in Wellington Street. There were frequent changes of licensees, with the longest stretch being that of owner Mrs Mary Maher, who after the death of her husband Thomas in 1878 took on the day-to-day business. In 1887 architect Harry B Gibbs supervised the replacement of the shop with the present brick structure, as well as alterations to the hotel. Mrs Maher handed over the reins to another publican in 1889, but continued as owner well into the twentieth century.

Around 1890 the Star became the home of the Loyal Lincoln Lodge of the I.O.O.F. At a meeting held in 1891, after business was completed 'members and visitors indulged in a little relaxation in the form of harmony... in which many gave their services to make the rest merry [by] the musical portion of the evening.' ( The Argus, 5 February 1891, p. 3)

After delicensing, the hotel was used for residential purposes. In the 1930s it accommodated unemployed men, and indeed was mentioned in a slum investigation report as the overcrowded residence of 56 such men. After being divided into apartments in the late 1960s, the building was rescued from oblivion when it housed Iain Hewitson and Sigmund Jorgensen's Clichy Restaurant from 1977. Later, Jock's Bar flourished briefly, followed around 2002 by the Gay Trade Bar, which closed about 2007.

The Star is a very attractive corner building, which incorporates various architectural references to its name in the exterior decoration. The window frames have unusual detailing, and the shop window is substantially intact, although the verandah has been removed. The buildings contribute to Peel Street which retains, among ugly modern factories, a number of Victorian buildings with unusually intact exteriors.