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Sydney Architecture Images-
The Rocks and the Quay Walsh Bay Wharves |
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architect |
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location |
Walsh Bay |
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date |
1910 |
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style |
Federation Free Style |
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construction |
brick facade, timber wharf. |
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type |
Government wharf |
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These huge two storey timber wharves were part
of the massive reconstruction generated by the Sydney Harbour Trust
(later the Maritime Services Board), set up by the government in 1901 to
‘modernise’ Sydney’s chaotic and inefficient waterfront and to clean it
up after the outbreak of the plague.. The wharves were intended to be
built in concrete, but due to shortages of materials after World War 1
timber was used. The wharves and their associated shore sheds form a
rare group of industrial buildings and were built over a number of years
after 1910. They mostly stood empty from the 60s to the 80s and were threatened with demolition. They have subsequently been restored and occupied by the Wharf Theatre Company and others. |
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www.sydneyarchitecture.com |
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