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Paddington is an upscale Eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the Sydney central business district, Paddington lies across two local government areas. The portion south of Oxford Street lies within the City of Sydney, while the portion north of Oxford Street lies within the ...
- Municipality of Paddington - Wikipedia
The Municipality of Paddington was a local government area...
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Paddington was an electoral district of the Legislative...
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History of the area
This suburb, which took its name from the London borough, lies in what were once paddocks adjacent to Victoria Barracks. It was the first of the early Sydney suburbs that was not self-sufficient – its inhabitants, unlike those of Balmain or Newtown, where work was available in local industries, had to go away each day to their places of employment. Development of the eastern suburbs of Edgecliff, Double Bay, Point Piper and Woollahrasurrounded this area with wealthy people's homes so this sma...
Paddington Council
The residents of Paddington raised a petition of 172 signatures in September 1859 requesting incorporation as a district. The proposed boundary was the Sydney Common to the south and New South Head Roadto the north. The area was said to include 1,000 houses with 3,000 residents. The Council held their first meeting on 25 May 1860 with nine councillors and a chairman. The first three meetings were held in the Paddington Inn before Council resolved to rent Mr. Logan's house next door for 12 mon...
Paddington Town Hall
Aspiring Town Clerk C. Hellmrich obtained the land for the Paddington Town Hall and argued for a new Hall on the site. The design was the subject of an international architectural competition with thirty submissions. Although a design specification was that the building could be constructed for 9000 pounds, none of the submissions were likely to meet this criterion. John Edward Kemp was the winner with an Italian Renaissance style building. Tenders confirmed that the scheme could not be built...
External description
The Paddington Town Hall is two storeys, built of brick and finished with render. The overall architectural style is Victorian Free Classical. The principle decorative elements are "an open colonnade to Oxford Street and rows of Roman-arched first-floor windows flanked by Corinthian pilasters and a balustered parapet". The main entrance was once off Oxford Street and is marked by a projected pediment and parapet (removed). Oxford Street is the more ornate of the two facadesreflecting its more...
Internal description
The main vestibule can be entered from both Oxford Street and Oatley Road and the internal decoration continues to utilise ornamented archways to harmonise with the exterior. The ceiling is of pressed metal, while the floor of ceramic tiles is arranged in a geometric star pattern. The Main Hall is located on the first floor. The hall was significantly altered in 1933–1934 and re-decorated in an Art Deco style. The coffered ceiling was retained, but much of the original plasterwork has been re...
Modifications and dates
1. 1904 Clock Tower added. 2. 1927 Western extension and also possibly to south. 3. 1928 Hall redecorated 4. 1933 Major renovations to Main Hall with introduction of Art Deco style 5. 1976 Library moved from Oatley Road entrance to Oxford Street 6. 1977 Major renovations to construct cinema, video and radio facilities.
The Paddington Town Hall is of State significance as a landmark example of the Victorian Free Classical architectural style. Located in a prominent location, the Town Hall is highly visible and, as a well maintained building, an aesthetically pleasing structure. The Town Hall's construction in 1891 marked the beginning of the 1890s depression as is...
Bibliography
1. "Paddington Town Hall". 2007. 2. Apperly, Irving & Reynolds (1989). A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architectural Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present. 3. Attraction Homepage (2007). "Paddington Town Hall". 4. Clement, Jessica (2014). 'Staging a comeback to renew Oxford Street' (Paddington), in Wentworth Courier. 5. Gazzard Sheldon Architects (1991). Paddington Town Hall: A Conservation Plan.
Attribution
This Wikipedia article contains material from Paddington Town Hall, entry number 561 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.
- Australia
- Victorian Free Classical
- 3 October 1891
- City of Sydney
Paddington is a fashionable suburb of Sydney renowned for its Federation-style terraced housing. Bustling Oxford Street contrasts with the leafy calm of the rest of the suburb where you’ll discover houses with “iron lace” – Paddington’s trademark architectural feature. Paddington has many art galleries and Australian designer ...
Paddington was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing Sydney Hamlets. It included the suburbs of Paddington and Redfern. The rest of Sydney's current Eastern Suburbs, which were then rural, were part of Canterbury. With the creation of the electoral districts of South Sydney and Redfern in 1880 ...
