National Hotel, 232-238 Victoria Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme21-Jan-85
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National Hotel, 232-238 Victoria Street, North Melbourne
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2025:__________________________________________________Grading as at 1985 : CPeriod : InterwarBuilt on the site of the former Meat Market Hotel and initially called the Coronation Hotel is a 1937 four storey Moderne style hotel, eventually named the National Hotel and first owned by Gwendoline Cassidy. The designers were Cowper Murphy & Appleford Architects. The `coronation' referred to that of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Emperor and Empress of India.The architect for the refurbishment was Breathe Architecture, a transformation into a space with an industrial aesthetic, resulting in a project that was shortlisted for a 2012 Victorian Architecture Award..GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM 1985___________________________FLICKRGraeme Butler Image 2025see https://flic.kr/p/2rsw3FG___________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONhttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349592-001021937 May 22- 18417 £9500 Erection of hotel1965...Drawings by Cowper Murphy & Appleford Architects, `Coronation Hotel'- The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Emperor and Empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937Ground floor shows Public bar entered at corner, with two sided bar serving the Bar, Parlor and Dining Room (light court over) with counter lunches at one end; Lounge off the Entrance Lobby entered from Victoria Street with adjoining office. Cellar and residential upper levels- all reinforced concrete.Engineer: John A Laing and NH Mussen___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1937The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)Monday 7 June 1937 - Page 21https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244627947New four-storey hotel approvedThe construction of on up-to-date hotel, to be known as the National, at a cost of £9250, on the site of the present Meat Market Hotel, Victoria Street, North Melbourne, was approved by the Licensing Court today. The new hotel, it was stated, would be a four-storey building, with 37 bed rooms. and provision would be made for the addition of another two storeys. Application to re-build and re-name the hotel was made by Gwendoline Cassidy, owner of the present premises.The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Wednesday 9 June 1937 - Page 15Change of name of premises -From Meat Market Hotel North Melbourne to National Hotel.The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Monday 5 July 1937 - Page 2BRICKS 50,000 first class machines, must clear at once. Whelan the Wrecker. Meat Market Hotel, corner Victoria and O'Connell St N. MeJb..1938The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Thursday 6 January 1938 - Page 16https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206758994Licensing Act Breaches.At North Melbourne court yesterday Gwen Cassidy, licensee of the National Hotel, Victoria-street, North Melbourne, was proceeded against for having permitted persons to be on her licensed premises during prohibited hours on December 10. Douglas Cassidy was charged with having unlawfully disposed of liquor …three men were charged with being illegally on licensed premises. Senior Constable T. Boyd said that when entering the National Hotel at 8.10 a.m. on December 10 he found the bar slide open. Three men were standing there with glasses of beer In front of them. Douglas Cassidy, who was behind the bar, admitted serving the men with beer. Mr. K. Murphy, who appeared for the licensee and Douglas Cassidy said the offences were admitted. The hotel had been remodelled at the end of the year, and the bar had been opened for the workmen. The three men who were on the premises had called on business and Cassidy had foolishly "shouted" them drinks. The licensee was lined £2 for allowing per sons on her premises during prohibited hours; Cassidy was ordered to pay £2 for unlawfully disposing of liquor, and the three men on the premises were each fined 10/.
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