Find • Sweet, Samuel White, 1825-1886 • Results 751 to 780 of 1,125
Botanic Hotel
Botanic Hotel. West corner of East and North Terraces, North Terrace frontage is 15 yards and East Terrace frontage is 13 yards. Botanic Hotel was established in 1883 and traded as unlicensed accommodation when first opened. The sign over the door says "Botanic House Private Family Hotel". The first licensee was R Vaughan in 1883 and the fine row of terrace houses adjacent was designed by the same architect, Michael McMullen.
Rundle Street
The King of Hanover Hotel, Rundle Street. The left side of the hotel is 57 yards west of Charles Street and the frontage is 13 yards. This hotel has just been rebuilt. See B 2104 for a view of the old building, taken circa 1860, and for further information. The King of Hanover Hotel existed since 1846 with many name changes including: Boar's Head, Cornish Miners' Arms, Cornish Arms, Commonwealth. It was known as the King of Hanover Hotel from 1853-1915.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, left side of the shop is 38 yards east of Francis Street and frontage is 7 yards. The photograph shows HL Vosz gas fitters, plumber, selling paints, wall paper and decorations. Several men are standing in the doorway and the shop is next door to a bread and biscuit bakery. A note on the back of the photograph suggests that the large "VR" was erected on the wall above the shop for the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, North Side.
King William Street
King William Street looking north towards North Adelaide. The gatehouse to Government House can be seen. A post box is standing on the corner of Hindley Street and King William Street. Tram Number 87 has just pulled out into King William Street near a row of horse drawn carriages which are waiting for custom.
King William Street
King William Street looking north from near Hindley Street. The Gate House for Government House can be seen on the right at the junction of King William Street and North Terrace. Several horse drawn carriages await passengers in the middle of the road. A horse drawn bus and a horse and cart appear in the foreground. Electric power poles line either side of King William Street.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street showing the north side stretching from King William Street towards the east. Conrad's Butcher Shop displaying carcasses of meat hanging outside the shop window is the first shop on the left. Next door stands the three storey premises of ES Wigg and Son. Nearby stands RN Gault Drapery Emporium. Shoppers and carriages fill the street.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, at the north west corner of Hindley Street. It is a quiet day with only a few people around and a horse and cart waits patiently at the kerb. Howell & Company, stationers, are on the corner and on the left is Bermingham's boot factory.
Hindley Street
West corner of Hindley and Victoria Streets, Hindley Street frontage is 10 1/3 yards and Victoria Street frontage is 23 yards. The Victoria Hotel in Hindley Street, also known as Princes Victoria was established in 1840 and Henry Foote was the proprietor at the time of this photograph. The business prermises of Adey Photographers can be seen adjacent to the hotel in Hindley Street.
King William Street
King William Street looking south from near the Rundle Street intersection. Hindley Street corner is on the right. The street is empty and the towers of the Town Hall and Post Office appear hazy in the distance.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, South Side looking across the intersection with Rundle Street. A large lamp is the foreground and electric power lines can be seen. People are walking across the tramlines in the street.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, south side, the right side of Hantons fruit shop is about 50 yards west of King William Street. HB Hanton and Dalton are wholesale fruiterers, florists and sell plants from Grove Hill Nursery. A smartly dressed gentleman in a checked suit and a top hat stands outside the shop with another man while two assistants can be seen inside the store.
King William Street
King William Street.
King William Street
King William Street, west side.
Rundle Street, Adelaide.
Rundle Street, Adelaide, looking east from King William Street. It is a very quiet day with no street traffic. On the right a small group of men stand outside J. Moss' 'Temple of Fashion' in the Waterhouse Chambers building. On the left is the Bee Hive corner.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] City shops on either side of Rundle Street include the original 'Bee Hive' on the left and J.F. Sudholz, Drapers, on the right, further down the street. Traffic is horse drawn. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 46, 79 / Rundle Street / Looking east from King William Street / 1874-77'.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] View along the eastern end of Rundle Street with the Adelaide Hills in the background. Rundle Street, which has horse tram rails down its centre, is lined with shops on either side and pipe laying work is in progress in the foreground. A horse drawn wagon stands at the kerb in front of the York Hotel on the right. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 38, 87 / Rundle Street, looking east from Pulteney Street / 1878' (Another hand) 'Rundle Street from the York Hotel'.
Rundle Street
South corner of Rundle Street and Union Street, Rundle Street frontage of shops is 10 yards. The store owned by T Howard sells imported crockery, glassware, bedding, carpets, holloware (metal sugar bowls, teaports etc.) and also performs the job of undertaker. Groups of men are standing outside the premises and samples of wares for sale lean up against the shop - bedsteads, gold pans, chairs, sofas, hearths, shovels and frying pans.
Grenfell Street, Adelaide
[General description] This two storey stone building is the premises of J.A. Holden & Co., later to become Holden & Frost. James Alexander Holden set up his saddlery business in 1856 in King William Street, later moving to this Grenfell Street building. This small business was to become the forerunner of G.M.H. in Australia. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 104 / Grenfell Street, north side / 1879-86 / The left side of Holden's is 9 1/2 yards east of Chesser Street / Frontage: 22 1/2 yards'.
Grenfell Street, Adelaide
North west corner of Grenfell Street and Gawler Place, Adelaide. On the corner is W.B. Stephens' stationers and booksellers. Next door is K.Evans' Bon Marche, gentlemen's tailor and outfitter. The two storey building on the right with a verandah stands on the south corner of Featherstone Place. The extreme left is 20 yards west of Gawler Place, and on the extreme right is Rundle Street.
King William Street, Adelaide
Bank of South Australia building, west side of King William Street, Adelaide. Standing In front of this magnificent French Renaissance building is a humble horse and cart. On the left is one of the recently introduced horse trams. This building, commissioned by the Bank of South Australia in 1875, was designed by Edmund W. Wright and completed by 1878. In 1972 there was a public campaign to save it from demolition and the State Government bought the building. After extensive renovations it was re-named Edmund Wright House. The frontage of the bank is 28 yards and its left side is 58 yards north of Currie Street. Its right side abuts Gilbert Place. Dates from somewhere between 1880-1883 (see directories). [Duplicate of B 43185.]
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] This view along the centre of King William Street shows the horse tramlines with a tram seen in the distance. The street is lined with commercial buildings, including the Bank of Adelaide on the left and a little further on, the building with the verandah is Green's Exchange. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 108, 109 / King William Street / Looking north from the intersection of Currie and Grenfell Streets / 1879-80'.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] This building was designed by Edmund W. Wright and built 1875-78 for the Bank of South Australia. It is considered exceptional among Adelaide's early buildings with its intricate stone carving by Scottish sculptor William Maxwell and British artist and sculptor Joseph Durham. In 1971, after a spirited public campaign it was bought by the State Government to prevent it from being demolished by developers. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 78 and 79 / King William Street, west side / 1878-86 / Bank of South Australia / The right side of the Bank abuts Gilbert place / Frontage: 28 yards'.
West Terrace, Adelaide
[General description] The two storey stone house on the left with balcony is one of the residences along West Terrace which has several new street trees protected by wooden guards.The West Terrace flour mill, owned at this time by Giles & Smith is seen on the right. It has recently been badly damaged by fire, with the roof, being tin and lead melting and falling in. (From the Register, 27th April, 1876, p. 7). [On back of photograph] Acres 125, 186 / West Terrace, east side / 1872-77 / The near side of the house on the left abuts Currie Street / Waymouth Street corner is situated further along the street near the two storey builing in the distance (right side of the photograph'.
King William Street
King William Street looking south from a point north of Currie Street. The photograph taken in between 1884 and 1885 shows pedestrians, horse drawn carriages, horse drawn buses and electric power poles along the length of King William Street.
Currie Street
Currie Street, south side, left side of the building is 19 yards west of Bloor Court and frontage is 10 yards. Number 84 is shown, named as the Wool Warehouse and housing ER Priestly and Company. A sign at the front door says "Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, Tallow Bark, Kangaroo Skins, Gum, Opossum Skins, Horns purchased".
Register, Observer and Evening Journal newspapers office Grenfell Street
Office of the Register, Observer and Evening Journal newspapers, Grenfell Street, south side. Right side of building is 35 yards east of King William Street and frontage is 22 yards. The two storey building has a pediment displaying the Coat of Arms. A small tower stands behind this. Prior to this location the newspaper was edited from premises in Hindley Street and the Beehve Corner. The Register offices were flanked by Recister Chambers and Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance.
King William Street
King William Street.
Grenfell Street
Grenfell Street, south side, frontage of the building is 30 yards. The near side abuts Wyatt Street. The corner building houses the wholesale grocery business of W Puplett and next door stands the Feldheim and Jacobs Tobacco Company. The two storey bluestone building has a balastraded parapet, quoins and a cellar. Three men are standing in the doorway of W Puplett Grocers.
King William Street
King William Street, east side.