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King William Street near Pirie Street
Residence of the Town Hall manager Mr Gapp. Mr Gapp and his wife and family can be seen in the gateway to his house. The modest stone cottage stands on Acre 203 on the corner of King William Street and Pirie Street. The Prince Alfred Hotel abuts the cottage and this photograph was taken on June 7th, 1898 looking north east. The little building was at one time (1852) the Adelaide Corporation Chamber. See B 465 and B 81. Beyond the one storey building can be seen the back of the Pirie Street Wesleyan Church.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] The Prince Alfred Hotel and Town Hall buildings on King William Street. Cars are parked at the kerb. The Prince Alfred Hotel was first licenced in 1869 and ceased commercial operation in 1953. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 203 / King William Street, east side / June 14, 1937 / Prince Alfred Hotel / Verandah, balcony etc. on front of hotel were removed in 1937. Compare with B 6295 and B 6832 / The hotel frontage extends for a distance of 21 yards south of the near side of the Town Hall balcony / The right side of hotel is 74 yards north of Flinders Street'.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] The main focus of this view is Eagle Chambers ( on the left) and the Adelaide Town Hall (centre). The General Post Office is seen on the right. Traffic is horse drawn on the unsealed road. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 203, 236 / Town Hall, King William Street, east side / 1875-79'.
King William Street, Adelaide
General description] A festive atmosphere prevails as a large crowd has gathered to see Prince Edward at the Town Hall which is decorated with flags and bunting. Soldiers are lined up along both sides of the street and mounted army and police (on their greys) are present. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 203, 236 / King William Street, east side / Prince Edward's visit / 1920 / The Prince's arrival at the Town Hall where an address of welcome was presented / July 12, 1920'.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] The Pirie Street Wesleyan Church and Manse. The foundation stone of the church was laid on the 15th July, 1850, and the building was finished in the early 1850s. It was demolished in 1964 due to structural problems and declining congregations. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 204 / Pirie Street, south side / 1905 / Wesleyan Church and Manse. Left side of Manse is 81 yards west of Gawler Place. Extreme right side of church is 75 yards east of King William Street.'
Methodist Church, Pirie Street
[General description] The Wesleyan Church is seen from Pirie Street in three quarter view. It was built in 1850 from stone with cement rendered facade and dressings, and a staircase on the side of the building. Note the large roof vents. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 204 / Methodist Church, Pirie Street / Before 1927'.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] Designed by architect George Klewitz Soward, the Epworth Building is a seven storey U shaped building with Gothic inspired ornamentation. It was built by the Methodist Church on the site of the old Methodist Manse as a commercial investment. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 204 / Pirie Street, south side. / 1927 / Near side is 32-1/2 yards east of Exchange Place. / Frontage: 24 yards. / Epworth Building erected in 1926. / For view of building formerly on site see B 1988.' / Reproduced in Chronicle, Dec. 10, 1927.'
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] This six storey building was constructed as an investment for the Methodist Church and to house administrative offices for the Church and the Methodist Book Depot (later renamed the Epworth Book Depot). The style is Gothic with a strong ecclesiastical feel. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 204 / Pirie st., south side / Epworth Building / 1928 / Frontage: 24 yards / Far side is 77 yards west of Gawler Place / Reproduced in "Chronicle", July 7th, 1928'.
Methodist Church, Pirie Street
[General description] Pedestrians walk past the Church which was built in the 1850s and demolished in 1964. The roof of the Town Hall can be seen on the right. Note the side-car motorcycle in the right foreground. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the 'Advertiser' / Acre 204 / Pirie Street Methodist Church (Wesleyan) / 1928'.
Gawler Place
Old Congregational Chapel, Gawler Place. An article from the Advertiser, dated 6th February 1925, accompanies this photo. It deals with A.Simpson & Son's intention to demolish and replace it with an extension to their premises, and also gives a brief history of the church. The chapel stood on the southern portion of acre 205. It faced east and was about 16 yards back from the street frontage. The site is shown on the Cadastral Survey Plan.
Adelaide
View of Adelaide, from the "Register" tower looking towards Mitcham. See Cadasteral plan for Acre 168 where several buildings will be seen instead of paddocks. The spire of St. Andrew's Church appears to the right of centre.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] Cars, pedestrians and city buildings in Pirie Street. See B 4716 for the completed work on the building with the scaffolding. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 205 and 204 / Pirie Street, south side / November 29th 1927 / The far side of the three storey building in the centre (A.M. Simpson's) is 38.5 yards west of Gawler Place. Frontage: 39.5 yards'.
Pirie street, Adelaide
[General description] A harnessed horse feeds from his nosebag in front of the new State Bank building. This five storey building is of concrete construction with rendered dressings. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 205 / Pirie Street, south side / 1928 / The State Bank was erected in 1926-28. For photo of the building formerly on the site see B 2811 / Site: Far side is 10.5 yards west of Gawler Place / Frontage: 26.5 yards / Reproduced in the "Chronicle", July 7th, 1928'.
Gawler Place, near Pirie Street
Gawler Place, west side near Pirie Street. The building was formerly used as a Congregational Chapel. The stone building faces east and stands back about 16 yards from the street alignment. The southern wall is about 5 yards north of the southern boundary of the acre. The photograph depicts the business premises of A Simpson and Son. A sack is being lowered from a barn next door and a horse and cart is being loaded with boxes. A bearded gentleman in a bowler hat is coming out the the warehouse.
Gawler Place, Adelaide
[General description] A man stands at an open side door of the old Congregational Church. There are wooden crates and a barrel nearby. This photograph would have been taken at the time when A. Simpson & Sons intended to demolish the building to expand their premises. Designed by George Strickland Kingston, the building was completed in November 1840. After the Stow Memorial Congregational Church was built in 1867, it was no longer used as a place of worship but was put to varying uses. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 205 / Gawler Place / Old Congregational Chapel / eastern front / 1923 / For exact site see B 1206'.
Gawler Place, Adelaide
[General description] Architectural detail of the old Congregational Chapel. See B 5882. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 205 / Gawler Place / Part of Old Congregational Chapel / 1923 / For site see B 1206'.
Gawler Place
[General description] A pair of harnessed horses stand patiently near a pile of wooden crates and a barrel at the eastern door of the old Congregational Chapel. See B 5882. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 205 / Old Congregational Chapel / Gawler Place / eastern front / 1923 / For exact site see B 1206'.
Gawler Place
[General description] Double doors in one of the doorways of the Old Congregational Chapel. See B 5882. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 205 / Gawler Place / Old Congregational Chapel / eastern front / The more northerly of the two doorways / 1923 / For exact site see B 1206'.
Gawler Place
[General description] View of eastern front of the Old Congregational Chapel, taken from a distance, showing a workman with a wheelbarrow and piles of crates stacked against the building. It has clearly been absorbed into the industrial complex of A.Simpson & Son with signs painted on the building and displayed above it. See B 5882. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 205 / Gawler Place / Old Congregational Chapel / eastern front / 1923 / For exact site see B 1206'.
Adelaide
View of Adelaide looking south east from the "Register" tower, Grenfell Street between 1863 and 1867. The view shows empty paddocks with washing lines billowing in the wind on the acres between Grenfell Street and Pirie Street. The spire of the Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church in Flinders Street can be seen to the right of the photograph. A researcher suggests that the buildings are the Union Bank of Australia, then the manse, side of Wesleyan Methodist Church and that the spire is St. Andrews.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] This three storey building is the premises of G & R Wills' Boot Factory. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 207 / Pirie Street, south side / June 27, 1904 / near side of Wills' factory is 13 yards east of Chesser Street. Frontage of Wills' factory: 17 yards.'
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] Pirie Street buildings, photographed from the opposite side of the street. The three storey building in the centre is the premises of Kearns Brothers, Auctioneers. Its new verandah is supported with brackets from above with no posts on the pavement. On the left is Plymouth House, occupied by Bolton's. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 207 / Pirie Street, south side / February 18th 1938 / Verandah added to the four storey building in the centre in 1937 / Compare with B 2937 / The right side of four storey building in the centre is 13 yards east of Chesser Street / Frontage: 17 yards'.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] Alterations and enlargements to the Peoples Palace include an extra storey and two balconies, the cost of this project being around twelve thousand pounds. The architect was Mr. H. T. Griggs and the builders were Messrs. Webber and Williams. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 207 / Pirie Street, south side / April 7th 1939 / Alterations and additions were made to the Peoples Palace in 1938 / Compare with B 5158 / The near side of Peoples Palace is 84 yards east of Gawler Place and frontage is 33 yards'.
German Club Band
ACRE 207: Members of the German Club Band; musicians sit in their places with musical instruments in the German Club Hall, located in Pirie Street. Flags are draped on the walls and a small stage at the rear has a painted backcloth depicting a German rural scene.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] City street and buildings with Bullock's Cycle and Motor Stores in the centre. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 208 / Pirie Street, south side / August 3, 1927 / Site of Bullock's: left side is 23.5 yards west of Wyatt Street. Frontage: 9 yards' (Another hand) 'Bullock's premises demolished in 1929. See B 5743'.
Hyde Street, Adelaide
[General description] The building in the centre of this view is being demolished. A man working on the roof can be seen balancing on the parapet of Hill & Sons next door. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 209 and 230 / Hyde Street, east side / September 25th 1928 / Site of premises in course of demolition (up to far side of first doorway): Near side (adjoining Hill's) is 59.5 yards south of Pirie Street / Frontage: 15.5 yards / Gabled galvanised iron structures on extreme right were demolished in 1956. For building erected on the site in 1957, see B 13943'.
Hyde Street, Adelaide
[General description] The premises of James Hill and Sons, merchants and warehousemen. It is a brick, single storey building with rendered parapet. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 209 / Hyde Street, east side / June 16th 1928 / Hill's premises erected in 1927 on the site of a part of the Globe Timber Mills / Site of Hill's: Near side is 43.5 yards south of Pirie Street. Frontage is 15.5 yards' (Another hand) 'For alterations made to Hill's premises in 1941 see B 10899'.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] The new premises of Barnet Glass' rubber manufacturers are a two storey corner building in the art deco style and feature a curved cantlever verandah. The tyres manufactured by this company were very well regarded, 'miles cheaper and Australian' and their Boomerang anti-skid tread tyres were famous by 1917. This firm eventually merged with the Dunlop Tyre Company. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 209 / Pirie street, south side / Corner of Hyde Street / May 20th 1928 / Barnet Glass Building erected in 1927 / Compare with B 4043 / Site of new building: Pirie street frontage: 10.5 yards / Hyde Street frontage: 40 yards'.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] Smith & Dove's corrugated iron shopfront, built onto an old Lutheran Church, carries advertisements for various motor parts, batteries, tyres etc. It is about to get a facelift, see B 6595 [On back of photograph] 'Acre 209 / Pirie street, south side / West corner of Hyde Street / May 22nd 1934' (Another hand) 'In front of the old Lutheran Chapel / Smith & Dove's front demolished in 1934 / Compare with B 6595'.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
[General description] A man pushes a laden handcart past a one storey group of shops. A sign 'Grodts Corner' appears above the central doorway. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 210 / South west corner of Pirie Street and Hindmarsh Square / May 31, 1926 / Pulteney St. frontage of one storey shops: 20 1/2 yards. Pirie St. frontage of one storey shops: 33 1/2 yards.' (Another hand) 'All the premises including the two storey building on the left, but excluding the Globe Timber Mills on the right, were demolished in 1926. For view of the building erected on the site in 1928 see B 4858'.