Bald Rock Hotel

The Bald Rock Hotel is a heritage-listed pub in the suburb of Rozelle, overlooking White Bay in the inner west region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest continuously licensed hotel still operating in the Balmain and Rozelle area.[1]

Bald Rock Hotel
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Australian pub
Architectural style	Victorian Filigree Victorian Free Classical
Location	15 – 17 Mansfield Street, Rozelle, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°51′51″S 151°10′45″E
Opened	1876 (1876)
Technical details
Material	Sydney sandstone
Website
www.baldrockhotel.com.au

History

Bald Rock was originally a suburb within the municipality of Balmain, so named because of the lack of vegetation in the area. The hotel was built in 1876 and prior to landfill occupied a position close to the Bald Rock ferry, which carried passengers from Balmain to Erskine Street wharf in Sydney city.[2]

The pub is listed on the Inner West Council local government heritage register. The three-storey building with facestone work to ground level has a simple hung awning over the street. The original construction was in the Victorian Filigree style, however removal of the upper level balcony and other modifications now leave a building in the Victorian Free Classical style. The hotel has retained the original sandstone interior.[3]

See also

• List of public houses in Australia

References

1. Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D (1991). Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle. The Balmain Association. ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
2. Bald Rock Hotel website; Accessed October 2006
3. "Bald Rock Hotel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 1 October 2006.

External links

• Bald Rock Hotel website.