Mortuary Railway Station c.1868 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Mortuary Railway Station c.1868 / Sydney Heritage
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | See where this picture was taken. [?]The Mortuary Station was built during the years 1868 and 1869, and was officially opened in June 1869. The firm of Stoddart & Medways used both white and biscuit-brown varieties of Pyrmont sandstone in the construction of station. The construction was completed on 22 March 1869. Contract documents indicate that a Thomas Duckett and a Henry Apperly were responsible for the sandstone carving of the building. Mortuary Station is amongst the most richly carved structures in Sydney and is typical of Barnet's approach to the embellishment of his building facades. Other of his works such as the General Post Office in Martin Place is indicative off this approach.The building was used as the terminus for funeral trains till 1938 only. When the rail funeral business gave way to road corteges and motor hearses, rail services were restricted to weekends, and the finally curtailed. On April 3 1948, trains were withdrawn and the cemetery line closed. Trains left from the main terminus platforms over the final ten years of the funeral rail service. There being no call for the rail hearse, the Mortuary Station ceased to function in the capacity of its original purpose.From 14 March 1938, Mortuary Station was used for the consignment of horses and dogs, and its name changed Regent Street. From February 1950 it was used as a parcels dispatch, at which time catenary wires were placed inside the rail pavilion and (apparently at this same time) the easternmost arches at either end were removed of ornament on the inner face to allow for the passage of larger rail vehicles. The sight of an electric mail vehicle standing under the arches was common in the 1950s and 1960s.In 1981 the State Rail Authority decided to restore the Mortuary Station by which time it had been classified by both the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and the Australian Heritage Commision. The Heritage Council of NSW had also placed it under a Permanent Conservation Order. Restoration was coordinated by the Way and Works Branch of State Rail, and Gledhill Constructions made repairs and renewals under the direction of Lester Firth and Associates as project architects. The Heritage Council played a consulting role and $600,000 was spent on the restoration work.After a ceremonious reopening by the Premier, Neville Wran, a fifteen-year lease was granted for running the station as a pancake restaurant. For this purpose, two dining cars, an event car (for exhibitions and theatrical presentations) and a staff amenities car were located on the tracks alongside the platform. Associated crafts and gifts were sold from the ticket office and displays mounted on the platform areas. This venture lasted until early in 1989, when the cars were removed.Presently the Mortuary Station is currently undergoing renovations (2012) |
| 撮影日 | 2012-02-19 11:36:32 |
| 撮影者 | Sydney Heritage |
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| 撮影地 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 地図 |