Newcastle Customs House

The Newcastle Customs House is a heritage listed building located on the corner of Bond and Watt Street in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It was designed in the Italianate Renaissance Revival Style by New South Wales Colonial Architect James Barnet in 1877, with a wing added in matching materials in 1899.^[1] The building is constructed from dark cream brick with contrasting sandstone detailing. The western end has a 32 m (105 ft) high clock tower, lantern and time ball, one of three examples in Australia that are relatively intact.^[1] The time ball would fall at 1 PM everyday until World War II in which it was stopped to hide it from the enemy.^[2] The building has two floors and a basement area. It was listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 2000.^[1] The building is currently owned by Fernance Family Holdings and is known as the Customs House Hotel. The hotel comprises a restaurant and bar on the lower level and a function room on the upper level.^[3]

References

1 2 3 "Newcastle Customs House". Section 1. Items listed under the NSW Heritage Act. Environment & Heritage, New South Wales Government. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
↑ "Moment of Newcastle quake frozen in time". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
↑ "Customs House Hotel". Retrieved 11 December 2012.

Coordinates: 32°55′35.8″S 151°47′6.1″E / 32.926611°S 151.785028°E / -32.926611; 151.785028

Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Adamstown Adamstown Heights Bar Beach Beresfield Birmingham Gardens Black Hill Broadmeadow Callaghan Carrington Cooks Hill Elermore Vale Fletcher Georgetown Hamilton Hamilton East Hamilton North Hamilton South Hexham The Hill Islington Jesmond The Junction Kooragang Kotara Lambton Lenaghan Maryland Maryville Mayfield Mayfield East Mayfield North Mayfield West Merewether Merewether Heights Minmi New Lambton New Lambton Heights Newcastle Newcastle East Newcastle West North Lambton Rankin Park Sandgate Shortland Stockton Tarro Tighes Hill Wallsend Warabrook Waratah Waratah West Wickham

Rivers and other waterways	Glenrock Lagoon Hunter River Williams River

Other places and points of interest	Beaumont Street Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium Christ Church Cathedral Fernleigh Track Fort Scratchley Hunter Street John Hunter Hospital Mount Sugarloaf National Stock Exchange of Australia Newcastle Civic Theatre Newcastle Customs House Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle Museum Nobbys Head Royal Newcastle Hospital State Dockyard Stockton Beach University of Newcastle Victoria Theatre

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