Botany, pubs
These two pubs are located on Botany Road, in the eastern suburb of Botany. The Captain Cook Hotel was built in 1906 in the Federation period, Arts and Craft style. It was renovated in 2007 but most of its heritage elements, especially the exterior, were maintained. The Waterworks Hotel was formerly known as the Endeavour Hotel. It was originally built in 1930 and was totally renovated in 2008. The name comes from the Sydney Waterworks which were established in Botany in 1858 and supplied water to Sydney until 1886 from the many springs in this area.
Those look so cozy and inviting! We don't go to bars or taverns much at all here in the US, but when we were lucky enough to spend a short few months in England, we often stopped at a pub to rest, catch our breath, eat and/or quench our thirst ;>). I always felt so comfortable there and these two look like they'd be the same.
ReplyDeleteI guess the open Tiki Bars that they have here in Florida would be the closest thing that I've seen over here -- not in the architecture AT ALL but in the fact that they are comfortable places to be for anybody.
I think I like the one on the left better, especially the color.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see a photo of the original Waterworks pub in the 1930s. Looking at your photos you live in a beautiful part of the world. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to preserve things from the past. I like the Captain Cook...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit!
Continue to be impressed by the beauty this city does provide, nicely put into scenery by your photography.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful Thursday for you.
daily athens
A couple of good looking pubs. I'll have a scooner, thanks.
ReplyDeleteNo worries. One schooner coming your way. My shout. :)
ReplyDeleteBoth these places look inviting and in a very pleasant setting. The Captain Cook Hotel has a slight advantage by name and appareance.
ReplyDeleteYou have such splendid awesome photos. When i look at these i still reminisce Sydney which is the first city i've visited outside the country, imagine that was still in 1985! A lot of things of course changed, and maybe i will not be able to see my old landmarks. Can you possibly put photos of Chatswood in there, though i dont know if it's still a part of Sydney? thank you
ReplyDeleteI bet it's a popular place for the locals to have a cool beer, what are the kegs doing in the street?
ReplyDeleteI like the barrels in the road. I'm guessing that is to reserve a place for the truck to park that is picking them up.
ReplyDeleteLindz, as Diane has suggested, they've put those kegs out on the street to reserve a spot for the truck that delivers the beer and picks up the empty kegs.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, Chatswood is most certainly a Sydney suburb. There have been some massive changes there since 1985. I'll try and get up there sometime soon.
will you shout me a jug of XXXX and a meat pie when I come to visit you?
ReplyDeleteHappy Anzac day.
Those look like great places to get refreshed after a hard day.
ReplyDeleteAnn, I'll shout you a beer and a meat pie if you come to visit me.
ReplyDeleteI have to set you straight on one thing though. Anzac Day is a day to commemorate and remember soldiers who fought in wars and those that lost their lives for their country. There shouldn't be a cheerful greeting for Anzac Day. What you can say is 'Lest We Forget' for Anzac Day. Keep a look out for some Anzac Day posts on this blog over the weekend.
Its great the renovations wee done keeping the old feel. I would go for the Captain Cook mainly because of the name! Important to Auzzies and Kiwis.
ReplyDeleteInteresting information and gorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe Captain Cook was certainly around before 1906 as my G/G/Grandparents on my Mother's side were the Publicans in 1886. Henry Puckeridge, The waterworks publican was James Pointer according to Sands Directory 1886.
ReplyDeleteWas there an earlier Captain Cook Hotel on the same site or do you think it was built earlier?
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe the Hotel has been there since the 1870s, at least. I have a copy of the Sands Directory for 1886 and from Bay St on Botany Rd, going south it shows Waterworks Hotel, then four residences, and then Captain Cook Hotel. I have a funeral notice for a William Starr located via Trove NLA and it states it leaves from their residence on Botany Rd, near the Capatain Cook Hotel. The style of chimneys looks very Victorian to me.
ReplyDeleteAlan, I'm not sure where I found the information originally but there doesn't seem to be a history page on the hotel's website any more. I'll do some more research and update the post if I can find some references to the exact date this building was built.
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