Monday 18 February 2013

Glebe, incinerator

The former Glebe Incinerator is located at the end of Forsyth Street, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. It was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and built in 1933 in the art deco architecural style. It operated until 1949 and then the furnace and flue were demolished in 1952. The remaining part of the shed and chimney stack were restored and reinterpreted in 2006 and the building is now used as a community hall and function centre.

20 comments:

  1. I do love happy endings for old buildings. Lovely photo.

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  2. It is so interesting to visit. I live in Perth, Ontario. A lot of our local spots are named with similar names. Glebe, Bondi, I love travelling virtually. Thanks for sharing!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  3. This is a very artistic piece of recycling! The building now sports a stunning design!

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  4. can't say I have seen this building.

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  5. So good to see old buildings being restored for new uses instead of being torn down.
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  6. What a fancy building for a functional job.

    Thanks, Jim.

    Have a good Blue Monday.

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  7. THat's a pretty fancy insinerator building!

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  8. Thanks for this information! :) It's an amazing building! ♥
    Visiting from Blue Monday. Here's my entry.

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  9. This lovely art deco building is so much more suited to a community hall than an incinerator Don't you think Jim.

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