The Willoughby Municipal Incinerator is located along Small Street, in the northern suburb of Willoughby. It was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Eric Nicholls and built in 1934 in the art deco architectural style. It housed the Australian-patented system of vertical top gravity feed (followed by drying prior to burning) incinerator developed by the Reverberatory Incinerator and Engineering Company (REICo). By the 1960s the Incinerator was closed and was saved from demolition following an active campaign by community groups. In 1982 it was converted to a restaurant and then in 1989 it was converted to office space. After it was damaged by fire, conservation works to restore the incinerator building began in 2008 with reuse as a community hall, artist studio and cafe.
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Interesting history and ironic it was fire damaged!
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Funny to think of an incinerator being built in the art deco style. Very glad it's been saved and maintained over the years.
ReplyDeleteLovely architecture for an incinerator and great photo!
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Good that it has been saved. I like it.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. Nice pic.
ReplyDeletenice place,nice people, even incinerators are saved
ReplyDeletewhat an interesting history.
ReplyDeleteInteresting accompanying story...so glad that the building has been saved and put to good use.
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I think being a studio/cafe suits it the best.
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