This heritage listed restaurant is located along George Street at The Rocks. It was built as a house and shop, designed by William Reynolds and built in 1838 in the Victorian Regency style. It was a butcher shop between 1869 and 1886 and then converted to an oyster saloon which operated with a wine bar from 1905. From 1922, the ground and first floor were tenanted by a number of manufacturing companies, customs agents and a newsagent. From 1943, the premises was used as an office and a workshop repairing musical instruments for a nearby retailer called "Harmony House" until 1965. The building was extensively renovated and opened as "Phillip's Foote" wine bar and restaurant in 1976.
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ReplyDeleteIt would be a wine bar I like to frequent!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice place to visit.
ReplyDeleteIt would be terrific if the Heritage people could attach the dates and names of all the businesses run in this shop since 1838. Even elderly people (like myself) who were around during earlier incarnations tend to forget businesses that closed :)
ReplyDeleteI'd settle for having all the information in a concise website. The heritage database used to be brilliant but they haven't been updating the information in recent times.
Delete...nicely updated.
ReplyDeleteI am a bit reminded of some buildings here.
ReplyDeleteMy father was a customs agent for many many years, the building he worked in was similar to this.
ReplyDeleteThe story shows how flexible buildings can be. What a wonderful house!
ReplyDeleteThat is so very cool and great history.
ReplyDeleteHow amazing, absolutely love all the information, that building really does have such a rich history! Sim x #SSPS
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