'Down at the Local' marks the culmination of a research project developed by
the Kensington and Norwood Cultural Heritage Program. The purpose of this book
is to acknowledge the role of the hotel in society and to document its enduring
legacy, its architecture. The hotels of Kensington, Norwood and Kent Town vary
from the humble one-storey former Freemasons' in Wellington Street and the first
Rising Sun Inn in Bridge Street to more flamboyant building such as the Norwood
and Kent Town Hotels.
The mid-nineteenth century former Family Hotel on the corner of George and
William Streets in Norwood must rank as one of the most charming buildings in
the entire council district, evoking the once village-like character of the
neighbourhood.
Analysing the pattern of hotels in the Kensington, Norwood and Kent Town area
will help explain why hotels came to be guilt in the first place, and why
several ceased to trade.
The section on the histories of the particular hotels includes illustrations
and plans together with details of the owners, publicans, architects, clientele,
and some of the events that have taken place in these pubs.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Map of the district's hotels
Part 1: Uncovering the past
1. There's more to a pub than a drink
2. A pattern of hotels
3. Hotel architecture
4. Changing licensing laws
5. No place for a woman
6. The future of South Australian pubs
Part 2: Kensington, Norwood and Kent Town district hotels
Bath Hotel
Britannia Hotel
The Colonist Tavern
Kensington Hotel
Kent Town Hotel
Marryatville Hotel
New Alma Hotel
Norwood Hotel
Osmonds Hotel of Norwood
Rising Sun Inn
Robin Hood Hotel
Royal Hotel
Part 3: The lost hotels
Catherine Wheel
Family Hostel
Freemansons'
Kensington Hotel
Kentish Arms
Rising Sun Hotel
Vintage Shades
References
Bibliography
Hotel publicans of Kensington, Norwood and Kent Town
Index
