Victoria Plains Hotel (fmr) (ruins)

Author

Shire of Victoria Plains

Place Number

12851

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Location

Great Northern Hwy Waddington

Location Details

North of New Norcia

Other Name(s)

Waddington Hotel
Waddington Inn

Local Government

Victoria Plains

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Oct 1998	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS procedure also relevant) May be nominated to the National Trust of Australia(WA) for National Trust Classification. A National Trust classification has no legal significance and does not infringe on the rights of ownership of a property in any way. National Trust Classification is a mark of recognition of the cultural heritage value of a property, and relies on moral persuasion for protection. A National Trust submission would be the responsibility of the community, not the Shire
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council

Physical Description

Stone structures with no roof or floors in place. The stone walls are mostly intact. The hotel precinct comprised the hotel building, a separate kitchen building behind (west), was originally linked to the hotel by grape trellis. Stables, a gaol, a horse driven chaff cutter were all adjacent to, and north of the main hotel building. It was a stop over for travellers including those with prisoners or convicts. There was a shop on the north end of the hotel building. The hotel also operated the post office and telephone exchange. 2 kilometres south of the hotel was the race track and cricket pitch.

History

In c1860, Annie Ellie Gull took up a lease on the 40 acre block Loc 537. The first horse races were held at Berkshire Valley in 1878, and became an annual event at Glentromie from 1879. The increase in travellers in the area, as it developed, resulted in the Pankie Inn (Settlers Arms) opening in 1878.
By Christmas Day 1878, J. B. Jenks of Guildford had established the Victoria Plains Hotel, 6 miles north of Glentromie. In 1879, the block was surveyed, and in 1880, the deed was made out to Annie Ellie Gull. In 1881, the licence for the hotel was transferred to John Brown who then ran the place. Activity in the area increased when the cricket club established and a Victoria Plains Race and Jockey Club was formed.
By 1883 John Waddington proposed a railway from Perth to Champion Bay. There was talk of creating a townsite called Waddington near Victoria Plains Hotel. The hotel was the rendezvous of the 'cockatoo' farmers. After the railway agreement in 1886, Waddington visited New Norcia. In 1887, John Brown purchased the property, while continuing to run the hotel. He changed the name to the Waddington Hotel. Andrew Lanigan and his brother Dick (RP) had the mail run from Mogumber to Waddington, and

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Redeemable
Authenticity: High degree

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains".	Shire of Victoria Plains	1971
	Norwood H; "District History, New Norcia".		1969

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

03 Dec 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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