Windsor Police Station Stables

Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
33°36′19″S 150°49′30″E / 33.6052°S 150.8251°E / -33.6052; 150.8251Built1836–OwnerNSW Police ServiceOfficial nameStables at rear of Police StationTypestate heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.1018TypeBarracks & housingCategoryDefenceBuildersMajor Barney
Windsor Police Station Stables is located in New South Wales
Windsor Police Station Stables
Location of Windsor Police Station Stables in New South Wales

Windsor Police Station Stables is a heritage-listed former military barracks and now police building at 32–34 Bridge Street, Windsor, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1836 by Major Barney. The property is owned by the New South Wales Police. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

The remains of the Windsor Military Barracks comprise some ruins, walling and buildings constructed between c. 1818 and occupied by 1820 with additions in the 1830s and 1840s.[1]

This building was constructed in 1836 by Major Barney and used as the Mounted Police Barracks.[1]

Description

It is a two-storey building designed in the colonial Georgian style, with a sandstock brick exterior.[1]

Modifications and dates

  • 1818–1820: Windsor Military Barracks established
  • 1830–1840: Additions
  • 1836: Present building constructed.[1]

Heritage listing

The Windsor Police Station Stables, originally a military barracks building, remains as a part of an important outpost of the earliest colonial government provision of law and order.[1]

Windsor Police Station Stables was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Stables at rear of Police Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01018. Retrieved 11 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

Bibliography

  • Nichols, Michelle (Local Studies Librarian) (2010). Macquarie and the Hawkesbury District.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Stables at rear of Police Station, entry number 1018 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 11 October 2018.