Mudgee Town Hall

Item details


Name of item:	Mudgee Town Hall
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Community Facilities
Category:	Hall Town Hall
Location:	Lat: -32.5905185458 Long: 149.5872433410
Primary address:	64 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW 2850
Parish:	Mudgee
County:	Wellington
Local govt. area:	Mid-Western Regional
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Mudgee

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	5	55	DP	758721

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
64 Market Street	Mudgee	Mid-Western Regional	Mudgee	Wellington	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Mid-Western Regional Council	Local Government

Description


Physical description:	Architectural Style: Neo-classic. Building Material: Brick A small 2 storey town hall built in 1880, the Mayor at the time being T. Clark. It is neo-classic in style having stuccoed pediments to windows and the elaborate central roof gable containing the date and name plaque and ventilator. The structure is of brick with stuccoed quions, window surrounds and central balcony - porch. A small mansard roof of corrugated iron is set behind a low parapet at the front and is surmounted by a flagpole turret with cast iron crestings. The ground floor portion of the floor has recently been sympathetically altered to provide shop fronts connected with increased tourist amenities. Behind the front range of offices there is a small hall of the period having cast iron columns supporting the gallery. The building is well maintained (National Trust, 1980).
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Well maintained (NTA, 1980). Upstairs theatre is the most intact space (Broadley, pers.comm., 8/2009)
	Date condition updated:04 Sep 09
Modifications and dates:	late 1970s: ground floor converted to a library. Subsequently extended. The theatre upstairs has been restored and similarly extended. c.1980 ground floor portion sympathetically altered to provide shop fronts connected with increased tourist amenities. Inclinator installed to get disabled access to top floor. Ineffective (Broadley, pers.comm., 8/2009).


Current use:	library and theatre, shops
Former use:	town hall, shops, tourist office, show society headquarters, theatre

History

Historical notes:

The town hall was built in 1880, the Mayor at the time being T. Clark.

The former Mudgee Town Hall is a highly significant 19th municipal building located in Market Street, the centre of Mudgee's business and commercial precinct. The building also forms part of a significant group of historic buildings on the northern side of Market Street that make a strong architectural contribution to the streetscape and the centre of Mudgee. The finely designed Neoclassical building dates from the 1880s and served as the Town Hall until the 1970s. Importantly the public use of the building has continued with its adaptation to library and theatre in the 1980s and remains today an important place in the social life of this rural town (Christo Aitken, letter supporting grant application, 2011).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Beautifying towns and villages-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Creating landmark structures and places in urban settings-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Developing civic infrastructure and amenity-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	Local and municipal self-governance-
7. Governing-Governing	Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.	Developing roles for government - building and operating public infrastructure-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Architectural styles and periods - Victorian Free Classical-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	Architectural styles and periods - Neoclassical-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Going to the library-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Gathering at landmark places to socialise-

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Heritage Act	general maintenance, alts to ground floor Order Under Section 57(2) to exempt the following activities from Section 57(1): (1) The maintenance of any building or item on the site where maintenance means the continuous protective care of existing material. (2) Alterations to the ground floor interior, the existing additions at rear of the building and separate toilet block provided that these do not diminishthe heritage significance of Mudgee Town Hall.	Jan 30 1987
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) OF THE HERITAGE ACT 1977 Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977. I, the Hon James Griffin MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales do by this Order, effective at the time of publication in the New South Wales Government Gazette: 1. revoke the order made on 9 November 2020 and published in the Government Gazette Number 318 of 13 November 2020; and 2. grant the exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 that are described in the attached Schedule. The Hon James Griffin MP Minister for Environment and Heritage Signed this 2nd day of June 2022. To view the standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 click on the link below.	Jun 17 2022

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		00464	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former		00464	30 Jan 87	20	0510
Local Environmental Plan	Mid-Western Regional Local Environmental Plan 2012	I128	10 Aug 12
Local Environmental Plan - Lapsed			21 Aug 98
National Trust of Australia register		3922	23 Jun 80

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Mudgee Shire Council heritage Study	1985		Hughes Trueman Ludlow		No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Barbara Hickson & John Broadley	2009	Conservation Plan - Mudgee Town Hall
Tourism	Heritage NSW	2013	Former Mudgee Town Hall

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5045732
File number:	S90/05803 & HC 32498

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