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Print - Streetscape with Manchester Unity Building in Castlereagh Street Sydney, 1923

Description

Unique IDA-00037154SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Date1st February 1923Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionView of buildings from 219 to 223 Castlereagh Street Sydney. In the building at the far left is C.H. Slade & Co merchants. Beside this is W. Samuels & Co American Fashionable Ladies and Gents Tailors. The McNamara's Literature Centre (bookshop) located at 221 Castlereagh Street was known for being 'a famous gathering-point for radicals'. The Manchester Unity (MUIOOF) Building next door at 219 Castlereagh Street is occupied by MUIOOF dispensary and The Playhouse Theatre. This building's ornate carved pediment that was remarked upon when it was demolished. This building was also known as Royal Standard Theatre, and later as the Little Theatre and The Playhouse.

The buildings at 219 to 223 Castlereagh Street were demolished in 1923 to make way for the City South Telephone Exchange, designed by Commonwealth Architect John Smith Murdoch, completed in 1925.

References:
- News in Picture, The Daily Telegraph, 17 April 1923, p. 10, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245821861
- McPherson, Ailsa, 'Royal Standard Theatre', Dictionary of Sydney, 2013, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/royal_standard_theatre, viewed 22 Sep 2021
- Verity Burgmann, 'McNamara, Matilda Emilie Bertha (1853-1931)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcnamara-matilda-emilie-bertha-7431/text12935, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 27 September 2021
- 'City South Automatic Telephone Exchange', The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March 1925, p. 10, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16207232).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Milton KentPublisherCity of Sydney

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Digitised recordYes

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Born digital itemNo

Numbering & quantity

Volume number11

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleImage aspectPortrait

Address

Street number219-223Street nameCastlereaghStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNo

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID001\001236Alternative ID51/1012

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

Relationships

CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsOrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA029101Related ItemsAlbum - Demolition Books - Volume 11 - Condemnations and demolitions, 1922-1924

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Print - Streetscape with Manchester Unity Building in Castlereagh Street Sydney, 1923