Miner's Arms Hotel

Author

Shire of Northampton

Place Number

08945

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Location

38 Hampton Rd Northampton

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Club Hotel
Top Pub

Local Government

Northampton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1868

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	15 May 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	13 Jun 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Apr 1996	Category 2	Category 2 HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AT LOCAL LEVEL. High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum protection under the Town Planning Scheme with encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Prepare a floor plan and photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Statement of Significance

The Miner's Arms hotel has high historic and social significance for Northampton, and with more
sympathetic alterations and finishes could contribute more highly to the aesthetic significance and
townscape of the main street.

Physical Description

The Miner's Arms Hotel (Top Pub) sits on the main road at the top end (north) of the town. The hotel has
undergone several major alterations, additions and "face lifts over the years which has destroyed much of the hotel'
s original character and fabric. Recent alterations have removed most of the internal dividing walls in the front
section of the hotel to create a large bar which has little resemblance to the original internal character or layout.
Externally some walls have been rendered and painted, verandahs built in, supports replaced with brick piers and
the original CGI roof replaced with tiles. Although it does keep a sense of its age, the alterations have not been as
sympathetic to the building as they could have been and have changed the original appearance of the hotel.

History

Martin Hosken Snr built the Miners Arms Hotel at the northern end of town. He was the publican and proprietor of
this establishment from 1868 to 1872 when John Hosken inherited it. John was the first trained mine captain at the
Geraldine Mine (Site No. 7) and in 1866 he was the Captain of the Gwalla Mine (Site No. 133).
The Miners Arms Hotel was then owned by John Williams c1878-1912. Robert Allen paid £2,650 for the hotel in
May 1912. He employed Tom Roberts to extensively renovate the building that year. Allen sold the property to the
Cunningham Brothers c1918. In 1939 the hotel was sold to Harry McNamara.
Licensees include Mrs Lucas (before 1878), C. Cripps (c1885), William Martin, M Lucas (c1900), Bert and Adelaide
Mitchell, R. E. Eaton (c1912-21), W. F. Glover, Jensen, William Baker, Dudley Gordon Izard and H. E. Mathews.

Chronology Entries
1867 Martin Hosken snr built the Miners Arms Hotel at the northern end of the town.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low
Modifications: Numerous alterations, re-roofing
Orig'l Fabric: Partially intact

Condition

Poor

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
"Miners Arms Hotel".	Victorian Express	11/02/1880.
"Auction of Hotel".	Geraldton Guardian
"New Proprietor".	Victorian Express	30/03/1881.
Erickson, R; "Dictionary of Western Australians".	UWA Press	1988
"Ad for Miners Arms Hotel".	Victorian Express	18/09/1878.
"Miners Arms".	Victorian Express	19/03/1884.
"Miners Arms granted licence".	Victorian Express	10/09/1887.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Filigree

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	TILE	Other Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

16 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

29 Apr 2021

Disclaimer

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