Author: Liz Gorman, Dr Sue Rosen

Client: IMG Hotels

The Dudley Hotel at 250 Stewart Street Bathurst NSW is not an individual heritage item, and is not in the vicinity of other items. However, an Interpretation Strategy was required as a consent condition by Bathurst Regional Council. The strategy seeks to provide for the articulation of the cultural significances to the community through a variety of mediums.

George Lamerton, master bricklayer-turned-publican constructed the core building of the now-Dudley Hotel. He used red brick for the bulk of the walls, with cream brick used to create a ‘quoin’ pattern around doors and windows, as well as a border at the top of the parapet, and detail on the chimneys.

He was granted the license for his ‘Great Western Family Hotel’ on the 19th December 1884, with an 11 March 1885 advert proclaiming that the hotel was now open:

This really First-class Hotel is fitted with every Convenience for the comfort of visitors. The situation is one of the healthiest, and commands an extensive view of the surrounding country. The apartments are spacious and provided with every requisite for comfort. G.L. trusts by civility and attention, to secure a share of the patronage of the Public. N.B. – None but the very best Beer, Wines, and Spirits are kept. Buggy and Horse for Hire.