Melton Mowbray Hotel
Melton Mowbray
Photography: Chris Shurman
Photography: Chris Shurman
Photography: Chris Shurman
Photography: Chris Shurman
MELTON MOWBRAY HOTEL
Architect: John Thomson & Samuel Blackwell
Did you know that Melton Mowbray was an esteemed location for horse racing and hound hunting enthusiasts in the 1800s?
Samuel Blackwell built the Melton Mowbray Hotel in 1858, naming it after his birthplace in England, and had a racecourse built at the rear of the building shortly after. A common activity for those taking the horse-drawn coach between Hobart and Launceston was to stop at this popular watering hole and Inn.
The building holds its own secrets, with a hidden convict cell and servant’s quarters, and once hosted a Royal Tour, with the Duke of Edinburgh visiting on his inaugural tour of Australia as the guest of Blackwell.
It also houses a rare heritage-listed stone horse drinking trough, still in its original position. It serves to reminds us of the lives of those in the new colony and the importance of horse-drawn coaches, and their routes with inns along the way to service the weary travellers traversing Van Diemen’s Land.
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Melton Mowbray
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Heritage
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We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
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