Tuesday 30 December 2014

Forbes Hotel, York Street

The Forbes Hotel was built in 1836, and is named in honour of the first Chief Justice of New South Wales, Sir Francis Forbes (1784-1841). Forbes was the CJ from 1824-1837, and, although English through and through, died in Newtown at the age of 57. Forbes was granted the land which now constitutes South Muswellbrook in 1825. He named his estate 'Skellater' after the family's ancestral estate in Aberdeen in Scotland. I went to High School in Muswellbrook from 1961 - 1965.

4 comments:

Joan Elizabeth said...

I like the brickwork and windows on this one. Am in the middle of my annual spring clear ... gotta go clean some windows right now.

William Kendall said...

A bit of a curious- and morbid name for the family home.

Joe said...

A name can hold so much history.

Gunn said...

This is pretty!
I like it a lot!