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This is a bit confusing: a later "Bristol Arms Hotel" built in 1898 is at 81 SUSSEX Street, on the west side, so it could not have had its "Back Entrance" (see note) in Kent Street. See www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2533276498/

We have updated the caption to state 'back entrance'. Thanks for pointing this out - we use the captions from our original listings and accept that sometimes there are errors.

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection This is Day Street, looking north towards Erskine Street (see link in note). As beachcomberaustralia noted, the back entrance to the Bristol Arms Hotel on Sussex Street could not have been on Kent, as the hotel is on the west side of Sussex Street, and Kent is to the east. The back entrance to the Bristol Arms Hotel later looked like this:

View of Day Street looking north from King Street showing wharf no. 22 (Australasian United Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.) on Darling Harbour and tram lines terminating at Erskine Street:

Newly constructed Day St from Erskine to King St: Darling Harbour (no date) [SLNSW: d1_47252]

pellethepoet Thanks for sorting this out - now clear as the light of Day Street !

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection The good doctor Bradfield certainly had a "grand vision" - the Parish Church of St Philip has become a cathedral!

Whilst versions of the roundabout and the circular grassed areas were built and lasted about 30 years, the remainder of this concept never materialised. Now a horrible wasteland of freeways.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pubs of Australia, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Almost the entire block was taken up by hotels - see Darling Harbour Resumtions Plan T -

In 1927 (c.26 years later) -

beachcomber australia It's got a nice awning...and a jazzy motor in place of the horse and cart! AB

Interestingly, by 1910, the Grosvenor had grown to take up the entire half of the block on which it stood. So the first image would certainly date to or before 1910 as we can see that the Grosvenor is still relatively small (I would think its possible that it might even date to around that date - maybe we could all have a go at it!). Now, on a map I've seen dated to 1910 (think it's from SRNSW?), the rest of the block was supposedly taken up by Mann's Family Hotel. From the1927 image above it doesn't seem like this was one building but maybe all the buildings on that half of the block formed parts of the Mann's Family Hotel. Clearly I need to do more research :-/