www.visitnewcastle.com.au/attractions/walks-and-rides own collection and from other institutions via travelling exhibitions. travelling via institutions other from and collection own Audio and other information other and Audio www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/services/newcastle_library Today the gallery hosts a variety of exhibitions drawn both from its its from both drawn exhibitions of variety a hosts gallery the Today 2pm – 9.30am Saturday collections in the country. the in collections 8pm – 9.30am Friday to Monday 1hr 30mins / 2.2km / 30mins 1hr Newcastle Street, Laman 15 Floor, Ground inception, and is considered one of the most significant public public significant most the of one considered is and inception, Easy Newcastle Region Library Region Newcastle War. The Gallery has collected over 6000 works since its its since works 6000 over collected has Gallery The War. www.nag.org.au aesthetic that flourished in the decades after the Second World World Second the after decades the in flourished that aesthetic Monday closed 5pm, – 10am Sunday to Tuesday City Hall City and exposed concrete walls the gallery reflects the Brutalist Brutalist the reflects gallery the walls concrete exposed and Hill Cooks Street, Laman regional art gallery in Australia. With its sharp geometric shapes shapes geometric sharp its With Australia. in gallery art regional Newcastle Art Gallery Art Newcastle Newcastle Art Gallery is a pioneer. It was the first purpose built built purpose first the was It pioneer. a is Gallery Art Newcastle www.newcastlecityhall.com.au holidays public closed 5pm, – 9am Friday to Monday for having the best art gallery in the country. country. the in gallery art best the having for Newcastle Street, King 290 famous be also could industry, for known city a Newcastle, Newcastle City Hall City Newcastle culmination of decades of work to realise the belief that that belief the realise to work of decades of culmination Queen Elizabeth II on Friday 11 March 1977. It was the the was It 1977. March 11 Friday on II Elizabeth Queen Newcastle Art Gallery was officially opened by Her Majesty Majesty Her by opened officially was Gallery Art Newcastle Newcastle Art Gallery Gallery Art Newcastle 4 Administration Centre. Administration It continues to support the city as Newcastle City Council City City Council City Newcastle as city the support to continues It logged earth from collapsing into the excavation. excavation. the into collapsing from earth logged water the prevent to used be to had techniques construction The water table beneath the building is very high and special special and high very is building the beneath table water The like an underground dam, due to its proximity to the harbour. harbour. the to proximity its to due dam, underground an like palace architecture in the state. state. the in architecture palace carpark spirals down from street level and had to be constructed constructed be to had and level street from down spirals carpark one of the last great remaining examples of picture picture of examples remaining great last the of one the colour and texture of the City Hall stone work. The basement basement The work. stone Hall City the of texture and colour the Theatre, Newcastle’s premier live theatre venue and and venue theatre live premier Newcastle’s Theatre, the building’s precast concrete columns were finished to match match to finished were columns concrete precast building’s the since it was completed in 1929. It ends at the Civic Civic the at ends It 1929. in completed was it since With deep recessed windows to cut down on heat from the sun, sun, the from heat on down cut to windows recessed deep With at the centre of Newcastle cultural and political life life political and cultural Newcastle of centre the at chosen to construct a purpose built administration centre. centre. administration built purpose a construct to chosen This walking tour begins at City Hall, which has been been has which Hall, City at begins tour walking This A roughly triangular parcel of land next to the City Hall was was Hall City the to next land of parcel triangular roughly A national and international significance. international and national workforce. growing the accommodate longer no could Hall City the various departments of Newcastle City Council in 1977 as the the as 1977 in Council City Newcastle of departments various the works by architects not just of local, but but local, of just not architects by works Champagne Cork, this building was constructed to accommodate accommodate to constructed was building this Cork, Champagne the people of Newcastle. Discover the the Discover Newcastle. of people the Known by many Novocastrians as The Roundhouse or The The or Roundhouse The as Novocastrians many by Known walking tour of the city. the of tour walking cultural, political and economic icons for for icons economic and political cultural, City Administration Centre Centre Administration City through a self-guided self-guided a through 3 Explore buildings that have acted as as acted have that buildings Explore Architectural heritage heritage Architectural throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. centuries. 20th and 19th the throughout Explore Newcastle’s Newcastle’s Explore reflect the city’s prosperity and growth growth and prosperity city’s the reflect defined by a rich diversity of styles that that styles of diversity rich a by defined Architecture The architecture of Newcastle is is Newcastle of architecture The Newcastle Newcastle FERN STREET Architecture COWPER STREET Newcastle COAL ST MAITLAND ROAD TOUR WALKING HUDSON STREET ALBERT STREET E S DONALD STREET 1 U Newcastle City Hall O 1 Newcastle City Hall 8 The Workers Club H T H Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm IG Newcastle City Hall has been at the centre of Newcastle’sGREENWAY culturalSTREET L & S 9 Miss Porter’s House Y B and political life since it was completed in 1929. 2 Corm B O N O The first actions to establish a new town hall were recorded in 10 Bank Corner T CLEARY STREET 3 City Administration Centre 1888 but a final site and design for the hall was not CHURCHagreed STREET upon 11 Art School and Trades Hall until 1925. Newcastle City Hall was designed by acclaimed architect N 4 Newcastle Art Gallery Tuesday to Sunday 10am – 5pm, LINDSAY STREET Henry Eli White. The building contains a concert hall that seats 844 closed Monday 12 Steggas Emporium THROSBY STREET people, a dining room and servery, office spaces and the Council 5 Music, Literature and Art 13 Civic Theatre Chambers. The Hall is constructed of Sydney sandstone,RAILWAY STREET adorned SAMDON STREET with Roman Doric and Ionic columns and dominatedLINDUS by itsSTREET tower 6 Baptist Tabernacle JAMES STREET CAMERON STREET BREAKWALL and four sided three metre diameter clock. WALKABILITY 7 NESCA House TUDOR STREET City Hall has performed a variety of roles in the decades since its Moderate-steep gradient BISHOPGATE STREET construction. During the Second World War it was the nerve centre WHARF ROAD ELCHO STREET DIXON STREET for the civilian response to an attack on the city and hosted free BRIDGE STREET concerts to international and local troops seeking entertainment. MILTON STREET WILLIAM STREET During the 1970s Newcastle City Council Offices were moved MURRAY STREET off site and replaced with conference spaces. STEEL STREET DENISON STREET PARRY STREET HONEYSUCKLE DRIVE WORKSHOP WAY The City Hall continues to host concerts, ceremonies and meetings HUNTER STREET 10 CENTENARY RD WHARF ROAD ARGYLE ST NOBBYS ROAD of the elected Newcastle City Council today. MEREWETHER ST FORT DR SCOTT STREET SHEPERDS PL WOOD ST 11 BOND ST STEVENSON PLACE VEDA STREET HUNTER STREET HUNTER STREET 13 ALFRED ST KING STREET AUCKLAND STREET HUNTER STREET BEACH ST CHAUCER STREET SKELTON ST SHORTLAND ESP STEEL ST 12 WARRAH STREET 9 1 2 3 KING STREET KING STREET 7 BROWN STREET EVERTON STREET HEBBURN STREET PARNELL PL PERKINS STREET DARBY STREET TELFORD STREET AVE 8 KING STREET MURRAY CORONA STREET PACIFIC STREET OCEAN ST NATIONAL PARK STREET CHURCH STREET ZAARA ST DUMARESQ STREET SILSOE STREET GIBSON STREET AVE TYRRELL STREET STEEL STREET MORONEY BOLTON STREET 6 5 4 BROWN STREET UNION STREET LAMAN STREET RAVENSHAW STREET DICK ST KEMP STREET HALL ST Newcastle Beach QUEEN ST GLOVERS LN S BULL STREET W A COUNCIL STREET N PITT STREET WATT STREET ALEXANDER STREET ARNOTT STREET S T WOLFE STREET Corm, Marilyn McGrath 1979, Cast bronze, 130.0 x 90.0cm, R E Newcastle City Council collection E UNION STREET T 2 M O Corm SB BARKER ST PARK STREET PARRY STREET R NEWCOMEN STREET PARKWAY AVENUE I CR ORDNANCE STREET Corm was presented by BHP Pty Ltd to Newcastle City Council ES to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of City CORLETTE STREET DARBY STREET JENNER STREET RAILWAY STREET LAWSON STREET Hall in December 1979. The 1.5m tall bronze sculpture was DAWSON STREET BRUCE STREET KICHENER PARADE inspired in both title and form by the fleshy stem found in plants. BROOKS STREET RESERVE ROAD BEAUMONT STREET The sculpture was created by artist Marilyn McGrath who has TURNBULL STREET YORK DRIVE HIBBERD STREET HILLVIEW CRES ANZAC PARADE GORDONdescribed AVENUE the work as an organic sculpture designed to provide a NESCA PARADE link between the constructed environment and nature.KEMP STREET L E DARLING STREET (PACIFIC HWY) STEWART AVENUE M BINGLE STREET McGrath was born in Sydney in 1939. She was training to be a N O JENNER STREET RAILWAY STREET S P CLAPHAM STREET registered nurse at the Royal Newcastle Hospital when she began A R THE TERRACE GREENSLOPE STREET A King Edward Park HIGH STREET D attending evening classes in Sculpture and Drawing.