OLDEST - Licensed Inn west of the Blue Mountains
S 32° 32.446 E 148° 55.851
55H E 681315 N 6397978
The "Lion of Waterloo" Inn was first licensed in 1842.
Waymark Code: WMR1VF
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/29/2016
Views: 8
The "Lion of Waterloo" Inn is in Montefiores, a suburb of Wellington in NSW. The site of one of the original hotels in the Wellington area it dates back to 1841 and was first licensed in April, 1842, making it the oldest licensed hotel west of the Blue Mountains that is still standing.
In 1840 J. B. Montefiore subdivided the western section of his estate and the village known as Montefiores was established.
Montefiores was a community before Wellington was established. The town was strategically placed at the point where all traffic and provisions had to cross the river.
Apart from the Lion of Waterloo only a few of the original buildings remain.
The exterior front wall of the Lion of Waterloo is constructed of hand-cut ironbark slabs and inside some of the bricks still show the sign of the convict brickmakers. It is one of the few remaining slab timber buildings still standing from Australia's colonial era.
It once served as a changing station for Cobb & Co coaches that crossed the Bell River behind the Inn.
It is said that in 1854, the last duel known of in Australia was fought with pistols diagonally opposite the Lion of Waterloo and the men returned to the inn for drinks and became friends.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Website
Location of coordinates: Front of building
Web Site: [Web Link]
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