1887 - "Mansfield House" - Maitland, NSW, Australia
S 32° 44.160 E 151° 33.570
56H E 365029 N 6377061
This GRAND three-storey building, built in 1887 had been the CBC bank for Maitland, but now it offers High Teas! [As "The Palm Court Tea Salon"]
Waymark Code: WMW3JY
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/05/2017
Views: 1
From a printed sign on one of the ground floor windows near the entry:
"FORMER CBC BANK
"Year: 1888; Style: Victorian
"The grand Commercial Banking Company building represents Maitland's role as the premier city in the Hunter Valley during the late 1800's. Now know as Mansfield House, its name recognises the original designer George Allen Mansfield who was amongst the colony's most important late 19th century architects. This building was completed using 1,000 tones of Pyrmont sandstone."
Many of the fittings of the bank have been restored and used in the current business.
The current occupant (after extensive renovations), is "The Palm Court Tea Salon", whose FaceBook page can be found at: (
visit link)
Address: 315 High Street, Maitland, NSW, 2320
Phone: (02) 4934 1828
Visited #1: 1517, Sunday, 31 January, 2016
With a Re-Visit when I was able to be shown through by Huckleberry Campbell, Project Manager (yes, that is his name): 1055, Sunday, 22 January, 2017.
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