rural landscapes Archives - Aussie Hotels, Pubs, Towns. https://danielhickeymedia.com/tag/rural-landscapes/ This is Australia, Hotels, Pubs, Towns, Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:41:09 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://danielhickeymedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-dhm-faveicon-32x32.png rural landscapes Archives - Aussie Hotels, Pubs, Towns. https://danielhickeymedia.com/tag/rural-landscapes/ 32 32 The Criterion Hotel,Warwick.Queensland,Australia https://danielhickeymedia.com/latest/the-criterion-hotelwarwick-queenslandaustralia/ https://danielhickeymedia.com/latest/the-criterion-hotelwarwick-queenslandaustralia/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2024 03:07:54 +0000 https://danielhickeymedia.com/?p=3219 The Criterion Hotel built in 1917 by Connolly and Bell and is now a heritage-listed pub in the main street of Warwick I was there for the Warwick Rodeo and camp draft show and stayed in the pub. The Criterion Hotel is a beast of a hotel in its time this hotel would have been one of the best in the country, originally owned by David Bugden his family from 1860s till 1880, Demolished in 1917 and rebuilt in the same year
Warwick is becoming a rich farm area the rail line proposed a hotel that will meet the discerning traveller’s needs, in the central wing across the courtyard guest/hotel laundry, the kitchen and the former Dining Room. The layout is a big U shape this wing is approached from the Stair Hall along a timber veranda which continues around the wing. The upper level of this verandas also has a ripple iron with internal gutters. The main stair arrives at the First Floor in the upper Stair Hall which has moulded archways less ornate than that of the lower level.
From the mid-landing is a smaller stair of similar detail, which leads to the upper-level verandas. From the Stair Hall run two corridors through the accommodation wings, a lounge leading to the western verandas, and the former Lobby and Ballroom. The bedrooms in the accommodation wings typically have low-waisted four panel doors with tilting fanlights. The rooms and corridors have press metal and a variety of plaster and timber archways. Exit doors commonly have coloured glass upper panels and flush lower panels. The hotel retains a substantial amount of its internal joinery including the main staircase, although some has been relocated within the hotel.
The trades man that built this hotel and workmanship and skill would be near impossible to replicate the timber work the brickwork in symmetry in this hotel and many other building in town. There is also an extensive range of including the unusual "Virgin Mary" motif in the Public Bar where you will find 3 bullets holes covered over now called Three Bullet Bar stands our magnificent silky oak bar.

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The Hotel was designed by Dornbusch & Connolly and built in 1917 by Connolly & Bell
The Hotel was designed by Dornbusch & Connolly and built in 1917 by Connolly & Bell
1917 the original hotel had been demolished to make way for a more palatial structure
The main entry1917 the original hotel had been demolished to make way for a more palatial structure
Offering a range of affordable and comfortable accommodation
Offering a range of affordable and comfortable accommodation
Criterion Hotel was to be one of the most imposing and finest hotels in the State
Criterion Hotel was to be one of the most imposing and finest hotels in the State
The hotel continued to be operated by members of the Bugden family until the early 1880s
The hotel continued to be operated by members of the Bugden family until the early 1880s
In the central wing across the courtyard is the laundry, the kitchen and the former Dining Room now used for serving Lunch and diner
In the central wing across the courtyard is the laundry, the kitchen and the former Dining Room now used for serving Lunch and diner
This wing is approached from the Stair Hall along a timber verandah
This wing is approached from the Stair Hall along a timber verandah
Take a step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of Criterion Hotel
Take a step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of Criterion Hotel
The hotel retains a substantial amount of its internal joinery
The hotel retains a substantial amount of its internal joinery
The main stair arrives at the First Floor in the upper Stair Hall which has moulded archways less ornate than that of the lower level
The main stair arrives at the First Floor in the upper Stair Hall which has moulded archways less ornate than that of the lower level
The Public Bar
Live music
country food
name “Three Bullet” originates from the 1940’s, when a returned serviceman fired three shots from his rifle directly into the ceiling
name “Three Bullet” originates from the 1940’s, when a returned serviceman fired three shots from his rifle directly into the ceiling
pressed metal ceiling is a work of art in itself, featuring the face “Virgin Mary”, who keeps watch over the Criterion’s patrons.
pressed metal ceiling is a work of art in itself, featuring the face “Virgin Mary”, who keeps watch over the Criterion’s patrons.
upper level former Lobby and Ballroom for functions
upper level former Lobby and Ballroom for functions
The Criterion Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 84 Palmerin Street in Warwick
The Criterion Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 84 Palmerin Street in Warwick

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