Forth & Clyde Hotel

Forth & Clyde Hotel
Forth & Clyde Hotel
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Former Australian pub
Address	Cnr Mort and Trouton Streets, Balmain, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°51′17″S 151°11′04″E / 33.854808°S 151.184415°E
Opened	1857
Closed	1972

The Forth & Clyde Hotel is a former pub located in Balmain, a suburb in the inner west region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The former pub was one of a number of buildings which formed an integral part of the shipbuilding and industrial heritage of the local area.^[1]

The pub featured as a film location for the cult motorcycle bikie movie Stone (1974). The building has been occupied by various businesses since it closed in 1972 and has extensive water views onto Mort Bay. Recently, it has been used for private housing.

Edward McDonald (1810-1866) was the publican of the Forth and Clyde Hotel from 1845 to 1851

The original Forth & Clyde Hotel was located in Sydney, on the corner of George and Jamison Streets. That pub was taken over by E. Helden, a former ship's captain, in 1856,^[2] who then moved it to Balmain.^[3] In 1859 Helden sold up the furniture and retired from the business.^[4]

An early publican of the hotel was Edward McDonald.^[5]

Architecture

The pub is a heritage-listed, two storey sandstone corner building and timber verandah with posts to the footpath.^[6]

References

^ Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D (1991). Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle. The Balmain Association. ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
^ "Advertising". The Cornwall Chronicle. Vol. XXII, no. 2285. Tasmania, Australia. 12 July 1856. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXIX, no. 6147. New South Wales, Australia. 17 February 1858. p. 8. Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XL, no. 6679. New South Wales, Australia. 3 November 1859. p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ sydneyaldermen.com.au
^ "Forth and Clyde Hotel (formerly)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 1 October 2006. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.