The Newmarket Hotel was once next door to the cattle yards. The South Australian measure of beer called a ‘butcher’ originated from this Hotel and is still in use throughout South Australia.

Colonel William Light began his survey from this corner 11 January 1837.

From 1847 the hotel began trading with the names Market Inn and New Market Inn, becoming the Newmarket Hotel in 1888. The hotel was named after the livestock markets and slaughterhouse on the opposite side of North Terrace which is now the railyards. The original hotel was a brick and stone building of ten rooms, but rebuilding occurred in 1888 (1883?), an example of the work of architect Daniel Garlick.. The cast iron balustrading to the balcony of the top floor was removed about 1955.

Of particular note is the facade treatment, and fine spiral wooden staircase which is apparently constructed without the use of nails.

In 1930 the hotel was owned by the colourful ‘King of the West End’ Bert Edwards.

 

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Adelaide, Then and Now, Bernard Whimpress, Alan Lee (Axiom 2009).