Old Court Theatre, Scone

The Old Court Theatre is a heritage-listed former courthouse and now community theatre and playhouse located at 41 Kingdon Road, Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Old Courthouse. The property is owned by Scone Community Amateur Dramatic Society Inc., and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Old Court Theatre, Scone
Old Court Theatre, in 2015
Location41 Kingdon Road, Scone, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates32°03′08″S 150°51′37″E
Builtc. 1882
OwnerScone Community Amateur Dramatic Society Inc.
Official nameOld Court Theatre; Courthouse
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.340
TypeCourthouse
CategoryLaw Enforcement
Location of Old Court Theatre, Scone in New South Wales

History

Built as a courthouse in c. 1882, when the original building ceased operating as a courthouse, it fell into disrepair and was even used at one point to store pesticides for the Prickly Pear Authority. In 2014, the Old Court House received new roof sheeting, gutters, eaves, render, internal and external painting and a disabled ramp through a $127,000 grant from Heritage NSW, $137,000 funding from the Upper Hunter Shire Council and a $10,000 donation from the Hunter Mutual Regional Bank. The building now serves as a multi-purpose function centre for lectures, plays, functions and debates.[2]

Description

The front of the theatre building faces Kingdon Street, with a formal facade, flight of entry steps to the front portico, flanked by twin shrubs of may bush (Spiraea cantonensis). A low picket fence runs either side of the theatre's front along the boundary. To either side of the building is a grassed area with scattered tree plantings. To the left of the front facade is a golden rain tree (Koelreuteria bipinnata) and to the eastern boundary are a number of oleander (Nerium oleander cv.) shrubs and to the right (west) and set back towards the rear of the front building is a Brazilian peppercorn tree (Schinus molle var. areira).[1]

To the Aberdeen Street (western) side of the property, the side of the theatre building, are two rear outbuildings including a single storey brick building close to the theatre and a corrugated iron shed further to the rear of that. Behind (i.e. rear of these are a grove of silky oak (Grevillea robusta) trees as well as the pepper tree noted above.[3][1]

Heritage listing

The Old Court Theatre was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Old Court Theatre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00340. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Holden, Tash (23 October 2014). "Old court, new life". Scone Advocate. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. Read, Stuart. 29 July 2009.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Old Court Theatre, entry number 00340 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

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