Sebel Pier One - Sydney - revisited
Blending heritage with contemporary chic, The Sebel Pier One Sydney hotel is one of the few Sydney hotels offering this kind of luxury waterfront experience...
Nestled alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge and offering panoramic Sydney Harbour views, The Sebel Pier One Sydney Hotel is built on, and over, the water. Our private pontoon provides the ideal launching pad to explore all that is Sydney…
The Sebel Pier One Sydney's unique Federation-style Sydney accommodation blends heritage with contemporary chic. One of the very few Sydney hotels set in the heart of The Rocks, our boutique hotel allows easy access to this Sydney’s historic dining and entertainment precinct as well as Sydney CBD and Financial District.
Guest rooms and suite accommodation at The Sebel Pier One Sydney Hotel of course follow a nautical theme and feature much of the original timber and ironwork that once were the centrepieces of the working Pier One Wharf, offset by the latest in contemporary interior design and facilities…flat screen TV’s, day beds, high speed wireless internet access and even the occasional telescopeWork on the construction of Pier One commenced in August 1910. The construction necessitated the demolition of Ives’ Baths, the Artillery Barracks and portions of Walkers Wharf. Opened in 1912 as a shipping wharf, Pier One was joined by four other finger wharves over the next decade, replacing mostly privately owned wharves that had dated from the 1830s onwards. The wharf area became known as Walsh bay, after the Engineer-in-Chief to the Sydney Harbour Trust- H. D. Walsh- who supervised the wharves’ construction.
The Pier One wharf was initially designed to provide a berth of 540ft long, with a 30ft width of wharf in front of two double decked cargo sheds, 190ft x 70ft in dimension. By 1913 plans had been amended to provide 620ft wharf in length, featuring a two-story Federation style timber longshore shed 421ft x 70ft in dimension.
The wharf was designed for both cargo and passenger traffic. The upper floor of the shore shed was connected to George Street North by a bridge over Hickson Road. It featured two electric travelling cranes, which were the first of their type. Other machinery included an elevated passenger gangway and hand-powered travelling gantries.
The large pavilion provided convenience for people waiting for vessels while its gallery and balcony, offering glorious harbour views, were reserved exclusively for passengers.
From the beginning, Pier One and its neighbouring wharves were upheld for their design and technological advancement. A key feature was the fact that they could be accessed at two levels- one of the first examples of major road separation planning in Sydney.
After its construction, Pier One was used regularly by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and P&O Steam Navigation Company, although other lines also used the facility. The Royal Military Service New Zealand also used Pier One for some time, from 1913. From 1923 a permanent arrangement was made for the berthing of large P&O and Orient liners that had moved from Circular Quay due to their increased size.
Pier One served as a P&O passenger terminal until 1963, then as a cargo wharf until 1977 when work began on redevelopment for commercial use. It continued to be a popular attraction offering restaurants. Amusements and retail until it was restored and redeveloped as the innovative Hotel, opening in Spring 1999.
Source: Sebel Pier One website
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Sebel Pier One - Sydney - revisited
Blending heritage with contemporary chic, The Sebel Pier One Sydney hotel is one of the few Sydney hotels offering this kind of luxury waterfront experience...
Nestled alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge and offering panoramic Sydney Harbour views, The Sebel Pier One Sydney Hotel is built on, and over, the water. Our private pontoon provides the ideal launching pad to explore all that is Sydney…
The Sebel Pier One Sydney's unique Federation-style Sydney accommodation blends heritage with contemporary chic. One of the very few Sydney hotels set in the heart of The Rocks, our boutique hotel allows easy access to this Sydney’s historic dining and entertainment precinct as well as Sydney CBD and Financial District.
Guest rooms and suite accommodation at The Sebel Pier One Sydney Hotel of course follow a nautical theme and feature much of the original timber and ironwork that once were the centrepieces of the working Pier One Wharf, offset by the latest in contemporary interior design and facilities…flat screen TV’s, day beds, high speed wireless internet access and even the occasional telescopeWork on the construction of Pier One commenced in August 1910. The construction necessitated the demolition of Ives’ Baths, the Artillery Barracks and portions of Walkers Wharf. Opened in 1912 as a shipping wharf, Pier One was joined by four other finger wharves over the next decade, replacing mostly privately owned wharves that had dated from the 1830s onwards. The wharf area became known as Walsh bay, after the Engineer-in-Chief to the Sydney Harbour Trust- H. D. Walsh- who supervised the wharves’ construction.
The Pier One wharf was initially designed to provide a berth of 540ft long, with a 30ft width of wharf in front of two double decked cargo sheds, 190ft x 70ft in dimension. By 1913 plans had been amended to provide 620ft wharf in length, featuring a two-story Federation style timber longshore shed 421ft x 70ft in dimension.
The wharf was designed for both cargo and passenger traffic. The upper floor of the shore shed was connected to George Street North by a bridge over Hickson Road. It featured two electric travelling cranes, which were the first of their type. Other machinery included an elevated passenger gangway and hand-powered travelling gantries.
The large pavilion provided convenience for people waiting for vessels while its gallery and balcony, offering glorious harbour views, were reserved exclusively for passengers.
From the beginning, Pier One and its neighbouring wharves were upheld for their design and technological advancement. A key feature was the fact that they could be accessed at two levels- one of the first examples of major road separation planning in Sydney.
After its construction, Pier One was used regularly by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and P&O Steam Navigation Company, although other lines also used the facility. The Royal Military Service New Zealand also used Pier One for some time, from 1913. From 1923 a permanent arrangement was made for the berthing of large P&O and Orient liners that had moved from Circular Quay due to their increased size.
Pier One served as a P&O passenger terminal until 1963, then as a cargo wharf until 1977 when work began on redevelopment for commercial use. It continued to be a popular attraction offering restaurants. Amusements and retail until it was restored and redeveloped as the innovative Hotel, opening in Spring 1999.
Source: Sebel Pier One website
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