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Lyons Cottage or British Australian Telegraph Company
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Lyons Cottage was built on prewar Lot 652 for the Eastern Extension Australasian and China Telegraph Company Ltd (the successor of the BAT from 1873) in 1925. It was the residence of the company engineer.
Built of "hammered stone" it was the first stone building constructed in Darwin for 30 years. Local stone was used to construct this unusual and unique domestic design reminiscent of English colonial models developed in India, Malay and Singapore. Typical is the low set heavy masonry/stone construction with a central open living space and separate servants quarters /kitchen connected to the main building by a covered walkway, an innovative response to the Australian climate. The building is a unique example of domestic construction within the inner city area of Darwin.
15/02/1993
15/02/1993
Comment sought
14/07/1993
10/09/1993
04/08/1993
H93/0010
Historic
Darwin Municipality
Lot 5189, Town of Darwin.
Corner of Knuckey Street and The Esplanade.
Photo
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewLyon'sCottage 291115_LR1.JPGLyons cottage from the South. Umbrellas are provided by the café operator serving from the detached kitchen building28/JUL/21
ViewLyon'sCottage 291115_LR2.JPGLyons cottage from the North-East. The detached kitchen is to the left and the main building to the right28/JUL/21
ViewLyon'sCottage 291115_LR3.JPGLyons cottage main building28/JUL/21
ViewLyon'sCottage 291115_LR4.JPGLyons cottage front door and entrance steps28/JUL/21
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Scan
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewInstrument and Gazettal.pdf - 06/FEB/09
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Further Information
   
NameDescriptionDate Added
ViewLyons Cottage.pdfFactsheet 16/DEC/11
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Approximate Location
   
LAIS KeyStreet NumberStreet NameSuburbLocation CodeLot NumberLTO PlanPartTenure
200 05189 74ESPLANADEDARWIN CITY2005189 - - Reserve
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