Balmain Watch House
UPCOMING AND CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
No exhibitions scheduled at this time. Please check the homepage for all open and upcoming exhibitions.
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
21 – 28 July, 2018
Footloose - one-off 48cm (h) - $3500
Footloose - one-off 48cm (h) - $3500
King of the Castle - ceramic - $750
King of the Castle - ceramic - $750
Belinda_Piggott_Building_Blocks
Belinda_Piggott_Structure
Beth_Crawford_Celtic_Torso
Beth_Crawford_Spirit_and_Place
Bridget_Whitehead_two_forms_upright
Bridget_Whitehead_we_all_have_secret_wishes
Chris_Cowell_Chill_Factor
Chris_Cowell_On_The_Rocks
David_Solomon_Bubbles
David_Solomon_Playing_The_Game
Feyona_van_Stom_Lady_In_Black
Feyona_van_Stom_Lady_In_White
Genie_Casis_Cheeky
Genie_Casis_The_Wish
Jacek_Wankowski_Conis_2
Jacek_Wankowski_Thecosome
Jenny_Green_Aurora
Jenny_Green_Lets_Dance
Pamela_Drewitt_Smith_colour_riot_arabesque
Pamela_Drewitt_Smith_colour_riot_newborn
Pat_Anderson_Fallen_Warrior
Pat_Anderson_Salute_To_The_Sun
Peter_Lewis_Beowulf
Peter_Lewis_Equus_Free_Spirit
32.thirty in blue
Sheila_Lyne_Contemplation
Sheila_Lyne_Seed_Pod_Basket
Vikki_Holik_Blazley_Bella_Equine_Bust
Willem_van_Stom_BOY
Willem_van_Stom_The_First_One_Alien
About Balmain Watch House
The Balmain Watch House at 179 Darling Street was built in 1854 as a police lockup to the design of Edmund Blackett. It was a single storeyed building with 2 cells. In 1881 as the population grew with the expansion of Balmain’s waterfront industries, it was extended to its present form providing accommodation for local sargeant.
1887 saw a new police station built further up Darling St but the Watch House remained as an overnight lockup and policeman’s residence until the 1920s.
In the late 1920s it became solely the residence of the policeman and his family. Sargeant Ira Gray, and his family lived there from 1930 to 1947.
By 1965 after various tenants had departed, it was unused, in a sorry state and slated for demolition. By this time the Balmain Association had formed and with the support of the National Trust appealed for its preservation. It now reflects the Association’s efforts to preserve our heritage.
179 Darling St, Balmain NSW 2041