Ellery's Arcade

Ellery's Arcade on Stirling Terrace, Toodyay, Western Australia comprises six shops, which were built at various times.

Ellery's Arcade
Former namesEllery's Buildings
General information
Architectural styleVictorian Classical
Address121 Stirling Terrace
Town or cityToodyay
Coordinates31.5503°S 116.4664°E / -31.5503; 116.4664
Construction started1882
Completed1907
References
Toodyay municipal inventory

The first three shops were constructed over the period 1882 to 1891 by Jane Donegan; one of them she ran as a boarding house named "Mount View". After Donegan's death in 1901,[1] Charles Ellery purchased the shops and by 1907 had filled in the gaps with another three shops. The group at that time became known as Ellery's Buildings.

Ellery's Buildings, Toodyay circa 1910s

The row of six shops is of rendered brick construction with an iron roof. The parapet has been divided by pilasters adorned with urn finials. The bullnose verandah canopy is supported on turned timber columns. The shops all have different style frontages. The butcher's shop has always been so, but the other shops have had a variety of businesses: saddlers, café, pharmacy, tailors, printers and grocers.[2]

The next building to the west along Stirling Terrace is Urwin's Store.

References
  1. "NEWCASTLE". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 4 February 1901. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. Hocking Planning & Architecture (2012), Municipal Inventory and Heritage List (PDF), Shire of Toodyay, pp. 100–101, retrieved 12 April 2018
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