Kent Hotel, Balmain
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| Kent Hotel
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| Address: 51 Palmer Street, Balmain | |
| Established: 1865 | |
| Closed: 1976 | |
The Kent Hotel was a pub in the suburb of Balmain in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Workers from the nearby Booth's Saw Mill and later Level and Kitchen, were regular patrons at the hotel.
The building is now a private residence but retains a sign with the words The Kent on the front veranda as a reminder of its historic past.
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[edit] Popular Culture
- The pub was used as the main location for the Australian film Caddie, starring Helen Morse and Jack Thompson. After closing in 1976, the site was reopened for a time as Caddies Restaurant, named after its association with the film.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D; Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle, The Balmain Association, 1991, ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
- Caddie (Motion Picture DVD); 'On Location - Producer's Commentary'; Roadhow Entertainment, 1976.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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