About 'Stoke House'
The current site of about 2 acres was originally part of “Saltash Farm” which was incorporated in a land grant of 1396 acres made to Thomas Icely in 1835. It was presented as a dowry to John Henn-Gennys when he married Icely’s daughter, Susanna Emily, in 1855. The original two storied building contained the four rooms on the northeastern corner of the current building. These were probably constructed in 1846 and called the "Victoria Hotel".
A year after Icely’s death, it was substantially enlarged in 1875. At this time the southern half of the main building and several out buildings were added and it was renamed the “Stoke Hotel”.
The new hotel was licensed to James Robbins (carpenter) who remained for three years, then in 1878 John Joseph Smith (blacksmith) became licensee. Jack Smith remained publican for 43 years, overseeing the modifications required in the 1881 liquor act then purchasing the property from Susanna Henn Genys in 1888.
At the time of Smith’s retirement in 1921 the hotel was very run down and in the ensuing 15 years there were no less than 17 licensees. The only successful one of these was the last one John Endacott who lasted for two years and was happy to continue had the license not been surrendered.
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“Historic Carcoar Village” -
is located just off the Mid Western Highway, near Blayney and between Orange and Bathurst in the Central Tablelands, Central West NSW.
Carcoar is classified by the
National Trust Of Australia NSW
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A Brief History of 'Stoke House'
Stoke Stables, now museum, were built in 1849 by convict labour which Icely had acquired for construction work at Coombing Park.
In 1937 Charles Heavener, owner of the other hotel in Carcoar, The Royal, purchased the property and converted it into private accommodation.
In 1944 Thomas Jones purchased Heavener’s properties and relicensed the Stoke Hotel whilst he rebuilt the fire damaged Royal.
In 1952 after Jones had moved into the rebuilt Royal Hotel he sold the property to Thelma Healy and Rita Henderson, two sisters who renamed the property “Stoke House”.
The current owners, John and Liz Campbell, purchased the property in 2001 and the renovation to its current format started shortly afterwards.
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