Collits' Inn - Stewart, Christine
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Collits' Inn sits at the foot of Mount York, in Hartley Vale, just on the other side of the Blue Mountains. The Inn was built by Pierce Collits, an ex-convict, in 1823. This book is our personal story of restoring one of Australia's earliest Inns. All travellers crossing the Blue Mountains in 1823 had to come down the notoriously dangerous Cox's Pass past the Inn on their way to the settlement of Bathurst and other lands to the west. There were many surprises: The Collits' Inn Operetta, the early nearby Cemetery, the story of a murder, the many beautiful linoleums, two strange mediaeval…mehr

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Collits' Inn sits at the foot of Mount York, in Hartley Vale, just on the other side of the Blue Mountains. The Inn was built by Pierce Collits, an ex-convict, in 1823. This book is our personal story of restoring one of Australia's earliest Inns. All travellers crossing the Blue Mountains in 1823 had to come down the notoriously dangerous Cox's Pass past the Inn on their way to the settlement of Bathurst and other lands to the west. There were many surprises: The Collits' Inn Operetta, the early nearby Cemetery, the story of a murder, the many beautiful linoleums, two strange mediaeval customs, and more. When we acquired the Inn in 1998 it was very derelict. By 2002, several awards had been received both for the restoration and for the restaurant. The project was often challenging, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately rewarding, and so has been the process of putting this story together. Many people have encouraged and assisted me with the telling of our story and I am most grateful for their help.
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I was trained as an artist, not a writer. In 1998 we took on the project of restoring the derelict but iconic 1823 Collits' Inn, built by an ex-convict to welcome travellers crossing the Blue Mountains in the early days of the colony. In some ways I felt I was just the catalyst for this project and that my whole life had been in training for it. I had an Arts degree so was used to research and writing for the Conservation Management Plan; I had training in colour and design so enjoyed working on the interiors; I had done courses in gardening so re-establishing the garden was enjoyable; and I enjoyed working with the architects and builders. Thirteen years after we sold it in 2007 the urge to write the history of the Inn and the restoration of it grew so strong, as it was such a fascinating project, that I gave up my painting studio in order to do so. And then COVID-19 came along to give me the time and the space in my life to do so.