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Welsh Slate Roofing & Sandstone Walls - Heritage Restoration

Welsh Slate & Sandstone - Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney

Victoria Barracks was designed by George Barney and built by convicts using Hawkesbury sandstone in 1841 and completed in 1848. The long barracks block is 225m long and was built to accommodate 800 men. The original Welsh slate roof had repelled storms for over 150 years but couldn’t handle the size of the hail and the viciousness of the storm that wreaked havoc in Sydney in 2000. The slate on the roof was replaced with new Penrhyn slates the following year.

The Wallabies are lucky enough to use the Barracks oval for training sessions prior to test matches being held in Sydney.

Victoria Barracks was designed by George Barney and built by convicts using Hawksbury sandstone in 1841 and completed in 1848. The long barracks block is 225m long and was built to accommodate 800 men. The original Welsh slate roof had repelled storms for over 150 years but couldn’t handle the size of the hail and the viciousness of the storm that wreaked havoc in Sydney in 2000. The slate on the roof was replaced with new Penrhyn slates the following year.