The Sail and Anchor Hotel is located on the corner of

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and

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, Western Australia, opposite the

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. The Freemasons' Hotel, was constructed in 1901–1903. It replaced the hotel that was originally constructed on the site in 1854 for Nicholas Paterson and Anthony Cornish. In 1901, James Gallop purchased the Freemasons' Hotel property and commissioned architect Frederick William Burwell to design a new hotel for the site. Burwell also designed the Central Chambers, Victoria Pavilion,

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and Marmion House. The construction was undertaken by William Reynolds and was carried out in stages so that the hotel could continue to trade. In the 1920s, a first floor wing was added to the western side of the hotel. In 1955, the

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and

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was removed and replaced with a suspended

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. In 1923 the

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purchased the hotel from William Padbury, retaining ownership of it until 1977. In April 1984, the Freemasons' Hotel was sold to Brewtech Ltd who undertook a major restoration and upgrading of the hotel, converting it into Australia's first boutique pub brewery, and renaming it the Sail and Anchor in 1986. The renovations included the restoration of the veranda and balcony. In 1990 Elders IXL purchased the

Matilda Bay Brewing Company The Matilda Bay Brewing Company was a West Australian brewery. It was the first new brewery opened in Australia since World War II and Australia's first craft brewery. Originating from small batches brewed for the Sail and Anchor Hotel in 1984 ...

(formerly Brewtech Ltd), in a deal that valued Matilda Bay at more than A$50 million, selling the hotel to the

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(ALH), a subsidiary of

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, who subsequently closed the micro-brewery operations at the hotel for a short time after 2010, however the micro-brewing has since resumed.

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* {{Official website Hotels established in 1903 Hotel buildings completed in 1903 Hotels in Fremantle 1903 establishments in Australia State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Fremantle Western Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate South Terrace, Fremantle