Urwin's Store is a historically significant building located on Stirling Terrace in

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. It is registered on the

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History

It was built in 1898 by Henry Davey Jnr. It is a double storey building with parapet decorated with scrolls and

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s, and it is constructed of rendered brick, with a ridged iron roof and timber framed windows. The ground floor has always been used as a shop and has retained much of its original character and features. The shop was originally known as ''Urwin's Drapery Store'' and it was later known as ''Caddy & Wilshire's Drapery Store''. The upper storey now has a balcony or verandah that extends over the lower street level.Urwin's Store
No 02582, State Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2014 The façade names the building as "Unwins Store" (with an 'n'), but as it was built for Robert Urwin the name on the front is incorrect. This name was applied in error and it is not the preferred name. The Toodyay

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rented the upstairs rooms from 1899 before moving to its current premises in 1924. Other lodges also used these rooms: The Order of the Buffaloes held meetings there until the 1950s. A

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and

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's shop was built the year after Urwin's Store, to fill the gap between it and the Freemasons Hotel. This was also built by Davey and was operated by Carl Heiden. A retail

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is currently operating from the premises, known as Toodyay Bakery. The business is run by Jason and Cassie Marion, and is famous for creating what came to be known as "Australia's Best Pastie" in 2016.

References

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