Bonython Hall
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Bonython Hall
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| General information | |
| Type | Great hall |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Location | Adelaide, Australia |
| Address | North Terrace |
| Construction started | 1933 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Cost | £50,000 |
| Owner | University of Adelaide |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Woods Bagot |
Bonython Hall is the "great hall" of the University of Adelaide, located in the university grounds and facing North Terrace, Adelaide.[1] The building is on the Register of the National Estate and the South Australian Heritage Register.[2][3] It is primarily used for University graduation ceremonies, examinations, expositions and public lectures and meetings likely to draw large audiences.[4][5]
History
The hall was built in the period 1933-1936 as a result of a donation of over £50,000 from Sir John Langdon Bonython.[6]
Folklore
There are many local legends about the building, with two being particularly resilient:
Bonython Hall is opposite Pulteney Street, the only one of the city's north-south thoroughfares which does not continue north through the parklands. Folklore has it that the Bonython donation was made on the condition that a hall be built opposite Pulteney Street, thus blocking any future path through the parklands and preventing the division of the campus by a major thoroughfare.[7]
Folklore also maintains that the Bonython family were very conservative and did not want the building used as a dance hall. Hence, the hall was designed and built with a sloping floor rather than flat floor.[4][5]
Renovation works
Beginning in 2005, the University has been conducting renovation works. The quality of these works has been rewarded with an Award of Merit at the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.[1][7][8]
Gallery
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North Terrace, Adelaide, 1940. From left: National War Memorial, Institute, Mortlock Library, and Bonython Hall
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Bonython Hall (right) and the Elder Conservatorium
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Bonython Hall (left) & the Ligertwood Building
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Bonython Hall (looking west) and the Mitchell Building
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At night (looking east)
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The north end of Pulteney Street
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From the rear: Bonython Hall (left) and the Conservatorium
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From the rear: Bonython Hall (right) and the Napier Building
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L to R: Mitchell Building, Conservatorium, Bonython Hall
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