City Tattersalls Club - Heritage & Milestones

Heritage & Milestones

The City Tattersalls Club building at 202-204 Pitt Street was occupied from 1891. Tattersall’s was formed in 1858 and previously had clubrooms at Tattersall’s Hotel in Pitt Street. Built at a small cost by today’s standards, the building was described as presenting a free and effective rendering of the classic Renaissance style of architecture. It was constructed of Pyrmont, New South Wales freestone, finished in rubble masonry, relieved by handsome pilasters balustrades, moulded Courses and carved enrichments which were said to “combine to produce a striking though harmonious effect”. The rearing horse figure which surmounted the building until 2007 was carved from a single block of stone measuring 200 cu ft (5.7 m3). City Tattersalls bought the building in 1975 at a fraction of its value in its centenary year. City Tattersalls’ second home, premises at 240 Pitt Street with a narrow frontage was occupied until moving to the present site in 1924. The old building still exists today with the Club’s name still discernible on the front fascia.

In 1930 Amy Johnson spent six weeks touring Australia after her circumnavigation of the world at public events attended by cheering crowds at the City Tattersalls Club by posing on the Club’s front balcony at Pitt Street.

• 1858 Tattersall’s first formed
• 1891 First Tattersalls Club moved into 202-204 Pitt Street
• 1895 Opening of City Tattersalls Club
• 1903 249 Pitt Street purchased
• 1924 Move into current premises at 198-204 Pitt Street
• 1930 Amy Johnson welcomed by the Club after her world flight
• 1963 Opening of membership to women
• 1971 Snooker table dedicated to Norman Squire at the World Snooker Championship 1971
• 1992 Silks Bar and Grill opened

1995 City Tattersalls Club Centenary year 2005 Major renovations to key venues including Omega Lounge 2012 Re-launch of website offering online new memberships and renewals using PayPal