Page 6 of 16 Heritage Hotel Dorrigo Stained glass window beside main stairs Example of leadlight panels above doors French Doors of Heritage Family Suite From the bar, walk past the reception desk to the hotel’s main staircase. As you walk up the front stairs take notice of the stained glass window part way up the stairs. As you enter from Cudgery Street: *Note the lead light panels over the entrance doorways and in the bar canopy. This window was installed in 2016 and features design elements from the 1925 leadlight panels above the hotel doors. The same floral patterns can also be seen in the staircase balustrade and the wrought iron on the hotel verandah. Proceed upwards to the upstairs dining room which has been converted into the heritage family suite, with a queen bed and three single beds.How this room became available to establish the family suite goes back to the original 1925 design of the hotel. In 1925 the Dorrigo Hotel had two dining rooms. One downstairs for the general public. This room can be seen through the first door on the right then entering the hotel from Cudgery Street. This room seats 50 persons. The second dining room was upstairs and is the same size as the downstairs dining room. Meals for guests in the upstairs dining room came by dumb waiter from the kitchen below which serviced both dining rooms. During 1942, due to staff shortages caused by World War II, the upstairs dining room was closed. *Note the painted wooden square ceiling in the bar which also can be seen in the downstairs dining room
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