Clocktower Hotel

The hotel changed owners & name in 1895 to the Freemasons Hotel until 1977 when once again new owners changed the name to the Parkview Hotel. Fire destroyed the Parkview Hotel in June 2002 and it was demolished and the liquor license transferred to Sydney. The site stayed vacant until the Dougherty Family bought the land in February 2007 and transf... erred the liquor license from the Royal Tavern site at 97 Pound Street, Grafton after closing its doors in September 2006. The Dougherty family owned the Royal Tavern since 1947 with 4 generations of family members working behind the bar over 59 years. The Clocktower Hotel was opened on 4th July 2008 after 12 months of construction work by 60 local tradesmen, in which six of them were father & son working side by side on the building site. Paul Dougherty (Dougherty Construction) was the head contractor & his two sons assisted in building the hotel. Bill Dougherty now Licensee & his son also worked on the construction site. The Clocktower Hotel was designed to fit in with other historic buildings on Prince Street, most notable The Saraton Theatre as well as Weiley's Hotel. For the Dougherty family, the significance of the site as well as its position close to the historic Clock Tower meant there could be only one name for the new hotel, The Clocktower Hotel "If you find the Clock Tower you will find us". Clocktower CentenaryRead More