[2] At the time, Chidlow’s Well had many railway buildings, including refreshment rooms, a marshalling yard and a turntable for turning the engines back to Perth.

The Inn was open 24 hours a day, providing refreshments, a place for people to stay, horses to be stabled and a meeting point for locals.

The first Inn burnt down in March 1908, although fortunately the owner, William Bramwell, managed to save all the furniture.

He subsequently built an 8-bedroom brick hotel directly opposite the railway land, at the current site in Thomas Street.

The building is single-storey brick, with simple timber detailing to the front veranda, doors and windows.