Kings Cross Jarrah

This Rare Find has already been on a journey that has taken it across land and oceans, a journey that started hundreds of years ago in the forests of Western Australia. Jarrah started being imported from the forests of Western Australia in 1887 when a shipment of Jarrah blocks were sent to London to be used as street pavement in place of cobblestones. At the same time, the area around Kings Cross was developing rapidly from its humble beginnings. A significant potato market grew up on the eastern margin of the goods station. At the peak of the season, there could be a thousand loaded potato carts waiting to be unloaded into one of the many warehouses. The arrival of the 21^st century has seen some significant changes to the Kings Cross area. As part of this regeneration, we were able to acquire a large quantity of Jarrah wood from one of the old potato warehouses. The wood that came out of the Kings Cross warehouse was in lengths of up to 2200mm/86.5” long and 200mm/7.5” wide – which for Jarrah is very wide. We have worked this amazingly dense hardwood to manufacture wide and long engineered planks retaining their original surface patina and undulations – and even the marks made by the clout nails used to fix the boards down. The importance of conservation and protecting our natural resources makes it more important that reclaimed timber such as Jarrah is valued. We’re privileged to be able to extend its life and provide a hardwood floor of such quality.