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Figure 8: 57 Gilroy Road. Newer 1960s building at the northern end. Building form is still compatible with the general stree character whilst the property edge is lacking the definition of the earlier building stock.

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Figure 9: 2 Gilroy Road. A property earmarked for demolition to make way for a park. It is a good example of its type and fitting in the setting despite having been rendered. It should be retained and occupied.

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Figure 10: 4 Gilroy Road. Despite the car port addition, the overall form of the buildings retains the essence of elements characterising the streetscape

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Figure 11: 10 Gilroy Road. Another example of the form and materiality consistent in the higher proportion of the buildings in the street.

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Figure 12: 18 Gilroy Road. St Margarets Village. A development that in form and scale is the principal intrusive element in the streetscape.

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Figure 13: 30 Gilroy Road. Development of buildings and denuding of landscape frontages is to be avoided in the street to retain its integrity

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Figure 14: 36 Gilroy Road. One of the older remaining buildings in the street from the Federation era.

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Figure 15:.28 Gilroy Road, retaining its form and layout with the Motor Home located at the rear of the property in a simple grassed and garden setting.

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Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Proposal APPENDIX D –

Hillview HCA Inventory Sheet

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A8 Hillview Precinct State Heritage Inventory Form

ITEM DETAILS Name of Item

Hillview Heritage Conservation Area

Other Name/s Former Name/s

Item type (if known)

Item group (if known)

Item category (if known)

Area, Group, or Collection Name

Street number

1362,1360,1358,1356,1340-1334 Pacific Highway, 8,6,4,2 Kissing Point Road, 1/4,2/4,6 Boyd Street

Street name

Pacific Highway, Kissing Point Road, Boyd Street

Suburb/town

Turramurra Postcode

Local Government Area/s

Ku-ring-gai

Property description

Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude

Location - AMG (if no street address)

Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Current use

Former Use

Hillview –Health Retreat, Guest House Commercial Residential – single units

Statement of significance

The Hillview Heritage Conservation Area displays a layering of history of the North Shore. The precinct is an historical record of the growth of the North Shore, its attractiveness as a retreat from the inner city of Sydney and the building of the railway which encouraged this growth. The whole records the subdivision of land (Section 3) and the speculative investment by the Port Jackson Land and Investment Company (c1885) in land originally used for farming and orchard use as part of the grant to Thomas Boyd in 1832. The current subdivision pattern of Hillview and surrounding properties display the continued investment by smaller business owners and wealthy businessmen. These latter included Ivan Auprince and Edmund Sheffield Willoughby Paul who purchased Hillview and surrounding land. Hillview operated prior to and during Auprince’s time as a Health Resort and was developed by Paul with a new grand Guest House. Other parts of the subdivision included smaller lots than Hillview and fronted the Pacific Highway, Kissing Point Road and Boyd Street. The shopfronts and former Commonwealth Bank on the Pacific Highway record the development of the Pacific Highway (formerly called Lane Cove Road) as a main thoroughfare and the commercial centre of Turramurra that grew around the Railway Station. Kissing Point Road records the residential development with the building of both cottages and larger houses. The building of the “Paisley” flats has diminished this earlier historical record, though it represents the later development of flats in the commercial centres of the North Shore. Boyd Street provides a frontage for Hillview and also records the earlier subdivision of this land into smaller lots. Similarly this


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has been altered with a later flat development that has diminished the significance. Boyd Street is assessed as retaining adequate significance to represent the historical layers of the development. The whole of the Hillview Conservation Area is significant within Ku-ring-gai as a precinct that displays values such as a mature landscape setting, varied topography that creates vistas and distant views framed by trees and a predominant built form that contributes in scale and form to the streetscape. The buildings within Hillview are significant examples of Federation style architecture from the earlier Queen Anne Federation style with elaborate and decorative details to the simpler garage building. The dominant siting of Hillview for display and to experience panoramic views enhance the architectural significance of these buildings. The mature trees and garden setting that is partially retained today also contributes to the setting and aesthetic significance of the Hillview complex. The Commonwealth Bank is a rare example of an intact Art Deco style bank building. The shopfront on 1360 Pacific Highway is a rare example of an intact shopfront with leadlight windows. Hillview is a representative example of a late Victorian and early Federation residence and later Guest House complex. The conservation of a part of the grounds and curtilage of Hillview has conserved its significant setting and siting with views towards Sydney contributing to its representative qualities as a place of retreat. Hillview is used by the community as a health service, its grounds are accessible to the public and it is valued by the local community of Ku-ring-gai.

Level of Significance

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Physical Description

The following includes a description and assessment of the degree of contribution to the streetscape. Hillview Conservation Area is bounded to the north by the Pacific Highway, to the west by Kissing Point Road, to the south by Boyd Street and to the east by the North Shore Railway Line. The precinct drops to the south and has panoramic views from the northern parts of the Hillview site towards Sydney, Botany and the Kurrajong Mountain Ranges. Hillview Hillview contains a number of buildings that include a residence with a north frontage to the Pacific Highway and extensive views to the south and south-east. The house was built between 1884-1893 and is Federation in style. It is face brick with a terracotta tiled roof and has elements of the Federation style such as projecting gables and tall brick chimneys. It has been altered with later additions to the south and decorative details may have been removed. These additions include east and west wings constructed with terracotta blocks. The building is currently used by the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Hospital. A larger house is located to the south which was built in c1913. This takes full advantage of views to the south. It Is Federation Queen Anne in style with an impressive Classical portico and is built as two to three storey in face brick with a terracotta roof. Other elements include decorative chimneys turned timber columns, timber valances, balustrades and brackets on large verandahs and asymmetrical and varied massing with projecting gables. The garage is located to the west of the site. It was built in c1915 in Federation style to appear similar in form to a coach house and stables. The building includes six garages with a residence on the upper


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floor. It is built in face brick with a steep pitched terracotta tiled roof. The building is symmetrical in design with a central large gable and two surrounding bays. Each bay contains a garage door opening which have been replaced with roller doors on the two outer bays. The central bay retains timber ledged and braced hinged doors. The building to the east c1960s and is known as “Rotary Cottage”. It is referred to as a Kindergarten facility and is currently used by the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Hospital for Occupational Therapy. It is a cream face brick building with a flat metal roof. The site includes mature trees such as deodars and camphor laurels, the latter which were planted as hedges and have been left to grow. The garden also includes a remnant croquet lawn, and terraced lawn areas and driveways. The original cast iron gates are located in the northern garden area. The stone fence and gateposts have been relocated due to road widening on the Pacific Highway. Hillview forms an historical complex with aesthetic and architectural significance. The buildings are a dominant element within the site and as viewed from the Pacific Highway and Boyd Street. The gardens and mature trees further enhance the Hillview site itself and views from outside the site. The two former residences, garage, stone fence, garden and terraces, remnant croquet lawn and mature trees are assessed as contributing to the streetscape of the Pacific Highway and Boyd Street, the Hillview complex and the Hillview Heritage Conservation Area. Pacific Highway The section of the Pacific Highway within the Hillview Heritage Conservation Area includes Hillview (described above) and number 1362, 1360,1358 and 1356. Numbers 1360 to 1340 form a typical hard-edge shop frontage to the Highway. 1362 Pacific Highway This is a two-storey building setback from the Pacific Highway and located on the corner of the Highway and Kissing Point Road and has a frontage to both streets. It is a Federation style building with painted brick walls, terracotta roof and angled projecting gable bay, timber shingle gable infill, exposed eaves and timber casement windows. The house retains its form and style and is an imposing corner building with its projecting gable bay. The double garage and steel fence should be removed. The house and the mature garden and jacaranda trees contribute to the streetscape. 1360 and 1358 Pacific Highway These buildings form an attached shopfront built in face brick with a slate roof and decorative brick and plastered chimneys. The brick is tuck pointed with horizontal contrasting brick courses and plastered parapets to each gable end. Number 1360 retains its original shopfront with leadlight glass highlight windows above a bronze shopfront window. The shopfronts are Federation style with the decorative elements including, shopfront windows and highlights, brickwork banding, tuck pointing, render work, engaged piers and rendered banding on chimneys. The shopfronts numbers 1360 and 1358 contribute to the streetscape of the Pacific Highway as Federation shopfronts that retain elements of this building type including the original shopfront windows on number 1360. 1356 Pacific Highway The Commonwealth Bank is a rendered masonry building in the inter-War Art Deco style built in c 1930. It displays elements of this style including the stepped parapet roof, horizontal and vertical banding, the latter which form fins and stepped recesses. The building is currently used as a Salon and Spa. The Commonwealth Bank contributes to the streetscape of the Pacific Highway in its style and


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building type as an early and representative example of the inter-War Art Deco style used by the Commonwealth Bank. It records the commercial growth of Turramurra. Kissing Point Road 2 Kissing Point Road This is a detached single storey dwelling built in brick with a tiled roof. The house is a Federation Queen Anne style building with a projecting gable and tall brick chimney. The building has been altered with painted brickwork, new tiled roof, enclosed verandah and hard paved carparking to entire street frontage. The house at 2 Kissing Point Road contributes to the streetscape in form and style. The alterations are assessed as reversible and the enclosed verandah and hard paved carparking should be removed. 6 Kissing Point Road “Paisley” Flats This is a two-storey unit development built with cream face brick and concrete tiled roof, with projecting balconies. The roof is hipped form. The parking is located below ground with a garden frontage and setback from the street. The flats were built in c1970s and replaced two earlier cottages. The flats are assessed as neutral within the streetscape. The garden setting, setback from the street, discrete carparking below ground, two-storey height and the hipped roof form all mitigate the potential detracting scale and style of this development. Boyd Street 1 Boyd Street / 8 Kissing Point Road This is a two-storey detached house built with brick and terracotta tiled roof. The house is Federation style built in c1900 with projecting gables and has been altered with additions to the upper floor and a carport and painted brickwork. The mature trees and high timber fence obscure the visibility of the house from the street. The house, though altered is assessed as contributing to the streetscape of Kissing Point Road and Boyd Street in style and scale. The fence, mature garden and discreet carport all contribute to the street. 2 and 4 Boyd Street This is a single-storey and two-storey duplex built in brick with a terracotta tiled roof. The duplex has been altered with painted brickwork. It is a Federation style building with projecting gables, timber shingles to gables, exposed eaves and grouped casement windows and little decorative detail. The carparking is discreetly sited to the rear and the street frontage includes mature trees and garden. The duplex is assessed as contributing to the streetscape of Boyd Street in style and scale. The garden and mature trees and discreet carparking all add to the positive impact of this building in the streetscape of Boyd Street. 6 Boyd Street Three- storey flat building with face brick walls and projecting balconies. Built c1970s it replaced an earlier cottage that was built to the rear of the site. The building is setback from the street with a garden frontage and driveway and garages to the east side boundary. The building is assessed as neutral in the streetscape of Boyd Street. Its height, setback from the street, narrow driveway and discreet garages minimise the potential negative impact of this building. Hillview Refer above for description and assessment.


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Physical condition and Archaeological potential

The site has been subjected to considerable change, development, adaptations and disturbances. The array of buildings are extensively layered in this respect. The archaeological potential has not been assessed in this work.

Construction years

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Modifications and dates

The site is a layered group of buildings and the dates and modifications to the site have been included in the History.

Further comments

HISTORY

Historical notes

History The Hillview Conservation Area is bounded by the Pacific Highway, Kissing Point Road, Boyd Street and the North Shore Railway Line. It is Section 3 of Thomas Boyd’s grant and orchard and includes later subdivisions within Section 3 of this estate. Thomas Boyd had served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Veteran’s Corp and was granted 100 acres of land in Lane Cove in the parish of Gordon. He called the property “Toulouse Farm” after the battle of Toulouse in which he had fought during the Napoleonic Wars. Thomas cleared the land, built a cottage and developed the land as an orchard and in the 1880s. It became known as “Boyds Orchard.” A cottage and stables (now demolished) located on the Government Road to Kissing Point (subdivision Lot 7 now location of “Paisley flats”) is evident on the 1900 plans and these may be associated with Thomas Boyd. In 1856 Thomas Boyd transferred ownership of the land to his son James Errol. The original grant was subdivided in 1884 (The CMP 1997 dates this subdivision as 1885). Section 3 of the 1884 subdivsion was bounded by Lane Cove Road (Pacific Highway) and two roads that were later to be named Kissing Point Road and Boyd Street. The major purchaser of Section 3 was the Port Jackson Land and Investment Co. which bought the land in two stages. The dates recorded vary in the sources: in 1884 the Company purchased lots 1 to 6 and then in 1893 Port Jackson Land and Investment Company purchased Lots 6,7,8. (CMP 1997 date these purchases as 1885 and 1902). The upper North Shore’s attractions to city workers improved with the opening of the railway on the 1st January 1890 between Hornsby and St Leonards and soon after in 1893 its extension to Milsons Point. In 1893 Ivan Auprince purchased Lots 1 and 2 Section 3 from Port Jackson Land and Investment Co. A part of this land bounded the rail corridor and was later resumed for use of the railway on the boundary of Lots 1,15 and 16 of Section 3. This land included a cottage which later became part of Hillview and is extant on this site. The cottage is likely to have been built by the Port Jackson Land and Investment Co Ltd. This site had extensive views to South Head, Botany Bay and the Kurrajong Mountains. Ivan Auprince had lived in Randwick (1893-1894). He was a Wigmaker and also listed as a Merchant and Dermatologist. In 1899 Auprince purchased Lot 3 from John Boyle and then purchased lots 11-15 in 1902. The first mention of the name “Hillview” is in this year and Mrs E Burton is listed in Sands as operating a health resort. In 1905 Auprince leased Hillview, and its orchard, tennis court and land Nos 1,2, and 3 of Section 3 of Boyd Orchard to Jean Murray for 2 years. (This included the Land on which the existing buildings of “Hillview” now stand.) 1905-1913 Auprince leased to Jean Murray who operated “Hillview” boarding house for 2 and a half years. In 1907 Edmund Sheffield Willoughby Paul purchased Lots 11 to 15 and in the same year purchased


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Lots 1 to 3 “Hillview” from Ivan Auprince. ESW Paul continued to consolidate his land and purchased Lot 10 from W.H Watson also in 1907. In 1913 ESW Paul purchased Lots 4 and 9 (a shed known as Weise’s shed had been removed from Lot 4 by this date.) ESW Paul was a successful businessman in Sydney and Managing Director of Schweppes Ltd and Chairman of APA Insurance and a member of the Board of Ampol. ESW Paul developed the property building a grand two storey building in c 1913 taking full advantages of the panoramic views. He built a six car garage (1915) that is extant on the property and converting “Hillview” from a Guest House into flats (c1923) and in 1928 Paul took up residence in part of the House. During his residency in the 1920s-1930s the eastern landscape was altered from vegetable gardens, chook runs and cow pasture to terraced garden. In 1935-1936 the DMR resumed land on northern boundary and relocated a portion of the existing fence and gates. E.S.W. Paul died in 1951and the estate passed to his nephew and niece Martyn Threlfall and Annie Paul and in the following year the estate was passed in at auction and Martyn Threlfall became the sole owner. Martyn Trefall obtained approval in 195l for the subdivision of the Hillview into 6 allotments. This did not proceed and only the residential blocks on the south-eastern corner of the site fronting Boyd Street were sold and houses constructed in 1963-1964. Martin Trelfall died in 1966 and the property passed to his widow and sons Dr Nicholas and Michael Threlfall. The Threlfall family vacated Hillview in 1973. In 1973 (1974, CMP 1997) Ku-ring-gai Council purchase Hillview and the property was leased to the Health Commission and used as Hillview and Community Health Resource and Information Centre. The gates on the Pacific Highway entrance were removed and relocated within the garden. In 1980 Hillview was purchased by Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Hospital. Chronology of Hillview and surrounds: Boyds Orchard and Hillview 1832 - 24th February Thomas Boyd purchased 100 acres and called this “Toulouse Farm”. He built a cottage and planted an orchard. Known as ‘Boyds Orchard”. 1838- 28th July – applied and received deeds to property 1832- Thomas Boyd 20th February – grant- Hillview is a portion of this original 100 acre grant. 1856- Thomas Boyd conveyance the property to his son James Errol. 1884 (1885 CMP 1997) - subdivided 100 acre grant. Major purchaser was Port Jackson Land and Investment Company. Purchased lots 1 to 6. 1890 1st January – railway service commenced between Hornsby and St Leonards 1893- railway extended to Milsons Point 1900- remaining lots sold and again major purchaser was Port Jackson Land and Investment Company. 1893 or 1900 Port Jackson Land and Investment Company purchase Lots 6,7,8. According to CMP 1997 these remaining lots were bought by Port Jackson Investment Co. in 1902. 1893 – Ivan Auprince purchased Lots 1 and 2 Section 3 from Port Jackson Land and Investment Company. House stood on this land. 1899- Ivan Auprince purchased Lots 3 from John Boyle 1902- Lots 11 to 15 purchased by Mr Auprince from Port Jackson Land and Investment Company 1902-1903 – first mention of the name “Hillview”. Operated by Mrs E Burton as Health Resort. Date of operation unknown. 1905- Ivan Auprince leased the house, orchard, tennis court and land Nos 1,2, and 3 of Section 3 of Boyd Orchard to Jean Murray for 2 years. Land on which the buildings of “Hillview” now stand. 1907- April, ESW Paul purchased Lots 11 to 15. October, Edmund Sheffield Willoughby Paul purchased Lots 1 to 3 Hillview from Ivan Auprince. November ESW Paul purchased Lot 10 from W.H Watson. 1905-1913 Auprince leased to Jean Murray who operated “Hillview” boarding house for 2 and a half years. 1913-ESW Paul purchased Lots 4 and 9. Weise’s shed had been removed for Lot 4 by this date. c1913- building of two storey building by ESW Paul behind original cottage 1915-1923 (1924, CMP 1997) – E.S.W.Paul’s land leased to Gertrude Haddy


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1915- ESW Paul built six car garage. 1923 (1924, CMP 1997) – E.S.W. Paul converted boarding house into flats 1928- E.S.W. Paul commenced permanent residence at Hillview. 1920s – 1930s eastern landscape altered from vegetable gardens and chook runs and cow pasture to terraced garden. 1935-1936 – DMR resumed land on northern boundary and relocated a portion of the existing fence and gates. (CMP 1997:1931- Fence on Pacific Highway demolished and reconstructed). 1951- E.S.W. Paul died and estate passed to his nephew and niece Martyn Threlfall and Annie Paul 1952- Hillview auctioned but passed in and Martyn Threlfall owner. 1955 – Ku-ring-gai Council approve subdivision of Hillview into 6 allotments. 1963-1964 – Sale of residential blocks on south-eastern corner of site on Boyd Street and houses constructed. 1966 – Martin Trelfall dies and property passed to his widow and sons Dr Nicholas and Michael Threlfall. 1973 – Threlfall family vacate Hillview 1973 (1974? CMP 1997)– 14 December Ku-ring-gai Council purchase Hillview. Property leased to the Health Commission and used as Hillview and Community Health Resource and Information Centre. 1973- Council purchased Hillview and gates removed. 1980- Hillview purchased by Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Hospital. Kissing Point Road 1893 or 1900 Port Jackson Investment purchase Lots 6,7,8. 1901 – F.L. Poole and A.L. Holmes purchase Lots 6,7,8 1902- all 5 houses including “Mayfield” existed on Lots on Kissing Point Road between Lane Cove Road and Boyd Street. The chemist of the corner of Lane Cove Road is evident in a c1900 photo. Adjoining house in Kissing Point Rd also evident in c1900 photograph.5 houses on Kissing Point Rd were rented. 1913 – Lots 6,7,8 further subdivided . Lot 6 owner shown Godfrey and Poole. Lot 7 Valentine and Poole. Lot 8 Hurts and McKune. No 2 Kissing Point Road: 1902-1903 T. Hooper occupant of “Amberley” 1904-1908 Rev. G.D. Hilder (C of E) 1909 C. Peterson 1910 H (M?) Abbot 1911-1912 D.A Clark 1913-1919 Mrs F.M Armstrong occupied “ Mavis” 1918-1919 M.O Callaghan 1921 Mrs A. Schran occupied “Meallough” 1922 A. Brown 1923 R. McEnnally 1925-1933 A. Brown occupied “Poziers” No 4 Kissing Point Road: Footprint of cottage on site shown in CMP 1997 figure 1.3.4. 1902-1909 Miss EA Boylon occupant 1910-1933 H.P. Valentine occupant of “Mokoan” No 6 Kissing Point Road: Footprint of cottage on site shown in CMP 1997 figure 1.3.4. 1902-1908 J. Berwick occupant 1909 Mrs F. Roberts occupant 1910-1911 J. Smith occupant 1914 C.O. Zeitler occupant


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1915-1918 Miss Sweeney occupant 1919-1933 Mrs E.L.Warburton occupant Nos 4 and 6 Kissing Point Road: c1970s- cottages demolished and “Paisley” flats constructed (4 -6 Kissing Point Road). Location of Boyds House and stables – date of demolition unknown. Reference CMP 1997, Figure 1.3.4 No 8 Kissing Point Road “Mayfield”: c1900- “Mayfield” built on Lot 8 1905-1907 (1909)- G.Hurst owner of Part of Lot 8. ( 8 Kissing Point Road) 1910-1933 – Miss Hurst occupies “Mayfield” 1912 A Reid occupant 1913 Miss Hann occupant Boyd Street 1902- the duplex existed by this date and may have been built earlier. 1907- November ESW Paul purchased Lot 10 from W.H Watson. 1913 - ESW Paul purchased Lot 9. Lots 9 and 10 according to photographic evidence appear to have remained undeveloped before purchase by ESW Paul. c1970s -flats constructed in Boyd St No 2 Boyd Street: 1902-1903 K. Vaughan “ Mona” 1902-1909 T. Jago 1906—1907 C.D. Clarke, Baker 1908 J.W. Melver , Sadler 1910 D.A Clarke 1911 W MCane 1912 W. Stronach 1913-1915 A.Shortland 1916-1919 C. Risby “ Wycombe” 1920 W. J. Taylor “ Wycombe” 1921-1924 Mrs Nicholls 1925-1933 Mrs A.! Nichols, “Walmai” No 4 Boyd Street: 1902-1905 J. Nash, Gardener “ Nashville” 1907-1909 Mrs Burton “ Mona” 1911 B, Gates “ Bellaire” 1913 W. McKune 1914-1920 R. Newton “ Elba” 1921-1923 Used as Police Station, Constable G. Wright 1924-1930 Constable J.W. McGrath 1931 W. Leonard Pacific Highway 1340 Pacific Highway: c1900- Herman Weise store evident in plans from this date. 1904-1912 H. Weisse 1913 J. W Reid Storekeeper 1902-1903 H. Butcher Storekeeper 1356 Pacific Highway


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1909-1910 C. McPherson ? Estate Agent 1914-1925 Mrs Parkinsons Refeshment Rooms 1926 W.S Murray c1930 - Commonwealth Bank 1358 Pacific Highway: 1911-1920?T. P Swindale Chemist 1917-1920 Govt Savings Bank 1921-1922 A.E Sharpe Chemist 1922-1923 G. A Rose 1924 A. Willis, boot repairer 1925-1926 G.C Purnell Rustic Furnitiure 1928 Wilson Refreshments 1929-1933 Misses Scheitzer Refreshments 1360 Pacific Highway: 1912-1916 C Brack Upholsterer 1917 Mrs M Roden ,Refreshment Rooms 1918 C. A White 1919 Mrs F. J. Simpson , Refreshment Room 1920-1922 J Priest, Confectioner 1923 W. Freestone 1924-1926 Mrs A. Hudson, Confectioner 1929-1931 Murphy’s Pharmacy 1932-1933 Jay’s Millinery and Mrs M. Tod, Dressmaker 1362 Pacific Highway: 1902-1911, 1918-1933 – O.P. Godfrey occupant as Chemist and residence “Bonnie Brae” 1912- Mrs E.P. Bobbards occupant 1914- John Gwinne occupant 1917- Mrs A. Carrig occupant 1924-1932 Dr E. H. Besic, Dentist - occupant The history and chronology has been compiled primarily by reference to: Hudson, Jill, The History of Hillview 1832-1983, July 1983 and the CMP 1997 prepared by Design 5 Architects in 1997.

THEMES National historical theme

4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities. 3. Economy-Developing local, regional and National economies

State historical theme

4.Accommodation-Activities associated with the provision of accommodation and particular types of accommodation. 4.Tenure- Activities associated with identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal. 4.Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban

functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages. 4.Utilities-Activities associated with the provision of services, especially on a communal basis. 3.Health- Activities associated with preparing and providing medical assistance and/or promoting or

maintaining the wellbeing of humans. 3.Commerce-Activities related to buying, selling and exchanging goods and services.


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APPLICATION OF CRITERIA Historical significance SHR criteria (a)

The Hillview Heritage Conservation Area displays a layering of history of the North Shore. The precinct is an historical record of the growth of the North Shore, its attractiveness as a retreat from the inner city of Sydney and the building of the railway which encouraged this growth. The precinct as a whole records the subdivision of land (Section 3) and the speculative investment by the Port Jackson Land and Investment Company (c1885) in land originally used for farming and orchard use as part of the grant to Thomas Boyd in 1832. The current subdivision pattern of Hillview and surrounding properties display the continued investment by smaller business owners and wealthy businessmen. These latter included Ivan Auprince and Edmund Sheffield Willoughby Paul who purchased Hillview and surrounding land. Hillview operated prior to and during Auprince’s time as a Health Resort and was developed by Paul with a new grand Guest House (c1913) and large garage. Other parts of the subdivision included smaller lots than Hillview and fronted the Pacific Highway, Kissing Point Road and Boyd Street. The shopfronts and former Commonwealth Bank on the Pacific Highway record the development of the Pacific Highway (formerly called Lane Cove Road) as a main thoroughfare and the commercial centre of Turramurra that grew around the Railway Station. Kissing Point Road records the residential development with the building of both cottages and larger houses. The building of the “Paisley” flats has diminished this earlier historical record, though it represents the later development of flats in the commercial centres of the North Shore. Boyd Street provides a frontage for Hillview and also records the earlier subdivision of this land into smaller lots. Similarly this has been altered with a later flat development that has diminished the significance. Boyd Street is assessed as retaining adequate significance to represent the historical layers of the development.

Historical association significance SHR criteria (b)

The precinct as a whole records the subdivision of land (Section 3) and the speculative investment by the Port Jackson Land and Investment Company (c1885) in land originally used for farming and orchard use as part of the grant to Thomas Boyd in 1832. The current subdivision pattern of Hillview and surrounding properties display the continued investment by smaller business owners and wealthy businessmen. These latter included Ivan Auprince and Edmund Sheffield Willoughby Paul who purchased Hillview and surrounding land. Hillview operated prior to and during Auprince’s time as a Health Resort and was developed by Paul with a new grand Guest House.

Aesthetic significance SHR criteria (c)

The whole of the Hillview Conservation Area is significant within Ku-ring-gai and as a precinct that displays values such as a mature landscape setting, varied topography that creates vistas and distant views framed by trees and a predominant built form that contributes in scale and form to the streetscape. The buildings within Hillview are significant examples of Federation style architecture from the earlier Queen Anne Federation style with elaborate and decorative details to the simpler garage building. The dominant siting of Hillview for display and to experience panoramic views enhance the architectural significance of these buildings. The mature trees and garden setting that is partially retained today also contributes to the setting and aesthetic significance of the Hillview complex.

Social significance SHR criteria (d)

Hillview is used by the community as a health service, its grounds are accessible to the public and it is valued by the local community of Ku-ring-gai.

Technical/Research significance SHR criteria (e)


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Rarity SHR criteria (f)

The Commonwealth Bank is a rare example of an intact Art Deco style bank building. The shopfront on 1360 Pacific Highway is a rare example of an intact shopfront with leadlight windows.

Representativeness SHR criteria (g)

Hillview is a representative example of a late Victorian and early Federation residence and later Guest House complex. The conservation of a part of the grounds and curtilage of Hillview has conserved its significant setting and siting with views towards Sydney contributing to its representative qualities as a place of retreat.

Integrity

The site is a layered group of buildings and the dates and modifications to the site have been included in the History. The Pacific Highway displays the layered history of this site from c1905. This includes the earlier Hillview building used as a boarding house from c1905 and the larger Hillview guest house and garage 1913. The Commonwealth Bank is a rare example of an intact Art Deco style bank building. The shopfront on 1360 Pacific Highway is a rare example of an intact shopfront with leadlight windows. The site of Hillview is a representative example of a late Victorian and early Federation residence and later guest house complex. The conservation of a part of the buildings, grounds and curtilage of Hillview has conserved its significant setting and siting with views towards Sydney contributing to its representative qualities as a place of retreat. The earlier Hillview house c1905 is extant with a frontage to the Pacific Highway. The later Hillview house c1913 is extant with a frontage to Boyd Street. The garage c1913 to Hillview house is also extant and visible from the Pacific Highway. The building of the “Paisley” flats in Kissing Point Road has diminished this earlier historical record, though it represents the later development of flats in the commercial centres of the North Shore. Kissing Point Road retains sufficient integrity to record the residential development of this street with the building of both cottages and larger houses. Boyd Street provides a street frontage for Hillview and also records the earlier subdivision of this land into smaller lots. This street has been altered with a later flat development that has diminished the significance. Boyd Street is assessed as retaining adequate significance to represent the historical layers of the development.

HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

INFORMATION SOURCES

Include conservation and/or management plans and other heritage studies. Type Author/Client Title Year Repository Article

Hudson, Jill, July 1983 The History of Hillview 1832-1983

1983

Report

Design 5 Architects Hillview Garages and Historic Precincts, Conservation Plan

1997 Department of Urban Affairs and Planning. Design 5 Architects


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RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

The indicative sketch plan prepared by carste STUDIO attached in images indicates areas for potential future development within Hillview. It allows for the constraints and opportunities identified in the Conservation Plan (Hillview Garages and Historic Precincts, Conservation Plan, prepared by Design 5 Architects, 1997.) These include the significant views, significant buildings, trees and hedges, terraced areas, driveways and garden areas that are shown in the sketch plan. The Conservation Plan should be referred to for significant views and identification and ratings of these elements (relevant plans in the Conservation Plan include: Figure 4.1,4.2, Figure 5.1, Figure 3). The sketch plan shows all those areas identified in the Conservation Plan for future development though it differs from the Conservation Plan in the addition of the area to the east of the site on which is located a 1960s building, “Rotary Cottage”. This site and building appears to have little significance and appropriate development should be allowed that does not detract from significant views. The footprint, scale and height of any new development should be assessed in a Statement of Heritage Impact for each potential site shown on the indicative sketch plan.

SOURCE OF THIS INFORMATION

Name of study or report

The History of Hillview 1832-1983 Hillview Garages and Historic Precincts, Conservation Plan

Year of study or report

1983 1997

Item number in study or report

Author of study or report

Hudson, Jill, Design 5 Architects

Inspected by

Elizabeth Evans

NSW Heritage Manual guidelines used?

Yes No

This form completed by

Elizabeth Evans Date July 2012


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Map of the Reviewed Area of Hillview and surrounds.

Image year

2012 Image by Elizabeth Evans Image copyright holder

carste STUDIO

** Proposed Heritage ItemHillview Group

Heritage Conservation AreaProposal 2012 Review


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1362 Pacific Highway (cnr of Pacific Highway and Kissing Point Road) (IMG_4271.jpg)

Image year

2012 Image by EE Image copyright holder

carste STUDIO


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2 and 4 Boyd Street. Federation style duplex. (IMG_4277.jpg)

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carste STUDIO


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1 Boyd Street / 8 Kissing Point Road (IMG_4276.jpg)

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Carste STUDIO


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Hillview viewed from Boyd Street (IMG_4281.jpg)

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Carste STUDIO


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Hillview viewed from Boyd Street (IMG_4290.jpg)

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carste STUDIO


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Hillview viewed from the Pacific Highway (IMG_4293.jpg)

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carste STUDIO


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1356 (former Commonwealth Bank) 1358 and 1360 Pacific Highway (IMG_4301.jpg)

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Carste STUDIO


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Hillview garage building (IMG_4310.jpg)

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Carste STUDIO


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Indicative draft plan showing views recommended to be retained and potential development areas. 0163_001.pdf

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Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Proposal APPENDIX E –

Combined Mona Vale Road HCA (1, 2, 3 and 5) Inventory Sheets

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ITEM DETAILS

Name of Item

Mona Vale Road Highlands Heritage Conservation Area 1 (HCA1)



Conservation Area


Landscape - Cultural


Other - Landscape - Cultural


Mona Vale Road Highlands Heritage Conservation Area 1

Street number

Street name

Mona Vale Road

Suburb/town

Ku-ring-gai Postcode


Ku-ring-gai


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Private

Current use

Former Use


The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA1 are displayed in the current subdivision which has been dictated in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of the earlier orchards and the 1896 Highlands Estate. HCA 1 is located within the area of earlier orchards c1840-70, though the only known evidence of this previous use are the roads such as Knowlman and Narelle that mark the boundaries of the former orchards. The proposed railway from its early stages in 1887 to the completion of the link between St Leonards and Hornsby in 1890 was the impetus for subdivisions and the middle class movement to this area. Glengariffe house,1903 was built for by the Brown family who were successful retailers and is a record of the development of this land for use by middle class professionals as a retreat from urban areas of inner Sydney. The later Inter-War subdivision and development of this area is evident in the houses. 35 Mona Vale Road is representative of an Inter-War style house with face brick curved bays and 29 Mona Vale Road is an Inter-War style Californian Bungalow built with sandstone and face brick. The 1970s widening of Mona Vale Road has resulted in retaining walls to 27 Mona Vale Road and C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve. Vegetation including mature trees and rebuilding of fences has reduced the impact to an extent. Where front gardens have been reduced, fences have been replaced with sandstone or low brick fences that are uniform in appearance and do not detract from the housing style.


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The section of Mona Vale Road in the vicinity of Narelle Avenue with Inter-War style houses and a landscaped reserve forms a small precinct that is visible from Mona Vale Road. Mature gardens and trees are predominant along the length of Mona Vale Road and the landscaped reserve on Narelle Avenue and C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve further contribute with an increased density of vegetation and mature trees that form a high tree canopy. The spacing and pattern of subdivision has retained the historical Inter-War subdivision pattern.


State

Local

DESCRIPTION

Designer

Builder/ maker


HCA1 is located on the east of Mona Vale Road and forms a residential precinct. The layout of this area has been determined by Mona Vale Road and early 20hcentury and Inter-War development. It includes a Federation Style Bungalow that is set back from Mona Vale Road behind C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve. The widening of Mona Vale Road is evident in this area with the retaining walls and particularly in the area of the Reserve. The reserve area of Narelle Avenue and the C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve includes mature trees. The significant houses in the area include: Glengariffe is representative of a Federation Style Bungalow with a wide roof overhanging a verandah with exposed rafters and simple timber decoration and gables. 29 Mona Vale Road is representative of a Californian Bungalow with sandstone dressing and face brick and a low pitched roof. 35 Mona Vale Road is representative of an Inter-War style house with face brick walls and curved bays.


Construction years

Start year Finish year Circa


Further comments


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HISTORY Historical notes

Chronology of the Development of Mona Vale Road

(Refer to extracts below from the chronology and other sources for history that is relevant to this conservation area).

Mona Vale Road runs along a ridge dividing the watershed on the south east via the Pymble Valley to Middle Harbour and north to Cowan Creek towards Broken Bay, and towards the Lane Cove River catchment. It is likely to have been formed in the path of an Aboriginal route. One of the first roads defined as a route to Pitt Water. 1788 believed Governor Phillip and his party reach the highest point along the MV route (now called

Robyn Hill) on their exploration of the north shore from Manly Cove. 1805 date first land grants are measured and route already identified as a ‘spine.’ 1800-1840 timber getters after bluegum, blackbutt, stringybark, turpentine and ironbark. 1822 Daniel Dering Mathew petitions for another land grant at ‘Hunters Hill’ on which to erect a sawing

machine recently arrived from England; 400 acre lease issued in 1824 ‘Clanville’: 1825 advised lease would be converted to 800 acre grant once the saw mill was in operation. Evidence by 1922 residing on his Pymble lease ‘Rosedale’ and mill operational by 1827 but by 1841 to be in decline.

circa 1827 DD Mathews refers to sample from his mill: 1831 Sydney Gazette “the Cowan sawmill.” 1820-40s Mona Vale Road used an easier route to higher land, initially followed by itinerate timber

getters. MV Rd marks Matthew’s access road to his early mechanised sawmill on Cowan Rd, St Ives. Telegraph Rd marks the main timber getting route through Pymble and Matthews grants towards Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd).

1831 Mathews disputes Surveyor Mitchell’s northern boundary of his Cowan mill site (correctly) but which already granted to Ayers. 1832 Post Office directory noted location of Mathew’s mill driven by oxen.

1838 eventual gazettal of disputed ‘Rosedale’ grant 800 acres to DD Mathew (including former Clanville?) extending from Lane Cove Rd (Pac Hwy) to Killeaton St., St Ives, and includes MV Rd .To north 1871 parish map names John Ayres owner of 320 acres. Mathew was a well connected Englishman, initially studied medicine at Cambridge but drawn to Scottish model of mill wrighting (modern mechanical engineer).

1838 Thomas Brown, orchardist and timber merchant, buys 52 acres of DD Mathew’s land on both sides of Stoney Creek (MV) Rd with one side adjoining Brown’s Forest and Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve. Greenwood (no121 MV Rd) built in 1870 but curtilage reduced to 1 ¼ acres by 1973-4 when MV Rd widened.

1843 & 1848 Mathew unsuccessfully attempts to sell the Cowan Mill : ad in SMH “still running after 16 years”: 1856 SMH ad deceased sale of Rosedale house contents and land sale ‘lot 4 of 100 acres, 10 fenced as an orchard … various buildings …old mill … out of repair.’

1848 aborted sale notice of Mathew’s Rosedale Estate subdivided into farms. 1850-70s orchards established resulting in subdivision of early grants. 1854 Anthony L Bartho, lawyer acquires 21 acres from DD Mathews, between Andrew Bromley’s 16

acres to the north and Edwin Booker 11 acres to the south on Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. (approx. Highlands to Bromley). Between 1870 and 1888 Bartho progressively subdivides.

1867 Thomas Brown, local orchardists and timber merchant buys 52 acres from F&E Arthur of part of DD Mathew Rosedale estate, builds Greenwood in 1871.

1871 Parish map shows major landholders as orchardists William McKeown (who called his house ‘Roseville’ which was in vicinity of Macquarie Lane) and James McMahon, and allotments extending along both sides of Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd). Whole of KRG then known as Lane


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Cove. Roads marking boundaries between orchards c1840-70 include Alma, Station, Church, Fern and to east of MV Rd, Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman, Narelle, and Riddle.

1880s a larger portion of KRG population lived along the route of MV Rd 1890 opening of the St Leonards to Hornsby railway line - impetus for residential subdivisions 1890s Wahroonga solicitor Benjamin F Parker buys large acreage with frontage to Stoney Creek (MV)

Rd (southern end) and on north side of Highlands Ave, and builds a brick cottage villa with attic rooms designed by architects Slatyer & Cosh with entrance gates to Highlands Ave.

1891 subdivision of Walker lands. 1891 First subdivision of McKeown lands was Roseville Estate, which created Roseville Ave (now

Wellesley). 2nd subdivision extended residential lots through to Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd) and Church to newly created Hope St. 1900 a further re-subdivision created Edward and Emily Streets (both later joined as King Edward St) and Mocatta St and lots in Grandview St. Section B. DATE Hillside Estate created large lots along Fern St: 1910 re-subdivision as Fern Estate into smaller lots (nos 42-46 MV Rd and 14-26 Fern St).

1892 reoffer and redefined 2nd Roseville Estate marketed as Pymble Heights Estate included deep lots along Stoney Creek Rd (lots 18-20 being nos50-64 MV Rd) through to a lane running along a creek (later called Orana Ave and Orana Reserve) that lead to another McKeown house (now no25 Orana )that remains on its own large lot (nos 66-74 MV Rd). Also created large 3 lots onto Stoney Creek (MV) Rd either side of newly created Hope St (now nos 8-84 and 88-92 MV Rd).

1904 Lane Cove Road (Pacific Highway) to Telegraph called Stoney Creek (MV) Rd North of Telegraph Rd called Pittwater Road. Lane Cove Rd to Woodlands Ave (then Plum St) was Gordon, Woodlands to Telegraph was Pymble, north of Telegraph was St Ives [Historian 2004].

1904 a section from Lane Cove Road (Pac Hwy) to Telegraph Rd known as Stoney Creek Road and north of Telegraph called Pittwater Road.

1912 Brown builds two workers cottages (no18 & 20 Stoney Creek Rd) on his Highlands property : land subdivided in 1973 creating battle axe lots.

1913 printer Frederick Pratten buys 5 acres on Stoney Creek (MV) Rd frontage 650 feet, and corner to Telegraph Rd: 1914 builds Stapleton on the top of the highest point along the MV route, Robyn Hill, with panoramic views over entire Sydney basin.

1916 Stoney Creek Rd within Pymble, North of Telegraph still called Pittwater Rd [Historian 2004]. 1917 Sands Directory lists 58 households along Stoney Creek (MV) Rd, 12 being fruit growers, 10

living north of Telegraph Rd. 1919-1920 entire length from Lane Cove Rd (Pac Hwy) called Pittwater Road [Historian 2004]. 1920-24 golf is played on Browns Orchard lands; When 90 acre Golf Links Estate proposed a co-

operative formed to buy the land; 1924 prospectus issued with design by Dan Soutar and Carneige Clark; 1925 water laid on to greens and temporary club house; 1928 full 18 holes; 1932 amalgamated with Hunter’s Hill Golf Club; 1940 members lounge built.

1929 entire length known as Pittwater Road: Sands Directory 65 households, 13 orchardists all north of Telegraph Rd and Pymble section as prime residential.

1933 Architect Alan Raymond Taylor and his wife buy 8 lots in the Superb View Estate DP16670 and design the house Robyn Hill set over 3 lots fronting onto MV Rd Taylors also acquire adjoining property in 1936-46 was called Peace Hill

1934 land between Forest & Pentecost 13 lot Brown’s Forest subdivision offered: 5 lots to Pittwater Rd (ns121 (noted as stone cottage Greenwood), 127-139 (battle-axe to 2012 42A&B&C Pentecost). NOTE: sandstone block retaining wall supporting formed roadway along north side of gully to no42C MV Rd

1937- SMH and NSW Contractor records 123 tender sites along Pittwater (MV) Rd :eg. Peddle Thorpe & Walker, Bolot, Ward, Fitzgerald, MacKillar & Partidge, Brewster & Manderson, Bohringer & Assocs, Kenworthy


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1944-46 KRG Council resume and plans 20 acre Rosedale Garden Suburb

c 1945 Greenwood (no121 MV Rd): 52 acres subdivided and house lots reduced to 0.5ha. 1973-74 MV Rd frontage strip resumed for road widening. Since WW2 c1945 little subdivision: exceptions are

* triangular area bounded by MV Rd, Grandview * rear of lots facing Fern

* Stapleton Pl, Heyden Cl. & Royston Cl, and * Anatol Cl and Highlands c1952 Full length of road re-named Mona Vale Rd. [Historian 2004 + KRG cncl files] 1954 NSW Housing Commission acquired land in St Ives and builds weatherboard homes for

immigrants and returned servicemen 1957 Stapleton 5 acres subdivided into 10 lots DP28176 and creates Stapleton Place 1960 KRG Council consent to build St Ives Shopping Centre 1962 KRG Council sets aside 37 acre of bushland for St Ives wild flower garden 1965 Highlands and Glengarriff sold to Trans Realties, Highlands demolished, lands subdivided in 18

lots, create Anatol Close, and about the same time as MV Rd being widened into six lanes resulting on Glengarriff now known as 12 Anatol Cl (lot11 DP228739) and front former garden as C Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve

1973-74 Dept of Main Roads resume MV Rd frontages for widening to 6 lanes (and erect retaining walls & fences, some in sandstone) [Historian 2004]

Highlands Conservation Area – area of HCA1 (relevant extracts from Chronology of Mona Vale Road)

Earlier house is this area The Highlands formerly at nos 1-29 MV Rd. 1886 AJ Bartho sold 10 acres (south of Bromley’s land) to surveyor, Joseph Walker and his Land Co of Australasia Ltd but company liquidated in 1896. In 1896 bought by Wahroonga solicitor Benjamin Frederic Parker, who buys large acreage with frontage to Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. Parker also buys adjoining 11 acres of Thomas Mazlin’s land. A total of 20 acres. Parker builds on north side of Highlands Ave a brick cottage villa designed by architects Slatyer & Cosh with entrance gates to Highlands Ave. Highlands House enlarged three times and later 1915 additions by architect John Reid. No7 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd bought in 1901 by retailers Ernst and Harriette (nee McCathie) Brown (unrelated to pioneer Browns of the district). E. Brown builds 2 workers cottages at no18-20 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. 1903: Brown family buy adjoining no9 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd to build cottage villa Glengarriff for widowed Harriette: 1903: a daughter Eleanor & Herbert FitzSimons build dark brick bungalow Glen Moville (31 Highlands Ave). 1965: Glengarriff still extant and located at 12 Anatol Cl lot1, DP228739, sold to Trans Realties; Highlands House demolished, lands subdivided into 18 lots and to create Anatol Close. Glengarriff loses its front garden which became C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve. 1968: Glen Moville (no31 Highlands Ave) the other Brown Family house sold, demolished for

residential subdivision and to create Wilton Close. (sources inc: Anthony Leonard Bartho’s 21 acres in Stoney Creek Road, Gordon by Lorna Watt, 2010 KRG His Soc).

Roads marking boundaries between orchards c1840-70 to east of MV Rd, Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman, Narelle, and Riddle.


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THEMES

National historical theme

4. Settlement: Building Settlements Towns and Villages


Towns, Suburbs and Villages: Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages


The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA1 are displayed in the current subdivision which has been dictated in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of the earlier orchards and the 1896 Highlands Estate. HCA 1 is located within the area of earlier orchards c1840-70, though the only known evidence of this previous use are the roads such as Knowlman and Narelle that mark the boundaries of the former orchards. In 1896 a large acreage with a frontage to Stoney Creek Road was bought by a Wahroonga solicitor Benjamin Frederic Parker. Parker built a large house known as Highlands which was demolished in 1965 and there is no known evidence of this house. This records the development of this land for use by middle class professionals as a retreat from urban areas of inner Sydney. The proposed railway from its early stages in 1887 to the completion of the link between St Leonards and Hornsby in 1890 was the impetus for subdivisions and the middle class movement to this area. Glengariffe house,1903, is evidence of this middle class development of Ku-ring-gai. Glencariife was built for by the Brown family who were successful retailers. The Inter-War subdivision and development of this area is evident in the houses located at 35 and 29 Mona Vale Road. 35 Mona Vale Road is an Inter-War style house with face brick curved brick walls. 29 Mona Vale Road is an Inter-War style Californian Bungalow built with sandstone and face brick. A 1965 layer of development resulted in further subdivision of this area. This is evident in the forming of C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve in the garden frontage to Glengariffe on Mona Vale Road and the altered access to Glengariffe from the cul-de-sac Anatol Place. In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences and retaining walls. The mature trees and gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and the older housing stock and homogeneity of housing are elements that make Kur-ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.



The section of Mona Vale Road in the vicinity of Narelle Avenue with Inter-War style houses and its landscaped reserve forms a small precinct that is visible from Mona Vale Road. The retaining walls in this area have been concealed by vegetation and the fence to 29 rebuilt in brick and sandstone in the style of the house. The 1970s widening of Mona Vale Road has resulted in retaining walls to 27 Mona Vale Road and C. Bowles Thystlethwayte Reserve. Vegetation including mature trees and rebuilding of fences has reduced the impact to an extent. Where front gardens have been reduced, fences have been


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replaced with sandstone or low brick fences that are uniform in appearance and do not detract from the housing style. Mature gardens and trees are predominant along the length of Mona Vale Road and in some areas create a backdrop of dense bushland and tree canopy. The spacing and pattern of subdivision has retained the historical subdivision pattern.


The mature trees and gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and the older housing stock and homogeneity of housing are elements that make the Upper North Shore desirable and are valued by the local community.




Glengariffe is representative of a Federation Style Bungalow with a wide roof overhanging a verandah with exposed rafters and simple timber decoration and gables. 29 Mona Vale Road is representative of a Californian Bungalow with sandstone dressing and face brick and a low pitched roof. 35 Mona Vale Road is representative of an Inter-War style house with face brick walls and curved bays.

Integrity

HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

Planning Scheme Ordinance (as amended 30 March 2012), Schedule 7,Mona Vale Road: 24, 29


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INFORMATION SOURCES Include conservation and/or management plans and other heritage studies.

Type Author/Client Title Year Repository Report

Paul Davies Pty Ltd Architects Heritage Consultants

Potential Heritage Conservation Areas North Review

2012 Ku-ring-gai Council

Report

KRG Heritage & Neighbourhood Character Study

2000

Report

KRG Urban conservation area study

2002

Booklets

KRG Historical Society The Historian

- 2010 v39n1 - 2009 - 2004

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

That this area be listed as a Heritage Conservation Area.

SOURCE OF THIS INFORMATION Name of study or report

Empirical Review by Stephen Booker and Susan Jackson Stepowski. Peer Review draft Heritage Conservation Areas Ku-ring-gai North, Paul Davies


2012



Susan Jackson-Stepowski, Stephen Booker and Elizabeth Evans

Inspected by

Susan Jackson-Stepowski and Elizabeth Evans


Yes


Elizabeth Evans Date 27/11/2012


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Map showing extent of proposed Heritage Conservation Area

Image year

2012 Image by Ku-ring-gai Council

Image copyright holder

Ku-ring-gai Council


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35 Mona Vale Road, Inter- War revival style. (4407.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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29 Mona Vale Road, Californian Bungalow. Listed in Planning Scheme Ordnance. (4408.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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Image caption

12 Anatol Place, Glengarriffe (4411.jpg)

Image year


carste STUDIO


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ITEM DETAILS

Name of Item

Mona Vale Road Heritage Conservation Area 2 (HCA2)



Conservation Area






Mona Vale Road Heritage Conservation Area 2

Street number

Street name

Mona Vale Road

Suburb/town



Ku-ring-gai


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Private

Current use

Former Use


The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA2 are displayed in the current subdivision which has been determined in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of the earlier orchards. This was the location of orchards c1840-70, though there is little evidence of this previous use. The gullys and creek line may reveal some evidence of earlier agricultural use and the sandstone banks could be associated with earlier layers of historical use. The settlement of this area in the late 19th Century is evident in the two workers cottages built by E. Brown at no18-20 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. These cottages are extant and within HCA2. These are likely to date from the late 19th or early 20th century as the Brown family is associated with the building of Glengariffe in 1903 (located on the east of MV Road). The cottages are The workers are rare surviving buildings in an area that is built predominantly with houses dating from the Inter-War and post war period. The gully of Stoney Creek has created a precinct that includes the riparian course of mature vegetation and high tree canopy that is visible from Mona Vale Road and built elements such as sandstone retaining walls and bridges in the gully. The vernacular workers cottages and post war subdivision for housing sited in the battleaxes, are a part of this gully precinct. The sub-division of this land in the Inter-War period is recorded by the houses on Mona Vale Road from numbers 24 to 40. Later layers of development and subdivision of larger blocks of land are evident in the battleaxe blocks behind the gully with the building of post war houses.


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In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences and retaining walls. Mature gardens and trees are predominant along the length of Mona Vale Road and in some areas create a backdrop of dense bushland and tree canopy. The spacing and pattern of subdivision has retained the historical subdivision pattern of the Inter-War period.


State

Local

DESCRIPTION

Designer

Builder/ maker


HCA2 is located to the west of Mona Vale Road and in the vicinity of Stoney Creek. The layout of this area has been determined by Mona Vale Road. The housing in this area includes two vernacular workers cottages dating from the late 19th of early 20th century. Later housing includes port war development in the battleaxe blocks and Inter-War housing along Mona Vale Road to the north. The gully area of Stoney Creek is a riparian landscape of thick vegetation and mature trees that forms a course of vegetation along the creek and a high tree canopy that is visible from Mona Vale Road. In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences and retaining walls.


Construction years



Further comments


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HISTORY

Historical notes















1871 Parish map shows major landholders as orchardists William McKeown (who called his house ‘Roseville’ which was in vicinity of Macquarie Lane) and James McMahon, and allotments extending along both sides of Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd). Whole of KRG then known as Lane Cove.


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Roads marking boundaries between orchards c1840-70 include Alma, Station, Church, Fern and to east of MV Rd, Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman, Narelle, and Riddle.


















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1973-74 Dept of Main Roads resume MV Rd frontages for widening to 6 lanes (and erect retaining walls & fences, some in sandstone) [Historian 2004] Conservation Area – area of HCA2 (relevant extracts from Chronology of Mona Vale Road)

No7 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd bought in 1901 by retailers Ernst and Harriette (nee McCathie) Brown (unrelated to pioneer Browns of the district). E. Brown builds 2 workers cottages at no18-20 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. 1903: Brown family buy adjoining no9 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd to build cottage villa Glengarriff for widowed Harriette: 1903: a daughter Eleanor & Herbert FitzSimons build dark brick bungalow Glen Moville (31 Highlands Ave). 1968: Glen Moville (no31 Highlands Ave) the other Brown Family house sold, demolished for

residential subdivision and to create Wilton Close. (sources inc: Anthony Leonard Bartho’s 21 acres in Stoney Creek Road, Gordon by Lorna Watt, 2010 KRG His Soc).

Roads marking boundaries between orchards c1840-70 to east of MV Rd, Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman, Narelle, and Riddle.






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The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA2 are displayed in the current subdivision which has been determined in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of the earlier orchards. This was the location of orchards c1840-70, though there is little evidence of this previous use. The gullies and creek line may reveal some evidence of earlier agricultural use and the sandstone banks could be associated with earlier layers of historical use. The settlement of this area in the late 19th Century is evident in the two workers cottages built by E. Brown (date unknown) at no18-20 Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. These cottages are extant and within HCA2. These are likely to date from the late 19th or early 20th century as the Brown family is associated with the building of Glengariffe in 1903. The sub-division of this land in the Inter-War period is recorded by the houses on Mona Vale Road from numbers 24 to 40. Later layers of development and subdivision of larger blocks of land are evident in the battleaxe blocks to the west of Stoney Creek with the building of post war houses. In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences and retaining walls.


Association with the activities of the Brown family in the late 19th century.


Mature gardens and trees are predominant along the length of Mona Vale Road and in some areas create a backdrop of dense bushland and tree canopy. This is evident in the gully of Stoney Creek on the east of Mona Vale Road. The spacing and pattern of subdivision has retained the historical subdivision pattern of the Inter-War period. The gully of Stoney Creek has created a precinct that includes the riparian course of mature vegetation and built elements such as sandstone retaining walls to the gully and bridges. The vernacular workers cottages and post war subdivision for housing sited in the battleaxes, are a part of this gully precinct to the east of Mona Vale Road.


The mature trees and gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and the older housing stock and homogeneity of housing are elements that make the Kur-ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.


The workers cottages at 18 and 20 Mona Vale Road are rare surviving buildings in an area that is built


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predominantly with houses dating from the Inter-War and post war period.


Integrity

HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

Planning Scheme Ordinance (as amended 30 March 2012), Schedule 7,Mona Vale Road: 24, 29

INFORMATION SOURCES

Include conservation and/or management plans and other heritage studies. Type Author/Client Title Year Repository Report



2012 Kur-ring-gai Council

Report


2000

Report


2002

Booklets


- 2010 v39n1 - 2009 - 2004

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation

That this area as defined in the attached map be listed as a Heritage Conservation Area.




2012




Inspected by



Yes No




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Map of Proposed Heritage Conservation Area HCA2

Image year



Ku-ring-gai Council


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Image caption

18 Mona Vale Road. One of the workers cottages built as part of Highlands Estate (date unknown). (IMG_4424.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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Image caption

20 Mona Vale Road. One of the workers cottages built as part of Highlands Estate (date unknown). (IMG_4425.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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Image caption

24 Mona Vale Road. Inter-War Bungalow. Listed Heritage Item in Planning Scheme Ordnance (IMG_4430.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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Image caption

28 Mona Vale Road. 1940s house with wire cut brick and porte cochere. (IMG_4432.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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Image caption

Mona Vale Road. Weatherboard cottage (date unknown). (IMG_4436.jpg)

Image year


Carste STUDIO


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ITEM DETAILS

Name of Item




Conservation Area







Street number

Street name

Mona Vale Road

Suburb/town



Ku-ring-gai


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Private

Current use

Former Use


The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA3 are evident in the current subdivision which has been determined in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of the earlier orchards. The part of HCA3 located to the west of Mona Vale Road is the location of the first subdivision in 1891, known as Roseville Estate, of William McKeown’s orchards. This 1891 subdivision was bounded by Fern Street and Roseville Avenue (now Wellesley) and Stoney Creek Road. The area to the east of Mona Vale Road was the location of orchards c1840-70, though there is little evidence of this previous use. Bromley Avenue marks the extent of the subdivisions for residential use and indicates the boundary of former orchards. The earlier subdivisions as evident today, in particular that of Roseville Estate which is clearly demarcated by streets, are a record of the urbanising of rural land for residential use. Though the subdivision dates from 1891, the development of the site did not occur until the Inter-War period. This records the economic shifts of boom and bust when larger properties in Kur-ring-gai were subdivided and development delayed until the economy recovered. The impetus for these subdivisions was the planning of the railway with its staged development from 1887 and eventual link from St Leonards to Hornsby in 1890. The part of HCA3 within the first subdivision of Roseville Estate is characterised by a precinct of Inter-War houses that are consistent in scale and materials and set within mature gardens. The subdivision pattern and setbacks between houses has remained consistent since the development of this land in the Inter-War period. The building of the Methodist Chapel in 1879 on land donated by Samuel Smith, a devout Methodist,


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records an earlier layer of development prior to the large subdivisions and the urbanising of this area. It was built in 1879 for the community of Methodist orchardists farming in the area of Stoney Creek Road and in Gordon and Pymble. The two former Methodist churches on the corner of Bromley Avenue and Mona Vale Road are prominently located. The later church is representative of the Victorian Gothic Style. The former Methodist churches and houses at entrance to Church Street form a visual nodal point on Mona Vale Road. The group of houses on the corner of Church Street and Mona Vale Road are oriented to the church. The houses to the north are Inter-War in style and contribute to this nodal point forming a gateway to Church Street. The 1970s widening of Mona Vale Road has resulted in retaining walls to the church which has altered and emphasised the landmark exposure of the later church. Vegetation including mature trees and rebuilding of fences has reduced the impact to an extent. Where front gardens have been reduced, fences have been replaced with sandstone or low brick fences that are uniform in appearance and do not detract from the housing style. The mature trees and gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and the older housing stock and homogeneity of housing are elements that make Ku-ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.


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Designer

Builder/ maker


HCA3 is located on the east and west sides of Mona Vale Road and forms a residential precinct with a prominent church site on Mona Vale Road at the eastern end of Church Street. The layout of this area to the west of Mona Vale Road has been determined by the historical subdivision of orchards in 1891. This area was developed in the Inter-War period and includes a number of houses of this period. The area to the east includes Inter-War houses and the land donated to the Methodist Church in the 1879 on which two churches are sited. In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences and retaining walls.


Construction years Start year Finish year Circa Modifications and dates

Further comments


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HISTORY

Historical notes















1871 Parish map shows major landholders as orchardists William McKeown (who called his house ‘Roseville’ which was in vicinity of Macquarie Lane) and James McMahon, and allotments extending along both sides of Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd). Whole of KRG then known as Lane Cove.


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Roads marking boundaries between orchards c1840-70 include Alma, Station, Church, Fern and to east of MV Rd, Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman, Narelle, and Riddle.


















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1973-74 Dept of Main Roads resume MV Rd frontages for widening to 6 lanes (and erect retaining walls & fences, some in sandstone) [Historian 2004] Roseville Estate – area of HCA3 (relevant extracts from Chronology of Mona Vale Road)

1871 Parish map shows major landholders as orchardists William McKeown (who called his house ‘Roseville’ which was in vicinity of Macquarie Lane) and James McMahon, and allotments extending along both sides of Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd). Whole of KRG then known as Lane Cove. Roads marking boundaries between orchards c1840-70 include Alma, Station, Church, Fern and to east of MV Rd, Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman, Narelle, and Riddle.

1891 First subdivision of McKeown lands was Roseville Estate, which created Roseville Ave (now Wellesley). 2nd subdivision extended residential lots through to Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd) and Church to newly created Hope St. 1900 a further re-subdivision created Edward and Emily Streets (both later joined as King Edward St) and Mocatta St and lots in Grandview St. Section B. DATE Hillside Estate created large lots along Fern St: 1910 re-subdivision as Fern Estate into smaller lots (nos 42-46 MV Rd and 14-26 Fern St).


Wesleyan Chapel (no55A MV Rd) opposite T junction with MV Rd; constructed in 1879 on corner

Bromley. Its locations outside the then main residential areas attributed being built on land donated by Samuel Smith, a devout Methodist, and to serve the community of Methodist orchardists farming along Stoney Creek Road (MV Rd), as well as those in Pymble and Gordon). Marks c1840-70 orchard boundary. Church St Group (nos46&48 MV & nos 2-8 Church & nos 25-31 Wellesley) 7 lot subdivision c1922 DP11657 Samuel Smiths offer of land was accepted on the 14th August 1877 and a subscription list commenced with appointed trustees that included W.H. McKeown, James Terry senior, James G. Edwards, John Johnson, and James McKeown, The foundation stone was laid on the 3rd August


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1878 and the first service was in January 1879. (source: Les G.Thorne, North Shore Sydney from 1788 to today, Angus and Robertson, 1970.)

Bromley Avenue Named after a 19th century local family of orchardists; Andrew (store keeper),

Joseph and William Bromley. It marks an c1840-70 orchard boundary. Formed by subdivision of Bromley’s Orchard and Tiley’s Orchard Estate into 37 lots between Stoney Creek (MV) Rd and Kulgoa Rd. Part of earlier Mathew Rosedale grant.





APPLICATION OF CRITERIA

Historical significance SHR criteria (a)

The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA3 are evident in the current subdivision which has been determined in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of the earlier orchards. The part of HCA3 located to the west of Mona Vale Road is the location of the first subdivision in 1891, known as Roseville Estate, of William McKeown’s orchards. This 1891 subdivision was bounded by Fern Street and Roseville Avenue (now Wellesley) and Stoney Creek Road. The area to the east of Mona Vale Road was the location of orchards c1840-70, though there is little evidence of this previous use. Bromley Avenue marks the extent of the subdivisions for residential use and indicates the boundary of former orchards. The earlier subdivisions as evident today, in particular that of Roseville Estate which is clearly demarcated by streets, are a record of the urbanising of rural land for residential use. Though the subdivision dates from 1891, the development of the site did not occur until the Inter-War period. This records the economic shifts of boom and bust when larger properties in Ku-ring-gai were subdivided and development delayed until the economy recovered. The impetus for these subdivisions was the planning of the railway with its staged development from 1887 and eventual link from St Leonards to Hornsby in 1890. The building of the Methodist Chapel in 1879 on land donated by Samuel Smith, a devout Methodist, records an earlier layer of development prior to the large subdivisions and the urbanising of this area. It was built in 1879 for the community of Methodist orchardists farming in the area of Stoney Creek Road and in Gordon and Pymble. In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences and retaining walls.


The Methodist Church is associated with some of the early orchardists of the area including Samuel Smith, W.H. McKeown, and James McKeown.


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The HCA3 is characterised by a precinct of Inter-War houses that are consistent in scale and materials and set within mature gardens. The subdivision pattern and setbacks between houses has remained consistent since the development of this land in the Inter-War period. The two former Methodist churches on the corner of Bromley Avenue and Mona Vale Road are prominently located. The later church is built in sandstone in the Victorian Gothic style. The former Methodist churches and houses at entrance to Church Street form a visual nodal point on Mona Vale Road. The group of houses on the corner of Church Street and Mona Vale Road are oriented to the church. The houses to the north are Inter-War in style and contribute to this nodal point forming a gateway to Church Street. The 1970s widening of Mona Vale Road has resulted in retaining walls to the church. Vegetation including mature trees and rebuilding of fences has reduced the impact to an extent. Where front gardens have been reduced, fences have been replaced with sandstone or low brick fences that are uniform in appearance and do not detract from the housing style.


The mature trees and gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and the older housing stock and homogeneity of housing are elements that make the Upper North Shore desirable and are valued by the local community.




The houses in this area are predominantly Inter-War and revival housing styles popular in this period.

Integrity

HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

Planning Scheme Ordinance (as amended 30 March 2012), Schedule 7, Mona Vale Road, 42.


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INFORMATION SOURCES




2012 Kur-ring-gai Council

Report


2000

Report


2002

Booklets


- 2010 v39n1 - 2009 - 2004

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

List the Methodist Church on Mona Vale Road as a local heritage item in the KLEP and the shaded area defined on the attached map as a Heritage Conservation Area.





2012




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Map of Proposed Heritage Conservation Area 3

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Ku-ring-gai Council


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Wesleyan Chapel View from Church Street. (IMG_4483.JPG)

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Carste STUDIO


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2 Church St Inter-War revival style. English Cottage. (IMG_4446jpg)

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Church St Inter-War revival style English Tudor with strip driveway and mature vegetation and single garage in matching style. (IMG_4444jpg)

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Inter-War. Tennis Court and mature trees, crazy paving to driveway. (IMG_4392.JPG)

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8 Church Street (52 #8 Church St.JPG)

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2013 Image by SRB Image copyright holder

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Corner of Church and Wellesley (54 North end Wellesley.JPG)

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2013 Image by Stephen Booker Image copyright holder

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ITEM DETAILS

Name of Item




Conservation Area







Street number

Street name

Mona Vale Road

Suburb/town



Ku-ring-gai


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Private

Current use

Former Use


The historical layers of development of the area of HCA5 are displayed in the current subdivision which has been dictated in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of Thomas Brown’s estate. HCA5 is the location of original grant of D.D.Mathews, gazetted in 1838. The later purchase of a part of Mathew’s grant by Thomas Brown and habitation of the site by Thomas and his brother John, is recorded in the extant Greenwood Cottage c1871 and its curtilage later named Brown’s Forest. (The sandstone block retaining wall in the gully, no42C MV Rd, may also have association to D.D Mathews or Thomas Brown’s estate and requires further investigation). Other evidence includes John Brown’s house in the grounds of Canisius College (extant when recorded in 1968). This conservation area is set within a suburban landscape of mature gardens and trees. To the east and west is a backdrop of trees with a high tree canopy. The western streetscape includes panoramic views towards Sydney, which are revealed at the Pymble Soldiers Memorial Gardens and at the street junctions including Vista Street. These Memorial Gardens are important as a memorial to the two World Wars and as a representative Inter-War park design. The formalised garden enhances the garden setting of Mona Vale Road and is a record of development and subdivision of the area in the Inter-War period. The history of Richard Dalrymple Hay, first Commissioner of Forests in NSW (1916-1926), and his influence in protecting natural flora and fauna and the forming of the DH Forest Preservation Committee is evident in Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve. This reserve records the early interest,


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community support and agitation for protection of bushland and was dedicated in 1926. Brown’s Forest adjoins Dalrymple- Hay Nature Reserve and combined with privately owned land and Sydney Water forms one of the few remaining stands of Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) / Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) forest within the Sydney region. The development of Mona Vale Road includes houses for the middle class seeking a retreat from the inner city areas of Sydney. These prestigious houses were built on the high ridges with views towards Sydney, designed by prominent architects in the popular styles of the day. The two houses built for the Pratten family, located on opposite corners of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road are a record of this, displaying the wealth and success of this business family. Frederick Pratten’s house, 98 Mona Vale Road, Stapleton, a large Federation house built at the highest point on Mona Vale Road in 1913 and designed by the architect Roscoe Collins. David Pratten’s house, Juniper Green built in 1935, is similarly impressive as an example of the work of Walter Burley Griffin and the last of two commissions in Australia of this architect. It departs from Griffin’s previous design style as a larger house than his Castlecrag houses. The two houses Stapleton and Juniper Green with no 111 Mona Vale Road form a group of large and impressive houses and a node at the main junction of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road. Also evidence of the prestige of this location is Robyn Hill, built in 1933, it is a record of the work of the architect Alan Raymond Taylor as an example of the Inter-War Old English revival style and records the subdivision and development of this area in this period. The three houses Stapleton, Robyn Hill and 101 Mona Vale Road with the Soldiers Memorial Garden form a node in Mona Vale Road. This is a highest topographical point of Mona Vale Road with panoramic views looking east towards Sydney and displays the historical development of this prestigious site in the impressive scale and architecture of the houses and the design of the memorial park. The Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality is located prominently on this ridgeline of Mona Vale Road and is an Inter-War design with simple details and a tower within a garden, set back from Mona Vale Road, and mature trees and bushland areas as a backdrop that enhances the Mona Vale Streetscape. The mature gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, remnant bushland and reserves, large suburban lots and Federation and Inter-War housing stock and its homogeneity of style are elements that make Ku ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.


State

Local

DESCRIPTION

Designer

Builder/ maker


The HCA5 is located at a high point on the ridge line of Mona Vale Road. This conservation area is set within a suburban landscape of mature gardens and trees. To the east and west is a backdrop of trees with a high tree canopy. The western streetscape includes panoramic views towards Sydney, which are revealed at the Pymble Soldiers Memorial Gardens and at the street junctions including Vista Street. This latter is a formalised garden setting that enhance the garden setting of Mona Vale Road. Stapleton and Juniper Green with no 111 Mona Vale Road form a group of large and impressive houses and node at the main junction of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road. Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve provides a natural bushland and ecosystem of mature eucalypt forest and creates a bushland retreat on Mona Vale Road. Brown’s Forest is an integral part of Dalrymple


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Hay Nature Reserve and provides a bushland setting for Greenlands. Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is bound to the west by the dual carriageway of Mona Vale Road, to the east by Rosedale Road, and to the south by the rear of houses facing Vista Street. On its northern boundary is Browns Forest, a 5-hectare reserve managed by Ku-ring-gai Council. There is no discernible boundary between Browns Forest and Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve. (source: Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve Plan Of Management, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Part of the Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) May 2004) Elements within the conservation area David Pratten’s house, Juniper Green, built in the 1930s is an example of the work of Walter Burley Griffin and the last commission in Australia of this architect. Stapleton is a late Federation House of a grand size with minimal decorative features, interesting modulated and well proportioned façade, prominent chimneys and retains a face brick façade. Greenlands is a significant Victorian Georgian house of symmetrical design built with dressed sandstone. Robyn Hill is large Inter-war style house with Tudor details. It is an unusual example of the Inter-War English Cottage Style revival in its size and retains its textured face brick façade and segmental Tudor arches. Robyn Hill: “This home has two addresses because it occupies 4 blocks of land and is listed on two titles. It is a two storey, 4 bedroom house designed by architect Allan Taylor after Invergowrie, his father-in-law's house in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, and built in 1933. Mr Taylor's family still occupies the house. Other accommodation includes a living room and library with open fires, a dining room and a large kitchen. The kitchen is the only part of the house to have been updated but it probably needs further renovation. Historical period: 1921-1940.”(source: Heritage Inventory) The Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality is located prominently on this ridgeline of Mona Vale Road and includes large areas of garden set back from Mona Vale Road and mature trees and bushland areas as a backdrop that enhances the Mona Vale Streetscape.


Construction years


HISTORY

Historical notes






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1892 reoffer and redefined 2nd Roseville Estate marketed as Pymble Heights Estate included deep lots along Stoney Creek Rd (lots 18-20 being nos50-64 MV Rd) through to a lane running along a


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creek (later called Orana Ave and Orana Reserve) that lead to another McKeown house (now no25 Orana )that remains on its own large lot (nos 66-74 MV Rd). Also created large 3 lots onto Stoney Creek (MV) Rd either side of newly created Hope St (now nos 8-84 and 88-92 MV Rd).







operative formed to buy the land; 1924 prospectus issued with design by Dan Soutar and Carnegie Clark; 1925 water laid on to greens and temporary club house; 1928 full 18 holes; 1932 amalgamated with Hunter’s Hill Golf Club; 1940 members lounge built.









immigrants and returned servicemen 1957 Stapleton 5 acres subdivided into 10 lots DP28176 and creates Stapleton Place 1960 KRG Council consent to build St Ives Shopping Centre


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1962 KRG Council sets aside 37 acre of bushland for St Ives wild flower garden 1965 Highlands and Glengarriff sold to Trans Realties, Highlands demolished, lands subdivided in 18



Brown’s Forrest Named in 1932 after former land owner and orchardist. In 1838? 1867 Thomas

Brown bought 52 acres of Mathew’s Rosedale Estate on both sides of Stoney Creek (MV) Rd and in 1871 he built Greenwood (no 121 MV Rd). This property now includes 5 hc owned by KRG Council, Brown’s Forest (no119A MV Rd). It is indiscernible from, and part of the landscape of Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve (no119 MV Rd). To the north Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve adjoins MW&SB storage reservoir.

Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve The land was originally Part of Mathew’s Rosedale grant. In 1870 the land was purchased by Thomas Brown and in spite of timber getters had remained as forest.

Richard Dalrymple Hay, first Commissioner of Forests in NSW (1916-1926) who conceived the idea of acquiring this remnant of once open forest for use to demonstrate forest management. 56 acres were resumed for this purpose and the Reserve dedicated in 1926. A further 29 acres was never completed and revested back to the owners in 1931 resulting in considerable public agitation. The DH Forest Preservation Committee obtained an option for 11 of the revested acres at £6,500 - a sizeable sum during The Depression, reduced to £350 if it became a forest reserve. Australian Forest League raised £350 and KRG Council paid the remaining £800 and hence the DH Forest Preservation Committee were able to purchase the land naming this portion Browns Forest. The remaining 18 acres (to the north of Pentecost) were subdivided for residential use. The nature reserve is a legacy of the Pubic Parks Movement (c1880-1915) that continued into the 1920s by local progress associations to establish urban parks to focus on neighbourhoods and to protect native bushlands. In 1971 the Forestry Commission handed the site to NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service to manage as a nature reserve. It is a remnant of the Cumberland Forest ecology with the source of 3 small creeks within the Reserve, joining at Vista St to form a headwater of High Ridge Creek. (source: http://www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Publications/Dalrymple%20Hay%20Nature%20Reserve.pdf)

Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve was dedicated in 1972 under the Fauna Protection Act 1948, over what was previously Dalrymple-Hay Demonstration State Forest No. 793. The State Forest was named after Richard Dalrymple-Hay, the first Commissioner of Forests in NSW, who proposed the acquisition of the land for a demonstration forest in the 1920s. (source: Dalrymple-Hay nature reserve plan of management, NSW national parks and wildlife service part of the department of environment and conservation (NSW) may 2004)

Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality Named after Jesuit, Peter Canisius (1521-1597).

Built 1938 on 37 acres of elevated farming land as a training campus for priests, Theologate for the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus. The property was thought to be suitable as it was a picturesque piece of land one mile from Pymble Station. At the rear of the property was an orchard and a farm where milking cows were kept. The Theologate closed in 1968, when the Jesuit Theological College moved to Parkville, Melbourne. After a few years the site became the Noviceship


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of the Australian Jesuit Province, the Tertianship was added, and later The Ignatian Centre of Spirituality.

(sources: http://www.canisiusspirituality.org.au/peter-canisius.html and http://home.mira.net/~ics/Cani.htm )

An early cottage belonging to John Brown existed in the grounds as recorded in 1968.

(source: Les G. Thorne, North Shore Sydney from 1788 to today, Angus and Robertson, 1968.

Telegraph Road Re-named to commemorate the telegraph line from main northern line at Castle Hill to customs station near Barrenjoey Light House Station, a section of which ran along this road then likely route along Stoney Creek and Pittwater Rds (both now MV Rd) and through Matthew and Ayres (St Ives) grants. The road was originally the main timber getting bullock track through R. Pymble and Matthew’s grants towards Stoney Creek Rd (MV Rd) and is evident in1856 map (earliest reliable map). Earlier known as Military Rd and in 1883 renamed Government Rd.

(source: The Historian v39 n1:2010 pp72+)

Stapleton Place Named after the house Stapleton (no98 MV Rd), designed by Roscoe Collins in 1913 for printer, importer, politician and mining chairman Frederick Graham Pratten. Derivation being his birth place in the village of Fishpond, Parish of Stapleton, near Bristol, Gloucestershire UK. Stapleton Estate and cul-de-sac gazetted Feb 1959 being subdivision of Stapleton - 5 acre holding DP28176 & DP29395, the house being on Lot 8.

Relevant extracts from Mona Vale Road Chronology

1838 eventual gazettal of disputed ‘Rosedale’ grant 800 acres to D.D. Mathew (including former Clanville?) extending from Lane Cove Rd (Pac Hwy) to Killeaton St., St Ives, and includes MV Rd

1838? or 1867 Thomas Brown, orchardist and timber merchant, buys 52 acres of D.D. Mathew’s land on both sides of Stoney Creek (MV) Rd. This land is in 2012 located with one side adjoining Brown’s Forest and Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve. Greenwood (no121 MV Rd) built in 1870 and house extant in 2012, though the curtilage was reduced to 1¼ acres in 1973-4 when MV Rd widened.



1933 Architect Alan Raymond Taylor and his wife buy 8 lots in the Superb View Estate DP16670 and design the house Robyn Hill set over 3 lots fronting onto MV Rd. Taylors also acquire adjoining property in 1936-46 was called Peace Hill.

1934 land between Forest & Pentecost 13 lot Brown’s Forest subdivision offered: 5 lots to Pittwater Rd (ns121 (noted as stone cottage Greenwood), 127-139 (battle-axe to 42A&B&C Pentecost). NOTE: sandstone block retaining wall supporting formed roadway along north side of gully to no42C MV Rd

c 1945 Greenwood (no121 MV Rd): 52 acres subdivided and house lots reduced to 0.5ha.


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THEMES


1. Environment :Tracing the evolution of a continent’s special environment


Environment- naturally: Activities associated with the physical surroundings that support human life and influence or shape human cultures







The historical layers of European history and development of the area of HCA5 are displayed in the current subdivision which has been dictated in layout by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of Thomas Brown’s estate. The later purchase of a part of Mathew’s grant by Thomas Brown in 1868 for orchards and habitation of the site by Thomas and his brother John, is recorded in the extant Greenwood Cottage c1871 and its curtilage later named Brown’s Forest. (The sandstone block retaining wall in the gully, no42C MV Rd, may also have association to D.D Mathews or Thomas Brown’s estate and requires further investigation). Other historical evidence includes John Brown’s house in the grounds of Canisius College (extant when recorded in 1968). The history of Richard Dalrymple Hay, first Commissioner of Forests in NSW (1916-1926) and his influence in protecting natural flora and fauna and the forming of the DH Forest Preservation Committee is evident in Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve located on Mona Vale Road. The nature reserve is a legacy of the Pubic Parks Movement (c1880-1915) that continued into the 1920s by local progress associations to establish urban parks within neighbourhoods and to protect native bushlands. This reserve records the early interest, community support and agitation for protection of bushland and was dedicated in 1926. Another reserve located on Mona Vale Road, Pymble Soldiers Memorial Park records the development of this area in the Inter-War period. An integral part of the historical layers of the development of Mona Vale Road includes houses for the middle class seeking a retreat from the inner city areas of Sydney. Wealthy and successful businessmen built houses designed by prominent architects in the popular styles of the day and sited on the high ridgeline of Mona Vale Road with views towards Sydney, The two houses built for the Pratten family, located on opposite corners of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road are a record of this, displaying the wealth and success of this business family. Frederick Pratten’s house, 98 Mona Vale Road, Stapleton, a large Federation house built at the highest point on Mona Vale Road in 1913 and designed by the architect Roscoe Collins. David Pratten’s house, Juniper Green built in 1935, is similarly impressive and designed by the renowned architect Walter Burley Griffin. The two house Stapleton and Juniper Green with no 111 Mona Vale Road form a group of large and impressive houses and node at the main junction of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road. David Pratten’s house, Juniper Green, built in the 1930s is an example of the work of Walter Burley Griffin and the last commission in Australia of this architect. It departs from Griffin’s previous design style as a larger house then his Castlecrag houses. Stapleton is a late Federation House of a grand size with minimal decorative features, interesting modulated and well proportioned façade, prominent chimneys and retains a face brick façade.


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Also evident of the prestige of this location is Robyn Hill, built in 1933, it is a record of the work of the architect Alan Raymond Taylor. It records the subdivision and development of this area in the Inter-War period. The Jesuit order of the Catholic Church in 1938 obtained land for use in this vicinity along the ridgeline as a retreat and place of learning now known as the Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality.


Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve was conceived by Richard Dalrymple Hay, first Commissioner of Forests in NSW (1916-1926) an influential pioneer in the protection of Australian forests. The two houses located on the corner of Telegraph and Mona Vale Road which include Stapleton and Juniper Green are associated with the Pratten family. Frederick Graham Pratten was a printer, importer, politician and mining chairman and built Stapleton in 1913 for his family residence. David Pratten built a similarly grand house, Juniper Green in 1935 for his family.


Aesthetic values of the Conservation Area as a whole The conservation area is located at a high point on the ridge line of Mona Vale Road. The two house Stapleton and Juniper Green with no 111 Mona Vale Road form a group of large and impressive houses and node at the main junction of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road. This conservation area is set within a suburban landscape of mature gardens and trees. To the east and west is a backdrop of trees with a high tree canopy. The western streetscape includes panoramic views towards Sydney, which are revealed at the Pymble Soldiers Memorial Gardens and at the street junctions including Vista Street. These latter are a formalised garden setting that enhance the garden setting of Mona Vale Road. Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve provides a natural bushland and ecosystem of mature eucalypt forest and creates a bushland retreat on Mona Vale Road. Brown’s Forest is an integral part of Dalrymple Hay Nature Reserve and provides a bushland setting for Greenlands. Aesthetic Values of the important elements within the conservation area David Pratten’s house, Juniper Green, built in the 1930s is an example of the work of Walter Burley Griffin and the last commission in Australia of this architect. It is significant as an example of this renowned architect’s work and departs from the design style of this architect and reflects a different client type from his Castlecrag houses and a change in design direction. Stapleton is a late Federation House of a grand size with minimal decorative features, interesting modulated and well proportioned façade, prominent chimneys and retains a face brick façade. Greenlands is a significant Victorian Georgian house of symmetrical design built with dressed sandstone. Robyn Hill is large Inter-war style house. It is an unusual example of the Inter-War English Cottage Style revival in its size. 111 Mona Vale Road is an Inter-war style house with Old English details. It is an unusual example of the Inter-War English Cottage Style revival in its size and retains its textured face brick façade and segmented Tudor arches. The Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality is located prominently on this ridgeline of Mona Vale Road and includes large areas of garden set back from Mona Vale Road and mature trees and bushland areas as a backdrop that enhances the Mona Vale Streetscape. The Inter-War architecture is simply designed and detailed with little decoration and is sited within a garden setting and contributes to the residential context.


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The mature gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, remnant bushland and reserves, large suburban lots and Federation and Inter-War housing stock and its homogeneity of style are elements that make Ku-ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.


John Brown’s cottage and remnant orchards within Canisius if still extant since the recording in 1968 would be of significance for the potential to reveal information on the history of European settlement of this area. Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve protects one of the few remaining stands of Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) / Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) forest within the Sydney region. Together with the adjoining Browns Forest, private land and Sydney Water land, it forms one of the largest remnants of Sydney Blue Gum High Forest, an endangered ecological community listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. Only approximately 1% of the estimated original 11,000ha of Blue Gum High Forest remains in a relatively natural state, and less than 0.1% is protected in a reserve. Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is part of a number of parks and reserves across Sydney which provide habitat for native animals. A number of local council reserves and native vegetation on private land and road verges form a wildlife corridor between the reserve and the nearby Garigal National Park. Although little physical evidence remains of past use of the reserve by Aboriginal or European people, the reserve and adjoining Browns Forest have an interesting recent history as part of the struggle to protect small remnant bushland within Sydney from development. Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is popular with local residents for short walks and nature appreciation. Bird watchers use the area extensively due to the high number of species within the reserve. (source: Dalrymple-Hay nature reserve plan of management, NSW national parks and wildlife service part of the department of environment and conservation (NSW) may 2004)


Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve protects one of the few remaining stands of Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna) / Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) forest within the Sydney region. Together with the adjoining Browns Forest, private land and Sydney Water land, it forms one of the largest remnants of Sydney Blue Gum High Forest, an endangered ecological community listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. Only approximately 1% of the estimated original 11,000ha of Blue Gum High Forest remains in a relatively natural state, and less than 0.1% is protected in a reserve. (source: Dalrymple-Hay nature reserve plan of management, NSW national parks and wildlife service part of the department of environment and conservation (NSW) may 2004)


The large houses identified on Mona Vale Road in this conservation area are all representative of their type in style. Stapleton is a late Federation House with restrained decoration, face brick and timber cladding, and a modulated façade. Juniper Green is an example of Burley Griffin’s later commissions and similar in style and scale to the Eric Pratten House. Robyn Hill is representative of the Inter-War revival styles favoured by architects at this time for residential design. Pymble Soldiers Memorial Park is representative of parks in this period with formal and symmetrical planting including hedges and axial pathways. The sandstone crazy paving and gates are typical of the formality of this park style.

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HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

Planning Scheme Ordinance (as amended 30 March 2012), Schedule 7, Mona Vale Road: 97,98,100,101,111.

INFORMATION SOURCES





Report


2000

Report


2002

Booklets


- 2010 v39n1 - 2009 - 2004

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

Recommended for Listing in the LEP: The area shaded on the attached map as an Heritage Conservation Area.

• Pymble Soldiers Memorial Park. • 88 Mona Vale Road (weatherboard house outside this conservation area). • Canisius Centre of Ignatian Spirituality including John Browns early cottage. • Sandstone block retaining wall supporting formed roadway along north side of gully to no42C

MV Rd. Requires further investigation. • Dalrymple Hay Reserve and Brown’s Forest

Further Investigation: • 99 Mona Vale Road • 93 Mona Vale Road


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98 Mona Vale Road (IMG_4474.JPG)

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100 Mona Vale Road, Juniper Green, Walter Burley Griffin design for David Pratten family, opposite his Uncle Herbert's family house. (Telegraph88 MonaVale100.JPG)

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111 Mona Vale Road /1 Vista Street, Tarquinia (former name Robyn Hill) (IMG_4358.JPG)

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115 Mona Vale Road /2 Vista Street (IMG_4357.JPG)

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121 Mona Vale Road Greenwood built in 1871 as John or Thomas Brown’s house. (IMG_4353.JPG)

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101 Mona Vale Road Millevah Inter -War Revival style (IMG_4361.JPG)

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97 Mona Vale Rd. (IMG_4367.JPG)

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99 Mona Vale Rd, Pymble Hill. Inter- War Revival Style (IMG_4365.JPG)

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93 Mona Vale Rd. Face and painted brick with slate roof. Late Federation bungalow. (IMG_4370.JPG)

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Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Proposal APPENDIX F –

Telegraph Road Inventory Sheet

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ITEM DETAILS

Name of Item

Telegraph Road Proposed Heritage Conservation Area


Part of Davies’ HCA 17


Heritage Conservation Area



Cultural Landscape/Heritage Conservation Area


Street number

Various

Street name

Telegraph Road

Suburb/town

Pymble Postcode 2073


Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Various

Current use

Residential lands/dwellings

Former Use

As above


Part of Robert Pymble’s Crown grant of 600 acres in 1823. Pymble was an early settler and an orchardist. The area was used for timber getting until around 1840. Subdivision of Pymble’s estate commenced after 1882 when the district was beginning to expand to accommodate upper class dwellers from the city, with the prospect of the railway link in place by 1890. This was a powerful incentive for development. The route began as the main timber getting bullock track through Robert Pymble and Matthew grants towards Stoney Creek Rd (Mona Vale Rd). 1856 is the earliest reliable map to show Telegraph Road. Earlier known as Military Rd, in 1883 it was renamed Government Rd and then Telegraph Road to commemorate the running of the telegraph line from the coast to the western settlements of Sydney. The landscaped setting and the soft street edge, even given some of the high fences along the street, still reveal a strong relationship between houses and their garden setting. The planting is ordered and provides a parklike setting in many instances. The street is well layered with buildings dating from the 1890s through to the present with a good representation of pre 1943 residences. The materiality of buildings and their landscaped areas and fences ( sandstone, timber and brickwork) generally reflect the natural materials and colour and texture of the area and so relate strongly to the character of the place.


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Building forms and particularly roofs are predominantly a combination of gables and steep pitches. The buildings generally sit within spacious grounds without being crowded in. Tennis courts still remain on a number of the properties. The street is anchored at the nodes at each end with iconic structures: the east being the two Pratten houses; Stapleton, a grand Edwardian building with a magnificent southern vista across the Pymble Memorial Soldiers Park and Juniper Green, a Burley Griffin design. The western or Pacific Highway node is framed by the reservoir and particularly its distinctive Pump house and the former corner sited Motor Garage on the southern corner. St Swithun’s Church also provides a strong corner element at the west end of the road. Telegraph Road has an ability to demonstrate the economic shifts over time with waves of subdivision and then further subdivision being clearly reflected in the building styles of later interventions. There are modest cottages interspersed with grander homes, possibly a reflection of economic circumstance and opportunity, but also represents a socio economic mix. This is particularly found on the northern side of Telegraph Road. It has a Technical significance for the development of garden settings, planting materials and architectural stylistic and detailed influences on the housing demands of the higher socio-economic cohort on the north shore of Sydney and the architectural development of the works of Burley Griffin.


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DESCRIPTION

Designer

The street is important for the preponderance of high quality building design from its various development phases from high profile architects: Walter Burley Griffin notably for two buildings, Juniper Green and Coppin.

Builder/ maker

N/A


Telegraph Road runs along a spur starting at the Pacific Highway Pymble in the west and finishing at Mona Vale Road, Pymble East to the east end. The east end of Telegraph Road rises to Mona Vale Road, that ridge being higher and commanding expansive views across the Sydney basin. The western end terminates with the Reservoir and its distinctive pump house located on the northern corner and on the southern corner a former Service Station/ motor garage. The eastern end at the Mona Vale Road junction is the site of two substantial properties developed by the Pratten family members; Juniper Green on the north side, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and on the south, an Edwardian House “Stapleton” built for the patriarch of the Pratten family. The streetscape of Telegraph Road is one that is predominated by grand houses and has so been historically. Despite some mainly larger properties having higher front fences, front perimeter and street planting remains dominant. There are a significant number of properties retaining original landscaped features including stone walls and sandstone “crazy” paving, materials having a close correlation with the natural elements of the area and so tend to meld into the natural pattern of the place. Buildings on the southern side and steeper sloping side of Telegraph Road capture views over the Lower North Shore to Sydney and those to the north were overlooking primarily agricultural land (orchards and market gardens) with open landscape views. The land has now been developed with residential subdivision and long views have been lost to the north. The south still commands expansive views.


The street presents a high urban quality cultural landscape.

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HISTORY

Historical notes

Robert Pymble, a settler and orchardist, was granted 600 acres by the Crown in the parish (as later defined) of Gordon in 1823. Unlike many grantees of his time, Pymble became a permanent resident and pioneer of the region. He retained most of his estate for most of his life. It was not until 1882, when the district was beginning to expand to accommodate upper class dwellers from the city, that large-scale alienation of the Pymble properties took place. The projected building of the North Shore railway (begun in 1887 and opened from St. Leonards to Hornsby in 1890) was a powerful incentive for development. (1) Re-named to commemorate the running of the telegraph line from the main northern line at Castle Hill to the customs station near Barrenjoey Light House Station, a section of which ran along this road then likely route along Stoney Creek and Pittwater Rds (both now Mona Vale Rd) through the Matthew and Ayres (St Ives) grants. The route began as the main timber getting bullock track through Robert Pymble and Matthew grants towards Stoney Creek Rd (Mona Vale Rd). 1856 is the earliest reliable map to show Telegraph Road. Earlier known as Military Rd, in 1883 it was renamed Government Rd. (2)

1. The Historian v39 n1:2010 pp72+ 2. http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/attomc10Aug2010GB.13-01.pdf Heritage Inventory Sheet for 29

Telegraph Road, Pymble. Eric Pratten House

THEMES


Peopling Australia. Developing Local, Regional and national Economies. Building Settlements Towns and Cities.


Development of Towns Developing Local Economies/ feeding people Establishing Communications


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The area was used for timber getting up until around 1840. Mona Vale Road was originally divided into two parts which joined at Telegraph Road – the southern part was known as Stoney Creek Road, and the northern part was known as Pittwater Road.(3) These roads were used as D.D. Mathew’s access to his sawmill on Cowan Road, St Ives. Telegraph Road marks the main timber getting route through both land grants (Robert Pymble’s 600 acre grant (240ha) of 1823 and Rosedale, DD Mathew’s 800 acre grant (320ha) of 1838) towards Stoney Creek Road and Pittwater Road. Telegraph Road was originally known as Government Road, and was named to commemorate the construction of the telegraph line from Parramatta to the coast, which ran along a section of the road. (3) Information from Ku-ring-gai Historical Soc.


Associated with prominent residents and their architects, most notably the Prattens and Walter Burley Griffin who designed two buildings in the street for them, representing the last works he carried out prior to leaving for India. Associated with the timber haulage and later, the development of communications (telegraph service) on the north shore as the route of the telegraph line from Parramatta to the coast.


The landscaped setting and the soft street edge, even given some of the high fences along the street, still reveal a strong relationship between houses and their garden setting. The planting is ordered and provides a parklike setting in many instances. The street is well layered with buildings dating from the 1890s through to the present with a good representation of pre 1943 residences. The materiality of buildings and their landscaped areas and fences ( sandstone, timber and brickwork) generally reflect the natural materials and colour and texture of the area and so relate strongly to the character of the place. Building forms and particularly roofs are predominantly a combination of gables and steep pitches. The buildings generally sit within spacious grounds without being crowded in. Tennis courts still remain on a number of the properties. The street is anchored at the nodes at each end with iconic structures: the east being the two Pratten houses; Stapleton, a grand Edwardian building with a magnificent southern vista across the Pymble Memorial Soldiers Park and Juniper Green, a Burley Griffin design. The western or Pacific Highway node is framed by the reservoir and particularly its distinctive Pump house and the former corner sited Motor Garage on the southern corner. St Swithun’s Church also provides a strong corner element at the west end of the road.


Telegraph Road has an ability to demonstrate the economic shifts over time with waves of subdivision and then further subdivision being clearly reflected in the building styles of later interventions. There are modest cottages interspersed with grander homes, possibly a reflection of economic circumstance and opportunity, but also represents a socio economic mix. This is particularly found on the northern side of Telegraph Road.


The development of garden settings, planting materials and architectural stylistic and detailed influences on the housing demands of the higher socio-economic cohort on the north shore of Sydney. The architectural development of the works of Burley Griffin.



Integrity

The streetscape and spacious settings together with the gardenesque qualities of the road and its associated building stock retain integrity of materiality, form and framework.


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HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

Eighteen properties within Telegraph Road have heritage listings: State listings: Pymble Reservoirs 1 and 2, 29 Telegraph Road.

Local listings: 4, 15, 17, 21, 24-26, 31, 37, 38, 40, 43, 51, 53,63, 77, 100 Mona Vale Road

INFORMATION SOURCES

Include conservation and/or management plans and other heritage studies. Type Author/Client Title Year Repository

Heritage Branch Web site http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/heritagesearch.aspx

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

That the area shaded on the attached map on Telegraph Road be proclaimed a Heritage Conservation Area in concurrence with the Davies Report (2010) That St Swithun’s Church cnr Merrivale and Telegraph Roads and a timber cottage at no. 28 Telegraph Road be listed as individual LEP heritage items



Peer Review of North Kur-ring-gai draft Heritage Conservation Areas Year of study or report

2012



Stephen booker carste STUDIO pl

Inspected by

Sue Jackson-Stepowski and Stephen Booker April 2012


Yes No


Stephen booker carste STUDIO pl Date November 2012

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53 Telegraph Road. One of the many grand buildings on the south side of the road located on multiple allotments. (111111Telegraph53 2012apr20 (8).JPG)

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4 Telegraph Road, Merrivale entry. Telegraph Road. One of the few grand buildings on the north side of the road located on multiple allotments. (Telegraph4 2012apr20 (18).JPG)

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4 Telegraph Road. “Merrivale” (Telegraph4 2012apr20 (16).JPG)

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Residence on the corner of Station Street and Telegraph Road. (Telegraph38 NE cnr Station 2012apr20 (27).JPG)

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55 telegraph Road, hidden behind a Camellia hedge. (Telegraph55 2012apr20 (6).JPG)

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Juniper Green . Designed and built for the Pratten Family. A Walter Burley Griffin house on the northern corner of Telegraph Road and Mona Vale Road. (Telegraph88 MonaVale100 2012apr20 (38).JPG)

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40 Telegraph Road. (Telegraph40 2012apr20 (28).JPG)

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Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Proposal APPENDIX G –

Mona Vale HCA4 Inventory Sheet (Area Proposed to be Lanosa Estate Conservation Area)

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ITEM DETAILS

Name of Item

Mona Vale Road, Church Street, and Orana and Kywong Avenues Heritage Conservation Area 4 (HCA4)



Conservation Area







Street number

Street name

Mona Vale Road

Suburb/town



Ku-ring-gai


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Private

Current use

Former Use


The historical layers of European history are displayed in the current subdivision which does not follow a designed plan of streets or the geographical contours, but was dictated by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of McKeown’s orchard and Roseville Estate subdivision. HCA4 is the location of the second subdivision (1892) known as Roseville Estate, by the orchardist William McKeown. Church Street, Mona Vale Road and Orana Avenue mark the boundaries of the subdivision. Orana Avenue also marks the driveway entrance to a second McKeown house located at no25 Orana Avenue. The conservation area records the historical layer of subdivision of rural land used for orchards for the development of suburbs of Ku-ring-gai. Though the subdivision dates from 1892, the development of the site and did not occur until the inter-War period. This is a record of the economic shifts of boom and bust when larger properties in Ku-ring-gai were subdivided and development delayed until the economy recovered. The impetus for these subdivisions was the planning of the railway with its staged development from 1887 and eventual link from St Leonards to Hornsby in 1890. HCA4 is built predominantly Inter-War and immediate post war houses which provides a consistency of style, scale and materials. The setbacks from the street and between neighbouring houses allow for mature gardens and trees which creates a consistent suburban context that typifies Ku-ring-gai’s suburbs. These elements in combination with street trees, a high tree canopy and the relief and


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backdrop of mature eucalypts provides a picturesque setting. Second McKeown House hidden by subdivision of front garden. Orana Avenue has no kerb and gutter and informal street tree planting to edge of the street with no footpaths. It creates a tree lined narrow street which is the historic driveway entrance to the second McKeown house. The riparian landscape to the west of Kywong, dense vegetation and mature trees are visible from vantage points within the conservation area and this contributes to the picturesque qualities of this area. The development of relatively steeper sites on Kywong Avenue demonstrates the development of new construction methods that used split levels and suspended slabs. The junction of Church Street and Mona Vale Road forms a gateway to Church Street with intact Inter-War style houses on either side of Church Street. The wide radius of the kerb to Church Street is a design element that further enhances this gateway entrance. The gateway and prominent church enhances this precinct and forms a nodal point on Mona Vale Road. There is a nodal point of three significant houses located at 62, 67 and 71 Mona Vale Road. 62 is a large Federation house that retains its form though it has been significantly altered with the removal of decoration and rendering. Number 67 and 71 Mona Vale Road are representative Federation Style houses. All three houses are impressive in scale and design. Number 67 is a refined example of a Federation House that relies on decorative brick and its varied massing. Number 71 displays elements of the Arts and Crafts style in its massing and proportions. The mature gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and Federation and Inter-War houses and its homogeneity of style are elements that make Ku-ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.


State

Local

DESCRIPTION

Designer

Builder/ maker


The HCA4 is located to the wet of Mona Vale Road and includes Church Street, Orana Avenue and Kywong Avenue. The layout of this area to the west of Mona Vale Road has been determined by the historical subdivision of orchards in 1892. This area was developed in the Inter-War period and includes a number of houses of this period and immediate Post War houses. The area of Kywong Avenue includes some 1950s and 1980s houses and follow the creek line and that forms and densely vegetated riparian landscape. The second McKeown House is located at the north-western bend of Orana Avenue. The house is hidden from view by the new houses resulting rom then subdivision of front garden. Orana Avenue was originally the entrance drive to the McKeown house and retains a driveway form with unformed kerb and gutter, informal street tree planting to edge of street and no footpaths. The junction of Church Street with Mona Vale Avenue includes some relatively intact Inter-War Style houses. Two significant Federation style houses form a group to the east of Mona Vale Road. These include numbers 67 and 71 Mona Vale Road.

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HISTORY Historical notes

Chronology of the development of Mona Vale Road













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1934 land between Forest & Pentecost 13 lot Brown’s Forest subdivision offered:

5 lots to Pittwater Rd (ns121 (noted as stone cottage Greenwood), 127-139 (battle-axe to 2012 42A&B&C Pentecost). NOTE: sandstone block retaining wall supporting formed roadway along north side of gully to no42C MV Rd









Roseville Estate – area of HCA4 (relevant extracts from Chronology of Mona Vale Road)



Kywong Avenue Aboriginal word ‘camping place’ or ‘rest place’; formed by 1935 re-subdivision into 18 lots. DP17526 of McKeown Roseville lands that created Orana Ave; and included public garden & recreation space (now Orana Reserve). The subdivision included 11 lots to Kywong & 5 lots to Pittwater (MV) Rd.

Orana Avenue Aboriginal word ‘welcome’, part of McKeown Roseville’ Estate, previously called The Grove, formed c1915. The western section of road former carriage way to house on lot15 (in 2012 no25). 1937 included a part re-subdivision of lots A-F DP18213 (no66-70MV & 2-4 Orana) to SW corner Kywong and Orana Avenues.


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The historical layers of European history are displayed in the current subdivision which does not follow a designed plan of streets or always follow the geographical contours, but was dictated by the existing location of Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road) and the boundaries of McKeown’s orchard and Roseville Estate subdivision. HCA4 is the location of the second subdivision (1892) known as Roseville Estate, by the orchardist William McKeown. Church Street, Mona Vale Road and Orana Avenue mark the boundaries of the subdivision. Orana Avenue also marks the driveway entrance to a second McKeown house located at no25 Orana Avenue. The conservation area records the historical layer of subdivision of rural land used for orchards for the development of suburbs of Ku-ring-gai. Though the subdivision dates from 1892, the development of the site and did not occur until the Inter-War period. This is a record of the economic shifts of boom and bust when larger properties in Ku-ring-gai were subdivided and development delayed until the economy recovered. The impetus for these subdivisions was the planning of the railway with its staged development from 1887 and eventual link from St Leonards to Hornsby in 1890. The development of relatively steeper sites on Kywong Avenue demonstrates the development of new construction methods that used split levels and suspended slabs. In 1973-74 the Department of Main Roads resumed the Mona Vale Road frontages for widening to 6 lanes resulting in the reduction in size of front gardens and new fences.



The HCA4 is built predominantly Inter-War and immediate post war houses which provides a consistency of style, scale and materials. The setbacks from the street and between neighbouring houses allow for mature gardens and trees which creates a consistent suburban context that typifies Ku-ring-gai’s suburbs.. These elements in combination with street trees, a high tree canopy and the relief and backdrop of mature eucalypts provides a picturesque setting. The riparian landscape to the west of Kywong, dense vegetation and mature trees are visible from vantage points within the conservation area and this contributes to the picturesque qualities of this


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area. The junction of Church Street and Mona Vale Road forms a gateway to Church Street with intact Inter-War style houses on either side of Church Street. The wide radius of the kerb to Church Street is a design element that further enhances this gateway entrance. The gateway and prominent church enhances this precinct and forms a nodal point on Mona Vale Road. There is a nodal point of three significant houses located at 62, 67 and 71 Mona Vale Road. 62 is a large Federation house though it has been significantly altered with the removal of decoration and rendering. Second McKeown House hidden by subdivision of front garden. Date and style difficult to establish as view of house obscured form street. Orana Avenue has no kerb and gutter and informal street tree planting to edge of the street with no footpaths. It creates a tree lined narrow street which is the historical driveway entrance to the second McKeown house. Kywong Avenue has kerb and gutters on the east only. The lack of kerb and gutters and mature trees create an informal and picturesque street. Church Street is more formally planned than Orana and Kywong and includes kerb and gutters with wide grassed nature strips and no footpaths. The low fences (no security fences) in the area to the west of Mona Vale Road allows viewing of houses and gardens in this area. Mona Vale Road includes varied fence heights including some higher fences.


The mature gardens, including backdrops of trees and street trees, large suburban lots and Federation and Inter-War houses and its homogeneity of style are elements that make Kur-ring-gai desirable and are valued by the local community.




The houses in this area are predominantly Inter-War and revival housing styles popular in this period. 67 and 71 Mona Vale Road. 67 Mona Vale Road is a Federation Style house with decorative face brick and plaster walls. The roof is terra cotta with interesting variation of gables and hip forms, exposed rafters and timber shingles to gables. It is a simplified and sparsely decorated Queen Anne Style building. 71 Mona Vale Road is a Federation Style house with face brick The roof is steeply pitched terracotta shingle roof with interesting variation of gables, exposed rafters and half timbered shingles to gables. It is a simplified a more decorative building than its neighbour, number 67, and has Arts and Crafts Style proportions.

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HERITAGE LISTINGS Heritage listing/s

Planning Scheme Ordinance (as amended 30 March 2012), Schedule 7, Mona Vale Road: 67, 71,

INFORMATION SOURCES





Report


2000

Report


2002

Booklets


- 2010 v39n1 - 2009 - 2004

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

Further investigation for potential listing in KLEP of second McKeown House. Recommend the listing of the area shaded on the attached map as an Heritage Conservation Area.





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Inspected by



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Map of Proposed Heritage Conservation Area - HCA 4

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50 Church St. Inter-War Tudor style. (IMG_4447.JPG)

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54 Mona Vale Road. Inter-War/ or early Post War in English Cottage Style with wire cut brick. (IMG_4449.JPG)

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60 Mona Vale Road, Villa Eden 1950s house with face wire cut brick. (IMG_4454.JPG)

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80 Mona Vale Rd. 1950s face brick with terracotta tiled and hipped roof and mosaic tiles to porch. (IMG_4465.JPG)

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84 Mona Vale Rd, Tralee, Inter-War English Cottage Style. (IMG_4466.jpg)

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67 Mona Vale Rd. Federation Style with rough cast render and timber shingle gables and balustrade and decorative face brick details. Mature trees and garden. (IMG_4384.jpg)

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71 Mona Vale Rd, Federation Style House with steeped pitched roof, timber shingles to gable and terracotta shingle roof. Mature trees and garden and tennis court (IMG_4383.JPG)

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Second McKeown House, 25 Orana Ave (P1070622.JPG)

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Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Proposal APPENDIX H –

Eastern Road HCA Report and Inventory Sheet

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EASTERN ROAD TURRAMURRA PROPOSED HERITAGE CONSERVATION AREA SUMMARY REPORT

Prepared by: John Oultram Heritage & Design Level 2, 386 New South Head Road, Double Bay, NSW 2028 Tel: (02) 9327 2748 [email protected] Prepared for: Ku-ring-gai Council August 2013 © John Oultram Heritage & Design

EASTERN ROAD, TURRAMURRA HERITAGE ASSESSMENT ___________________________________________________________________________________

JOHN OULTRAM HERITAGE & DESIGN 2

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 THE BRIEF The following report has been prepared to assess the heritage significance of a proposed conservation area at Eastern Road, Turramurra, NSW. This report has been prepared on behalf of Ku-ring-gai Council. 1.2 THE STUDY AREA Council identified the study area as being 9-17 Eastern Road and 23-43 Eastern Road (Study Area). To test the boundary of the potential conservation area, this has been expanded (Expanded Study Area) to include some of the surrounding areas and streets including:

• Southern section of Eastern Road to Rohini Street • Gilroy Road • Cameron Park • Sydney Sungrak Baptist Church (St. Margaret’s Church) • Western side of Eastern Road from Rohini Street to 54 Eastern Road • Eastern side of Eastern Road including 45-51 Eastern Road • King Street • Eastern end of St. James Lane • 2 & 4A Brentwood Avenue • 1-19 Brentwood Avenue

The Study Area and Expanded Study Area are shown on Figure 1.1. 1.3 BACKGROUND Ku-Ring-Gai Council has commissioned several reports for the Local Government Area (LGA) relating to the establishment of conservation areas. The studies were related to the study prepared by Robertson and Hindmarsh for the National Trust of Australia (NSW) in 1977 on housing between the wars. Author Title Year REF National Trust Robertson & Hindmarsh Housing between the Wars 1996 RH Ku-ring-gai Council Godden Mackay Logan Ku-Ring-Gai Heritage and Neighbourhood

Character Study 2000 GML 1

Godden Mackay Logan Ku-Ring-Gai Urban Conservation Area Study 2002 GML 2 Susan Jackson Stepowski Review of the Gilroy Road Conservation Area 2012 Jackson Review The RH study included many areas in the municipality including Brentwood Avenue but did not include the Study Area. GML 1 was a baseline study all the Urban Conservation Areas (UCA) in the municipality (apart from UCA’s 28 and 28A) carried out as part of the Ku-ring-gai Residential Development Strategy. The areas had been classified by the National Trust of Australia in 1977. The Study Area was not classified by the National Trust and was not considered in GML1. GML 2 assessed (in several stages) a number of Urban Conservation Areas that had been classified by the National Trust but did not include the Study Area. The Davies Review considered 14 potential Heritage Conservation Areas (HCA) within the northern section of the (LGA). The Review did not include the Study Area but did include an area to the north west of Eastern Road (Brentwood Avenue HCA). The Review recommended that this not proceed as a HCA due to its overall lack of fabric integrity.



The Jackson Review considered the properties in Gilroy Road but did not extend into the Study Area. This report uses the methodology adopted in the previous reports including the ranking criteria and mapping format for Contributory, Neutral and Uncharacteristic items.

Figure 1.1 The Study Area and Expanded Study Area



1.4 LIMITATIONS AND TERMS The report only addresses the European significance of the place. The terms fabric, conservation, maintenance, preservation, restoration, reconstruction, adaptation, compatible use and cultural significance used in this report are as defined in the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter. 1.5 METHODOLOGY This report was prepared in accordance with the NSW Heritage Manual “Statements of Heritage Impact” and “Assessing Heritage Significance Guidelines”. The philosophy adopted is that guided by the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter 1999. The methodology for identifying the conservation area and assessing its built elements is outlined in Section 7.0. This study included a review of the previous studies including the Jackson Review. Some historical research was carried out on the properties in the Study Area and includes information from the Jackson Review on the Gilroy Road area. A survey of each property in the Study Area was carried out on foot by John Oultram Heritage & Design in July 2013. Each property was assessed as to its contribution to the potential conservation area. The fieldwork determined the heritage values and significant characteristics of the Study Area and Expanded Study Area. An assessment of significance has been prepared based on the fieldwork and historical information. A Statement of Significance has been prepared for the Study Area. The boundary of the potential conservation was reviewed following the fieldwork and a recommended boundary identified. The statement of significance and the significant characteristic of the Study Area form the basis of the conservation management strategy for the conservation area. 1.6 AUTHORS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report, including all diagrams and photographs, was prepared by John Oultram and Tracy Loveridge of John Oultram Heritage & Design, unless otherwise noted. John Oultram Heritage & Design was established in 1998 and is on the NSW Heritage Office list of heritage consultants.



2.0 HISTORICAL SUMMARY 2.1 SUMMARY Originally part of the Big Island Estate the Study Area was purchased by the Gilroy family in 1880 and subdivided and developed from 1912 onwards. 2.2 THE BIG ISLAND ESTATE The history of the non-indigenous settlement of this part of Ku-ring-gai LGA commenced in the 1820s with the timber getters who cut out the vast stands of cedar, mahogany, turpentine, ironbark and blue gum. Prominent among these timber-getters was Thomas Hyndes (d.1855). Hyndes evidently had some claim to the title of this land for he sold it as the one holding to John Terry Hughes in January 1840. In February 1840 Hughes mortgaged the land to Adolphus William Young. Hughes was caught up in the financial crisis of the early 1840s and on defaulting on the mortgage lost the property to Young. In February 1854 Young gave Power of Attorney to solicitor William Whaley Billyard. In April 1855 the land was put up for sale at public auction. By this date the land holding had become familiarly known as the Big Island Estate. The Big Island Estate was described as being particularly well adapted for orangeries, orchards and vineyards, with the soil being the most fertile in the entire district having been enriched by the forest debris of ages.1 To what uses the land was put over the 1840s and early 1850s is unclear, but possibly was a continuation of timber getting under licence or stock grazing. Following the Big Island Estate subdivision the area was primarily orchards. 2.3 GILROY’S ESTATE In 1880 John and Mary Gilroy acquired a portion of the Big Island Estate from Rohini Street running north beyond what is now Brentwood Avenue. Mary Gilroy (nee Brodie) married John Gilroy in 1879. The couple purchased the land from Mary’s parents, John and Ellen Brodie, who retained portions of the Estate to the east of what is now Gilroy Road. The Gilroy’s took out several mortgages on the land and attempted to subdivide under the Old System and the estate was advertised for sale in 1901 by Stanton and Son. Sales did not proceed due to concerns over title and the land was re-subdivided into smaller lots under Torrens Title in 1912. The Gilroys were empowered to sell lands owned by the Brodie family under an Act of Parliament (the Brodie’s Enabling Act Amendment 1903). Mary Gilroy built two houses in Eastern Road; Hope at 17A Eastern Road and Alleura at 19-21 Eastern Road. Peter Gilroy is noted as living at Alleura from 1898 till 1912 after which the family moved to Hope. The subdivision created Eastern Road, Gilroy Road and Brentwood Avenue. The lots were between 50 and 60 feet wide and slightly longer in Eastern Road (160 feet) than Gilroy Road (140 feet). The lots fronting Rohini Street were narrower presumably anticipating commercial development opposite the railway station. The first lots were sold in 1912 and continued till 1925 and many of the transfers included multiple lots. For instance, George Lewis Austin, a gentleman of Chatswood, purchased 14 lots in 1921. Austin does not appear to have developed the sites as they were sold wholesale to Arthur Hoskins, builder, and George Alan Harding, chemist, in 19232. Other lots were sold as individual parcels and Lot 37 at 43 Eastern Road was sold to Wilfred Lionel Osborne in 19163.

1 Advertisement, Sydney Morning Herald, 5/4/1855, p8 2 Land and Property Information, Vol. 3531, Fol. 243 3 Land and Property Information, Vol. 2658, Fol. 161



Figure 2.1 Land in the ownership of Mary Gilroy in 1903 and the subdivision by the Gilroys under DP 6494 in 1912 A portion opposite King Street was retained by Mary Gilroy that contained the two houses built by the Gilroy’s that is now the site of the modern townhouse development Source: Land and Property Information, Vol. 1464, Fol. 158 and DP 6494



Figure 2.2 Stanton & Son’s 1901 auction notice of the early subdivision of Gilroy’s land The sale did not proceed due to concerns over title and the land was re-subdivided in 1912. The larger lot to the centre was the site of the Gilroy’s homes Alleura and Hope Source: Jackson Review Listing Sheet

Figure 2.3 Raine and Horne’s 1912 auction plan of the subdivision of Gilroy’s land Source: Jackson Review Listing Sheet



Figure 2.4 The multiple lots purchased by George Lewis Austin in 1921 Source: Land and Property Information, Vol. 3200, Fol. 101 In 1926 land at 17A Eastern Road (Lots 27 & 28) was purchased by the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church and a church was constructed on the site in 1927. The land at the rear of the building was donated to the church in 1928 by Margaret Gillespie, the daughter of Robert (later Sir Robert) Gillespie. Gilroy Street was originally planted with Camphor Laurel trees but these were replaced with Brushbox trees in the 1940’s by Ku-Ring-Gai Council4 and the street plantings to Eastern Road may date from this time (see Figure 5.1)5. Most of the houses in the Study Area date from the Edwardian and Inter War periods and the characteristic building period for the study area is from the date of subdivision (1912) till the outbreak of the Second World War (1939).

4 Jackson Review Listing Sheet 5 The trees appear reasonably large on the 1943 aerial and predate the Gilroy Plantings



3.0 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION An inspection of the area was carried out by John Oultram in July 2013. 3.1 EXPANDED STUDY AREA The Expanded Study Area of Eastern Road runs from Gilroy Road to Brentwood Avenue and includes some of the surrounding cross streets including King Street, St. James Lane and Brentwood Avenue and part of the section of Eastern Road beyond Brentwood Avenue. The site is close to Turramurra Station and the small commercial area fronting Rohini Street and the Pacific Highway. 3.2 EASTERN ROAD AND TOPOGRAPHY Eastern Road is a busy residential street that rises from Rohini Street to King Street and then falls to the north. The houses to the east are set below the street or are at grade as the street falls. To the west, the developments are set at grade or above the street level. 3.3 STREET FEATURES The road is laid in bitumen with concrete kerbs and gutters. There are grassed, nature strips both sides with a mix of mature street trees and shrubs, including many Brushbox (Lophostemon Confertus), and bitumen and concrete footpaths. 3.4 USE The street is mainly residential but the lower end, towards Rohini Street, has one to three storey, commercial buildings fronting Eastern Road. There is a small park to the southern end of the street (Cameron Park) that is generally laid to lawn with many mature trees and a small playground. To the south of the park is a single storey child welfare building fronting Gilroy Road and across Gilroy Road the rear sections of the commercial buildings fronting Rohini Street. There is a church building to the east side of the street that has a housing development at the rear and side. 3.5 BUILT ELEMENTS The built character of the street is quite mixed to each side. There are one to three storey commercial buildings at the Rohini Street end, that are largely modern, though some may date from the Inter War period. The western side of the street to King Street is dominated by a row of Post War (1960s), three storey, apartment buildings that are set above the road with car parking areas accessed from the street. The largest of these is at 26-28 Eastern Road that is set back from the street with a well planted garden to the front. The development carries into King Street where there are similar blocks to the south side of the street. Other parts of the study area residential. The western side of the street between King Street and Brentwood Avenue has single and two storey houses from the Federation period onwards with some modern infill. The eastern side is generally lined with single storey, Edwardian and Inter War houses. There is some modern infill of two storey houses. 3.6 DETAILS AND FORM The houses are generally in a hybrid form of the Edwardian and Inter War style bungalow with gabled and hipped roofs with projecting bays, verandah or porches to the front (some enclosed). There is no particular pattern to the houses though some of the detailing is common (e.g. projecting windows on fibro and batten spandrels) and there are paired houses at 7 & 9 and 33 & 35 Eastern Road



3.7 MATERIALS The Edwardian and Inter War houses are largely in brick (many painted) with hipped and gabled, terracotta tile roofs. Some houses have slate roofs. Some incorporate roughcast render to the upper walls. The projecting gables to many of the houses are in fibro and battens. 3.8 GARAGES AND CARPORTS There are many original side drives and some of the houses retain original garages to the rear. Many have later garages and carports to the side and front or a hardstanding to the front garden. 3.9 FENCES There is no particular pattern to the fences, though some houses retain their original low, stone or brick walls. Later fences include timber picket and metal palisade. 3.10 LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS The mature street trees play an important role in the character of the street and the Brushbox are a consistent species along the street. Many of the houses have well planted front gardens with mature trees and shrubs and large gardens to the rear with mature trees visible over the rooftops. Figures 3.1 – 3.30



Figure 3.1 Eastern Road Turramurra 9 Eastern Road


Figure 3.3 Eastern Road Turramurra 17A Eastern Road



Figure 3.4 Eastern Road Turramurra 19-21 Eastern Road – uncharacteristic development


Figure 3.6 Eastern Road Turramurra 25 Eastern Road - uncharacteristic development





Figure 3.9 Eastern Road Turramurra 35 Eastern Road – a pair with 33 Eastern Road but with an unsympathetic carport




Figure 3.11 Eastern Road Turramurra Cameron Park, Eastern Road

Figure 3.12 Eastern Road Turramurra Cameron Park Child Welfare Centre



Figure 3.13 Eastern Road Turramurra 2-6 Eastern Road







Figure 3.18 Eastern Road Turramurra 2-4 King Street








Figure 3.22 Eastern Road Turramurra 2 St. James Lane

Figure 3.23 Eastern Road Turramurra 6 St. James Lane

Figure 3.24 Eastern Road Turramurra 46 Eastern Road – signalling the Federation development to the west side of the street



Figure 3.25 Eastern Road Turramurra 9 Brentwood Avenue










3.11 SIGNIFICANT FEATURES AND LANDMARKS The significant features in the study area: Address Item Comment 34 Eastern Road Large, single storey, Federation house with

a complex hipped roof and front verandah set in landscaped gardens

The house signals the early development of the western side of the street

42 Eastern Road Large, single storey, Federation house with a complex hipped roof and front verandah set in landscaped gardens


46 Eastern Road Large, two storey, Federation house with a complex gabled roof set in landscaped gardens


17A Eastern Road (St. Margaret’s Church)

Large, Inter War church in face brick with a terracotta shingle roof

The scale of the church makes it a landmark to the eastern side of the street

43 Eastern Road Single storey, Inter War house in dark brick with a high, gabled roof

The house is the finest of the dwellings in the Study Area

Single storey, Edwardian and Inter War houses

The houses provide the major built character to the Study Area

Street Trees The street trees complement the landscaped gardens

Well planted gardens and mature trees The gardens provide a landscaped setting to the many period homes and the trees provide a strong visual canopy to the area

Original fences The original fences complement the period homes and indicate fence styles from the Inter War period

3.12 UNCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES The Study Area contains a number of uncharacteristic features relating to Post War development and alterations to the dwellings: Address Item Comment 19-21 Eastern Road Large, modern, two storey townhouse

development The development is out of scale with the area and is intrusive

25 Eastern Road Two storey, modern house The house has a limited negative effect due to its scale and materials

Various Later and modern carports and garages These impact on the presentation of the dwellings to the street and are unlikely to be reversed

Painted brickwork This impacts on the presentation of the dwellings to the street but is potentially reversible

Verandah enclosures This impacts on the presentation of the dwellings to the street but is potentially reversible

Later or modern fencing This impacts on the presentation of the dwellings to the street but is potentially reversible

Extensive paving to front gardens This impacts on the presentation of the dwellings to the street but is potentially reversible

Minor alterations (rooflights, windows, removal of original fabric)

These impact on the presentation of the dwellings to the street but is generally not detrimental to the character of the dwelling



4.0 HERITAGE CONTROLS 4.1 NATIONAL TRUST The area is not is classified on the Register of the National Trust of Australia (NSW). 4.2 HERITAGE BRANCH OF THE NSW OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE State Heritage Register Under the Heritage Act 1977 (amended 1998), the Heritage Branch of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage administers and maintains the State Heritage Register (SHR), a register of items and places that are considered to have heritage significance at a state level. No properties in the Expanded Study Area are listed on the State Heritage Register. Heritage Database The Heritage Branch also compiles the Heritage Database, a collated database of all places listed on statutory heritage lists, including Local Environmental Plans. Several properties in the Expanded Study Area are listed on the Database: Database No. Address Details 1880150 42 Eastern Road Copperlings 1880147 46 Eastern Road Perdita 1880206 43 Eastern Road Listing on the database has no statutory implications for development at the place but reflects the listing on the KPSO and LCLEP. The listing sheets for the items contain no information on the properties. 4.3 LOCAL AUTHORITY The local authority for the area is Ku-ring-gai Council. The subject area is not identified as a conservation area of the Ku-ring-gai Planning Scheme Ordinance (as amended) (KPSO) but contains several heritage items listed in Schedule 7 Part 2: Database No. Address Details 1880150 42 Eastern Road 1880147 46 Eastern Road 1880206 43 Eastern Road The Study Area is within the local Turramurra Centre that is identified in the Ku-Ring-Gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012 (LCLEP). There are several properties in the study listed as heritage items in Schedule 5 part 1 of the LCLEP: Ref. No. Address Details I133 34 Eastern Road The Manse, dwelling house I134 42 Eastern Road Copperlings, dwelling house I135 43 Eastern Road Dwelling house I136 46 Eastern Road Perdita, dwelling house I137 17A Eastern Road St, Margaret’s Church The study area also abuts a heritage conservation area identified in Schedule 5 Part 2 of the LCLEP, the Laurel Avenue/King Street Conservation Area (C5). Council has prepared a Draft Ku-Ring-Gai Local Environmental Plan 2013 (DLEP). The DLEP covers areas outside of the Local Centres and does not contain listings or provisions pertinent to the Study Area.



Council has incorporated a planning proposal for amendments to the KPSO, Draft Local Environmental Plan 218 Amendments to the Ku-Ring Gai Planning Scheme Ordinance, (DLEP 218) to incorporate provisions for Biodiversity and Riparian Land and that created additional conservation areas. Under Part 3 of the DLEP 218, the Study Area was not identified as a conservation area. Council has prepared a Draft Ku-Ring-Gai Local Environmental Plan 2013 (DLEP). The DLEP only applies to the areas not covered under the LCLEP and does not alter the heritage status of the Study Area or the properties there. The heritage provisions of the KPSO and the LCLEP would apply to development in the area. Development at the site may also be the subject of the provisions of the Ku-ring-gai Residential Design Manual Development Control Plan No. 38 2002 (DCP) and the Heritage Conservation in Ku-ring-gai: Guidelines for Development that contains detailed guidelines for development of heritage items and in conservation areas.

Figure 4.1 Ku-Ring-Gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012 – Heritage Map

EASTERN ROAD



5.0 DISCUSSION OF SIGNIFICANCE 5.1 GENERALLY The discussion of significance relates only to the development to the east side of the street that was identified by Council as the primary study area. The area to the west of the this area is largely modern and earlier development here is of large houses from the Federation period that would fall outside of the characteristic building period for the Study Area. The Study Area is closely linked to the development of Gilroy Road, and particularly the western side, as this formed part of the original subdivision of the area by the Gilroy family. The subdivision extended north over Brentwood Avenue and this area has some of the characteristics of the study area and is included in the discussion. 5.2 HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The study area is an example of a pre-World War 1 subdivision by the Gilroy family that was carried out under Torrens title in 1912. John and Mary Gilroy had purchased a large parcel of land from the Big Island Estate in 1880 but early attempts at development were thwarted by issues over land ownership. Following the subdivision in 1912 the area was developed for housing.

Figure 5.1 Aerial view of Eastern Road and Gilroy Road in 1943 The area is largely developed. Note the line of street trees to Eastern Road Source: RTA, From the Skies CD Rom

EASTERN ROAD



The Gilroy’s are strongly associated with the area. Mary Gilroy was the daughter of John and Ellen Brodie who had purchased a large portion of the Big Island Estate in 1860 and the land between Gilroy Road and Eastern Road was purchased by the Gilroys from the Brodies. The Brodies retained land to the east side of Gilroy Road. The Gilroys were later empowered to sell parts of the Brodie landholdings. Mary Gilroy built two houses in Eastern Road and lived at Alleura at 19-21 Eastern Road and later Hope at 17A Eastern Road6. Both houses have been demolished. Some of the lots were sold to members of the Gilroy family, presumably for development. The lots sold sporadically from 1912 onwards but by the beginning of the Second World War the area was largely developed. The houses were generally modest, Edwardian and Inter War style houses and many of these remain in Eastern Road and Gilroy Road. The area also has associations with the Big Island Estate that was formed from the land leased by Thomas Hyndes in the 1830’s for timber getting. The Estate was later sold to John Terry Hughes and subdivided in 1855. The western side of Eastern Road was developed earlier and was not part of the Gilroy landholdings. 5.3 AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE The Study Area has a good collection of modest, Inter War houses built largely in brick and terracotta tiles that have similar characteristic in terms of scale, form and detail. The Study Area also contains a handsome, Inter War style Church that is a local landmark. The houses are generally recognisably from the period 1912 to 1939 (i.e. Inter War) though some the early houses follow the Federation/Edwardian form with a projecting gable to the front and a side verandah. The houses are quite modest though there are some with interesting detailing. The houses are consistent in terms of materials and there is use of decorative joinery and leadlight windows. Many of the face brick houses have been painted and some have side additions in the form of carports and garages. The street has a consistent character in terms of verges and street plantings including a long line of Brushbox that are shown in the 1943 aerial photograph (Figure 5.1). The houses have planted front and rear gardens and some retain original sandstone and brick fences. There is some uncharacteristic development where an original house has been replaced with modern, two storey houses and there is a large housing development at 19-21 Eastern Road with underground car parking visible from the street. The character of the eastern side of the street extends past Brentwood Avenue to the Kuruah Oval, though the houses here are of lesser architectural quality The western side of Eastern Road has been largely redeveloped and this area is characterised in part by the large, Federation period houses. It is dominated by the Post War apartment development. 5.4 SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE The Study Area would have no special associations with any particular group, though St. Margaret’s Church would have special significance for its congregation. Cameron Park is a well-used pocket park that would be held in some regard by local residents. 5.5 TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE On the majority of sites in the study area there do not appear to have been any previous buildings and the archaeological potential of the place is low. Both of the houses constructed by Mary Gilmore at 17A and 19-21 Eastern Road have been demolished and replaced with the Church and the large housing development. The houses in the study area are typical of the period and are not of any technical merit.



6.0 ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 6.1 CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT The Heritage Office of New South Wales has issued guidelines as part of the NSW Heritage Manual regarding the assessment of heritage significance.

An item will be considered to be of State (or) local significance if, in the opinion of the Heritage Council of NSW, it meets one or more of the following criteria.

Criterion (a) An item is important in the course, or pattern, of NSW's cultural or natural

history (or the cultural or natural history of the local area) The Study Area is an example of a pre World War 1 subdivision by the Gilroy

family that was carried out under Torrens Title in 1912 and then developed for residential use from 1912 to 1939

Local Significance Criterion (b) An item has strong or special associations with the life or works of a person, or

group of persons, of importance in NSW's cultural or natural history (or the cultural or natural history of the local area)

The place has associations with John and Mary Gilroy who purchased the land in 1880 and who later subdivided the area and built two houses there, Hope and Alleura

The place also has associations with the Brodie family who purchased part of the subdivision of the Big Island Estate and who retained land to the east side of Gilroy Road that was developed at the same time as the Gilroy estate

The place also has limited associations with late 1800’s subdivision of Big Island Estate that was established by Thomas Hyndes in the 1830s

Local Significance Criterion (c) An item is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high

degree of creative or technical achievement in NSW (or the local area) The study area contains a good cross section of single storey, Edwardian and Inter

War style houses that have a consistency of scale, form and materials The study area contains buildings of high quality including St. Margaret’s Church

and the fine, Inter War style house at 43 Eastern Road The street has a consistent character in its layout and street planting including a

row of Brushbox trees that were planted in the 1940s by Ku-Ring-Gai Council Local Significance Criterion (d) The item has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural

group in NSW (or the local area) for social or spiritual reasons The place has no associations with any particular group Does not meet the criterion Criterion (e) An item has the potential to yield information that will contribute to an

understanding of NSW's cultural or natural history (or the cultural or natural history of the local area)

The archaeological potential of the site is low Does not meet the criterion Criterion (f) An item possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of NSW's cultural or

natural history (or the cultural or natural history of the local area) The subdivision and subsequent development is not rare in Turramurra Is not rare. Does not meet the criterion Criterion (g) An item is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of

NSW's Cultural or natural places; or Cultural or natural environments

The Study Area is an example of pre World War 1 subdivision that was developed for residential use from 1912 to 1939

Does not meet the criterion at a State level (or a class of the local area's:

Cultural or natural places; or Cultural or natural environments)

The Study Area is an example of pre World War 1 subdivision that was developed for residential use from 1912 to 1939

Representative Historically Locally Representative Aesthetically Locally



6.2 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Study Area is an example of a pre World War 1 subdivision by the Gilroy family that was carried out under Torrens title in 1912 and then developed for residential use from 1912 to 1939. The place has associations with John and Mary Gilroy who purchased the land in 1880 and who later subdivided the area and built two houses there, Hope and Alleura. Other sites were sold and developed by the Gilroy family. The place also has associations with the Brodie family who purchased part of the subdivision of the Big Island Estate and who retained land to the east side of Gilroy Road that was developed at the same time as the Gilroy Estate. The place also has limited associations with Big Island Estate that was established by Thomas Hyndes in the 1830s. The Study Area contains a good cross section of single storey, Edwardian and Inter War style houses from the characteristic building period (1912-1939) that have a consistency of scale, form and materials and contains buildings of high quality; St. Margaret’s Church and the fine, Inter War style house at 43 Eastern Road. The street has a consistent character in its layout and street plantings including a row of Brushbox trees that were planted in the 1940s by Ku-Ring-Gai Council. The subject area is of moderate significance at a local level.



7.0 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT 7.1 METHODOLOGY The following methodology has been used in this report. 7.1.1 Defining Conservation Areas The Heritage Office and the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning have published a guide (The Guide) to defining and establishing conservation areas that provides measures for the assessment of conservation area. Several definitions for conservation areas exist. NSW Heritage Act 1977 The NSW Heritage Act 1977 uses the term heritage precinct to mean: An area which contains one or more buildings, works, relics or places which are items of environmental heritage and which have a character which should be conserved National Trust of Australia (NSW) The National Trust defines an urban conservation area as: An area of importance within whose boundaries controls are necessary to retain and enhance its character It classifies these areas as if they are of aesthetic, historic, scientific or social significance or other special value for future generations as well as for the present community. Factors to be assessed can include:

• Historical development • Subdivision layout • Pattern of development • Parks • Landscaping and gardens • Buildings of various styles • Forms • Types and functional uses • Historical or symbolic sites • Streetscapes and skylines • Landmarks • Internal and External views

It is accepted that the fact that some items in a heritage area may have little or no heritage value does not diminish the value of the area.



7.1.2 Building Contributions The Davies Review determined the rankings of buildings as follows. Building Contribution ratings Contributory

Key historical period layer, highly or substantially intact Key historical period layer, altered, yet recognisable and reversible

Neutral

Key historical period layer, altered in form, unlikely to be reversed New sympathetic layer or representative of a new layer

Uncharacteristic

Not from a key historical period layer Uncharacteristic (in either scale or materials / details) New uncharacteristic development (for example modern 5 storey residential flat buildings) Other uncharacteristic development

This study has followed this methodology and ranking assessment and has determined that the key historical period is 1912 – 1939. 7.2 ASSESSMENT OF EASTERN ROAD PRECINCT 7.2.1 Study Area The primary Study Area for this report was the houses to the eastern side of Eastern Road, though it is clear from the historical research that the development of the street is linked closely to the development along Gilroy Road and a portion of the area to the north of Brentwood Avenue. Gilroy road was assessed in the Jackson Report though it did not include the properties to the north of Brentwood Avenue that were part of the Gilroy subdivision. 7.2.2 Assessment of the potential conservation area Using the above factors the area can be assessed as follows. Historical development

The area has a well defined, historical development that is linked to the development of a large part of northern Ku-ring-gai that was known as the Big Island Estate

Subdivision layout

The subdivision pattern was formed party in 1855 with the subdivision of the Big Island Estate and later in the 1880’s with the subdivision of the subject area by John and Mary Gilroy that was formalised in 1912

Pattern of development

The area was developed within a distinct time frame (1912-1939) and the earlier development in the Study Area has been demolished

Parks

The subject area, including the section to the north of Brentwood Avenue, is book-ended by Cameron Park and Kuruah Oval that give distinct edges to the area

Landscaping and gardens There is a strong pattern of street plantings from the 1940’s and most of the houses have gardens front and rear with mature plantings. Some houses retain original front boundary walls and later fences are generally sympathetic

Buildings of various styles

The house types are generally Inter War with some of the earlier dwellings showing Edwardian and Federation detailing

Forms

Characteristic dwellings are single storey with hipped and gabled roof forms. Two storey forms are modern replacements

Uncharacteristic elements There are some uncharacteristic elements and features (painted brickwork, garages and carports) but these do not overly detract for the character of the area

Two storey, modern, infill development Types and functional uses The sites are generally dwellings Historical or symbolic sites St. Margaret’s Church is a symbolic site to the centre of the study area Streetscapes and skylines The study area is low scale and is characterised by its leafy canopy of trees The area is visually dominated by the three storey apartments to the west of

the Eastern Road but this is as could be expected at the boundary of any planning area where zonings and permissible uses change

Landmarks St. Margaret’s Church is a landmark to the centre of the study area Internal and External views

Views are limited by the topography and the low scale of development. There are long views along Eastern Road to the north and south



7.2.3 Building Contributions The Building Contributions Map for the Study Area is shown below:

Figure 7.1 Building Contributions Map – Expanded Study Area



7.3 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7.3.1 Study Area It can be seen that the majority of items (13) in the Study Area are considered to be contributory. There are (4) neutral items that are from the key historical period but that have been altered to a degree that precludes their inclusion in the contributory ranking though they play a role in the character of the area. There are only (2) uncharacteristic items. The study area merits inclusion in the KPSO or LCLEP as a conservation area, though it is quite small in area and would benefit from a larger boundary with the inclusion of Gilroy Road. 7.3.2 Expanded Study Area In the Expanded Study Area to the north of Brentwood Avenue there are (2) contributory items, (4) neutral items and (2) uncharacteristic items. Due to the historical linkage with the study area it would not be unreasonable to include this area in the conservation area. As could be expected, the area to the west of Eastern Road has a high proportion of uncharacteristic elements due to its setting outside of the Gilroy subdivision and the extensive Post War development that has occurred there. The area is not suitable for inclusion in the conservation area. 7.3.3 Gilroy Road The development of Eastern Road is closely allied with the development of Gilroy Road and the Jackson Review has recommended that this area be identified as a conservation area. We would recommend that the Gilroy Road area and the section of the Expanded Study Area along Eastern Road across Brentwood Avenue form the basis of the conservation area boundaries. 7.3.4 Richard Stanton The NSW Heritage Inventory form included in the Jackson Review refers to the involvement of Richard Stanton in the first subdivision of the Gilroy Estate. It extrapolates his involvement as auctioneer into a suggestion that the suburb was a planned, garden suburb on the model of Stanton’s development of Haberfield. The historical information provided in the form does not substantiate this link and would require greater research to establish that Stanton played a role in the planning or design of the subdivision. The subdivision under auction to Stanton did not proceed and the later subdivision was to a different pattern and was auctioned by Raine and Horne. It should be noted that at Haberfield, caveats were often placed on the lot titles to require a certain cost and type of house and many of the houses were designed John Spencer Stansfield, Stanton’s company (Haberfield Proprietary Limited) architect. There is no evidence of the involvement of Stansfield at Eastern Road.



7.3.5 Conservation Area Boundary Based on the above, we consider that the boundary of the conservation area should as shown in Figure 7.2 below.

Figure 7.2 Gilroy Conservation Area - Boundaries



8.0 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1 SUMMARY In summary, we consider that:

• Council should proceed to formalise the area’s listing as a heritage conservation area in the Ku-Ring-Gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012 (LCLEP)

• The area be known as the Gilroy Conservation Area

• The heritage conservation area should include the area of Gilroy Road

identified in the Jackson Review

• The management guidelines in Appendix A should be incorporated into the development controls applying to the area

• The NSW Heritage Inventory form for Gilroy Road, Turramurra be amended to

include the area identified above 8.2 RECOMMENDATIONS We would recommend that The associations with Richard Stanton be the subject of further research to establish if the area merits identification as a planned, garden suburb. JOHN OULTRAM



9.0 APPENDIX A – MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR THE GILROY HCA The following area specific guidelines are to be read in association with the Heritage Conservation in Ku-ring-gai: Guidelines for Development Policy (1)

Subdivision

(a) Retain Inter War subdivision (b) Do not allow subdivision or amalgamation of sites (2)

Key Period Significant (Contributory) Development (1912-1939)

(a) Retain single storey Inter War houses (b) Retain small scale of early development (c) Retain characteristic forms – single storey with hipped and gabled roofs (d) Retain original roof form and chimneys (e) Retain finishes and details (f) Retain original external joinery (windows and doors) (g) Retain leadlight windows (h) Reinstate lost detail – verandahs, front fences (i) Maintain landscape components – well planted front and rear gardens (j) Retain original front boundary walls and fences (3)

Additions and Alterations

(a) Additions to rear not to exceed ridge height (b) No additions forward of the front building line (c) Discourage front dormers and rooflights (d) Encourage reinstatement of roofing materials and roofing detail (e) Encourage reinstatement of original verandah (f) Discourage large areas of hardstanding to the front of dwellings (g) Do not allow garages or carports to the front of buildings (h) Garages and carports to be set to the side or rear (i) Encourage the use of split concrete drives (4)

Redevelopment of Non Contributing Sites and Infill Development

(a) Infill development to be single storey (b) Respect scale and form of contributory development (c) Respect building line of contributory development (d) Encourage the use of face brick and terracotta roof tiles (e) Encourage use of hipped and gabled roof forms (f) Encourage the use of verandahs to the front (g) Provide landscaping based on contributory development (5)

Enhance Significance of the heritage conservation area

(a) Maintain and enhance street planting to unify streetscapes



10.0 APPENDIX B – SHI LISTING SHEET FOR THE GILROY HCA


Gilroy Conservation Area


Gilroy and Bungalow Estates Turramurra


Heritage Conservation Area (proposed)



Cultural Landscape, Heritage Conservation Area


Street number

See attached map for boundary of HCA

Street name

Gilroy Road/Eastern Road/Brentwood Road

Suburb/town

Turramurra Postcode 2074


Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council


Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner Various Current use Residential/Dwellings/Ecclesiastical/Parks Former Use Residential/Dwellings/Ecclesiastical/Parks Statement of significance

The Gilroy HCA is an example of a pre World War 1 subdivision by the Gilroy family that was carried out under Torrens title in 1912 and then developed for residential use from 1912 to 1939. The Gilroy HCA represents an early example of a more modest subdivision deliberately designed to cater for the evolving upwardly mobile middle class at the beginning of the 20th century The place has associations with John and Mary Gilroy who purchased the land in 1880 and who later subdivided the area and built two houses there, Hope and Alleura. The place also has associations with the Brodie family who purchased part of the subdivision of the Big Island Estate and who retained land to the east side of Gilroy Road that was developed at the same time as the Gilroy Estate. The place also has limited associations with Big Island Estate that was established by Thomas Hyndes in the 1830s. The area contains a good cross section of single storey, Edwardian and Inter War style houses from the characteristic building period (1912-1939) that have a high degree of integrity and consistency of scale, form, materials and detail and contains buildings of high quality including St. Margaret’s Church and the fine, Inter War style house at 43 Eastern Road. Within the HCA are consistent groups (e.g. 19-29 & 2-10 Gilroy Road) and pairs (e.g. 7 & 9 Eastern Road). The area also demonstrates the application of architectural pattern book styles made accessible by major department stores for use by both small builders and homeowners. The streets have a consistent character in their layout and street plantings including rows of Brushbox trees that were planted in the 1940s by Ku-Ring-Gai Council.


State

Local X



DESCRIPTION

Designer

Unknown

Builder/ maker

Various


The HCA includes the properties to both sides of Gilroy Road and to the eastern side of Eastern Road from Rohini Street to the Karuah Oval crossing Brentwood Road and includes the section of Brentwood Road from Eastern Road to Gilroy Road. The streets rise or are level from Rohini Street and then fall to the north. Some houses are set below the street or are at grade as the street falls. The street edge is defined by kerb and gutter with a bitumen and concret footpaths. There are a range of gutter and footpath crossings varying from concrete to concrete wheel strips and paving in between to bitumen with concrete transitions. Property edges are fenced with little consistency in form and type including timber picket fences, some pool type fences and brick dwarf walls with composite brick and metal / timber fences with some original low stone and brick walls. The mature street trees play an important role in the character of the street and the Brushbox are a consistent species along the streets, though the plantings vary. Many of the houses have well planted front gardens with mature trees and shrubs and large gardens to the rear with mature trees visible over the rooftops. The streets are lined with a coherent pattern of single storey, Edwardian and Inter War houses with some matching pairs and groups. The buildings sit square on their allotments that are of a regular size and arrangement. The houses are generally in a hybrid form of the Edwardian and Inter War style bungalow in brick with hipped and gabled, terracotta tile roofs with projecting bays, verandah or porches to the front (some enclosed). Driveways are located at one side of the residences and lead to rear or side positioned single car garages. The area also contains a handsome, brick, Inter War Church (St. Margaret’s). There is some modern infill of two storey houses.


Housing is generally in good condition.

Construction years

Start year 1912 Finish year 1939 Circa


Further comments



HISTORY

Historical notes

Pre-contact and early contact Aboriginal history The name Ku-ring-gai comes from the Kuringgai or Guringai Aboriginal language group of the people who inhabited the area from Port Jackson north across Broken Bay and beyond Brisbane Water. The name has been adopted for both the Local Government area and the adjacent National Park to the north. There were two bands of the Guringai in what is now the Ku-ring-gai Local Government area: the Garrigal or Carigal people, who lived around West Head, and the Terramerragal, who lived in the Turramurra area. European settlement in the Ku-ring-gai area The earliest European settlement in Ku-ring-gai was along the major roads, and was generally rural in nature. During the 19th century, timber getting and orchards were major activities. The North Shore Railway line was established in 1890, and subdivision of orchards and large estates for residential development near the railway stations proceeded thereafter. Development of the Eastern Road/Gilroy Road Area Big Island Estate The history of the non-indigenous settlement of this part of Ku-ring-gai LGA commenced in the 1820s with the timber getters who cut out the vast stands of cedar, mahogany, turpentine, ironbark and blue gum. Prominent among these timber-getters was Thomas Hyndes (d.1855). Hyndes evidently had some claim to the title of this land for he sold it as the one holding to John Terry Hughes in January 1840. In February 1840 Hughes mortgaged the land to Adolphus William Young. Hughes was caught up in the financial crisis of the early 1840s and on defaulting on the mortgage lost the property to Young. In February 1854 Young gave Power of Attorney to solicitor William Whaley Billyard. In April 1855 the land was put up for sale at public auction. By this date the land holding had become familiarly known as the Big Island Estate. The Big Island Estate was described as being particularly well adapted for orangeries, orchards and vineyards, with the soil being the most fertile in the entire district having been enriched by the forest debris of ages. To what uses the land was put over the 1840s and early 1850s is unclear, but possibly was a continuation of timber getting under licence or stock grazing. Following the Big Island Estate subdivision the area was primarily orchards. In 1860 John Brodie (1832-1911) purchased land from John Brown. Brodie applied for his land to be converted to Torrens Title in 1874 that became Lots 2 and 3 Section 1 of the Big Island Estate containing 50 acres 2 rods 37 perches. Brodie was born in Fifshire Scotland and migrated to Australia in 1854. Gilroy’s Estate In 1880 John and Mary Gilroy acquired a portion of the Big Island Estate from Rohini Street running north beyond what is now Brentwood Avenue. Mary Gilroy (nee Brodie) married John Gilroy in 1879. The couple purchased the land from Mary’s parents, John and Ellen Brodie, who retained portions of the Estate to the east of what is now Gilroy Road. The Gilroy’s took out several mortgages on the land and attempted to subdivide under the Old System and the estate was advertised for sale in 1901 by Stanton and Son. Sales did not proceed due to concerns over title and the land was re-subdivided into smaller lots under Torrens Title in 1912. The Gilroys were empowered to sell lands owned by the Brodie family under an Act of Parliament (the Brodie’s Enabling Act Amendment 1903). Mary Gilroy built two houses in Eastern Road; Hope at 17A Eastern Road and Alleura at 19-21 Eastern Road. Peter Gilroy is noted as living at Alleura from 1898 till 1912 after which the family moved to Hope. The subdivision created Eastern Road, Gilroy Road and Brentwood Avenue. The lots were between 50 and 60 feet wide and slightly longer in Eastern Road (160 feet) than Gilroy Road (140 feet). The lots fronting Rohini Street were narrower presumably anticipating commercial development opposite the railway station. The first lots were sold in 1912 and continued till 1925 and many of the transfers included multiple lots. For instance, George Lewis Austin, a gentleman of Chatswood, purchased 14 lots in 1921. Austin does not appear to have developed the sites as they were sold wholesale to Arthur Hoskins, builder, and George Alan Harding, chemist, in 1923. Other lots were sold as individual parcels and Lot 37 at 43 Eastern Road was sold to Wilfred Lionel Osborne in 1916.. The east side of Gilroy Road that was part of the Fifshire Estate was excluded from the sale. In October 1915, lots 3-11 of Fifshire Estate were re-subdivided as the Neal’s Bungalow Court Estate (13 lots) so that the back portion of former Fifshire Estate lots that fronted onto Turramurra Ave, now fronted Gilroy Rd, and included four “Artistic Bungalows” on lots 3-6 in Gilroy Rd. and nine land parcels (Lots 7 to 14).



In November 1918 the balance of the Gilroy Estate was offered for sale by Raine & Horne with an average lot size 50 x 140 feet with frontages to Eastern Rd, Gilroy and Cherry Street (now Rohini Street). The sale was scheduled for 27 November 1918. July 1926, land at 17A Eastern Road was purchased by the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church and St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church opened on the site on 27 November 1927. In 1928 two blocks at Nos. 18-22 Gilroy Rd (Lots 63 & 62) were purchased by Margaret Gillespie. She was the daughter of Mr (later Sir) Robert Gillespie, elder of the Wahroonga Church, who donated them to the Church. Between 1990 and 2000, Ku-ring-gai Council purchased 3 houses (Nos. 2,4 and 6 Gilroy Road) for use as a Park.


Building settlements, Towns and Cities Peopling Australia Developing Local, Regional and National Economies


Development of Towns Developing Local Economies




The area is an example of a pre-World War 1 subdivision by the Gilroy family that was carried out under Torrens title in 1912. John and Mary Gilroy had purchased a large parcel of land from the Big Island Estate in 1880 but early attempts at development were thwarted by issues over land ownership. Following the subdivision in 1912 the area was developed for housing.


The area is strongly associated with early settlers, John and Mary Gilroy. Mary Gilroy was the daughter of John and Ellen Brodie who had purchased a large portion of the Big Island Estate in 1860. The land between Gilroy Road and Eastern Road was purchased by the Gilroys from the Brodies. Though the Brodies retained land to the east side of Gilroy Road the Gilroys were later empowered to sell parts of these landholdings. On arrival in Australia from Ireland Peter Gilroy settled in Turramurra initially as a farmer, dairyman and later a fuel and produce merchant in Rohini St. He took an active part in the organisation agitating for the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and in the foundations of Turramurra.


The area has a good collection of modest and relatively intact, Edwardian and Inter War houses built largely in brick and terracotta tiles that have similar characteristic in terms of scale, form and detail. The area also contains a handsome, Inter War style Church that is a local landmark.


St. Margaret’s Church would have special significance for its congregation and Cameron Park is a well-used pocket park that would be held in some regard by local residents.




Representative significance as a highly intact area developed in the early twentieth century / Interwar periods. The area is representative of suburban development in Ku-ring-gai the period 1912-1939

Integrity

High level of integrity of the subdivision pattern, building stock and detail, street layout and plantings

HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

There are no items listed on the State Heritage register. There is one item listed on the Heritage Database of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (43 Eastern Road).

There is one item listed in Schedule 7 part 2 of the Ku-ring-gai Planning Scheme Ordinance (43 Eastern Road).

There are two items listed in Schedule 5 part 1 of the Ku- ring-gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012 (43 and 17A Eastern Road).



INFORMATION SOURCES

Include conservation and/or management plans and other heritage studies. Type Author/Client Title Year Repository Report/ Study

Godden Mackay Logan Ku-ring-gai Heritage and Neighbourhood Character Study

2000 Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council

Report

Godden Mackay Logan Ku-ring-gai Urban Conservation Areas Study


Report/ Study

Susan Jackson Stepowski Review of the Gilroy Road Conservation Area


RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

Council should proceed to formalise the area’s listing as a heritage conservation area in the Ku-Ring-Gai Local Environmental Plan (Local Centres) 2012 (LCLEP) based on the studies by John Oultram Heritage & Design (Eastern Road) and Susan Jackson Stepowski (Gilroy Road)



Eastern Road and Gilroy Road study of potential conservation area Year of study or report

2012/2013



John Oultram Heritage & Design (Eastern Road) and Susan Jackson Stepowski and Stephen Booker (Gilroy Road)

Inspected by

John Oultram Heritage & Design (Eastern Road) and Susan Jackson Stepowski and Stephen Booker (Gilroy Road)


Yes X No


John Oultram Date 2013



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Figure 1: Aerial view of the study area

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Figure 3: Raine and Horne’s 1912 auction plan of the subdivision of Gilroy’s land

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Figure 4: 1915 Raine and Horne’s auction notice for Neal’s Bungalow Court Estate Subdivision

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Figure 5: Potential Heritage Conservation Area Boundary

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Figure 6: 27 Gilroy Rd. Typical of the Californian Bungalow buildings and setting

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Figure 7: 53 Gilroy Road. Typical pattern book residence.

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Figure 8: 4 Gilroy Road. Despite the car port addition, the overall form of the buildings retains the essence of elements characterising the streetscape

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Figure 9: 15 Eastern Road: Relatively intact example of an Edwardian era dwelling

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Figure 10: St. Margaret’s Church, 17A Eastern Road. An example of an Inter War church

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Figure 11: 25 Eastern Road. One of the few examples of modern, uncharacteristic development

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Figure 12: 35 Eastern Road. One of a pair with 33 Eastern Road with an unsympathetic carport

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Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Proposal APPENDIX I –

Pymble East Conservation Area Inventory Sheet (Includes Proposed Athol Conservation Area and Extensions to Pymble Heights and Fernwalk HCAs)

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Pymble East Heritage Conservation Area



Area


Urban Area


Townscape


Street number Street name Suburb/town

Pymble Postcode 2073


Ku-ring-gai


Eastern side of Mona Vale Road including Nos. 3, 5 (and Nos. 41,42, 43 and 44 Highlands Avenue), 17, 19 (Nos. 6 and 8 Anatol Place), 35-53 and 59-89.

Location - Lat/long

Latitude

Longitude


Zone

Easting Northing

Owner

Various

Current use

Residential

Former Use

Residential


The Pymble East study area is of local historic and aesthetic significance retaining streetscapes of good, high quality and mostly intact, representative examples of single detached houses from the Federation, Inter-war and Post War periods constructed following the late 19th and early 20th century subdivisions and establishment of the North Shore Railway line in 1890. The street alignments and subdivision patterns significantly reflect the early boundary lines and connections between the early estates and subdivisions north of what is now the Pacific Highway and railway corridor. The predominant early 20th century development of the area also reflects the evolution of rail and road networks and particularly improvements of the rail network in the late 1920s and 1930s. The early patterns generally remain discernible, however, are now overlaid with subsequent land amalgamations and subdivisions with reflect the ongoing growth and development of the area. The built context is enhanced by the natural topography, street proportions, grassed verges, street trees and individual garden settings which greatly contribute to the visual and aesthetic character of the area.


State

Local

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DESCRIPTION

Designer

Builder/ maker


The Pymble East study areas are located about Station and King Edward Streets, bounded by Alma Street to the west and The Pymble Heights Conservation Area (C8A) and Fernwalk Conservation Area (C9). The area also includes a number of properties along the eastern side of Mona Vale Road, generally between Carlotta Avenue and Riddles Lane. The area generally falls from Telegraph Road toward the Pymble Town Centre and Pacific Highway and railway line corridor. Alma, Station and the northern end of King Edward Street are steeply sloping. King Edward kinks and meets up with the lowest point of Station Street. Alma Street is a relatively narrow one-way street with sealed walkway and parking on the eastern side of the street. The street rises from the intersection with Station Street and then falls with lowest point near Robert Pymble Park. The street skirts the eastern boundary of the Park. The southern section, near the intersection with Grandview Street is two-way. The eastern side of the street is characterised by a mix of mostly substantial dwellings ranging from a large, modified Federation period dwelling (No. 25) to a contemporary dwelling (No. 23). The built context is enhanced by various fence treatments and garden settings. Some modifications to the earlier building stock is evident, some garages have also been added and face the relatively narrow street. Station Street is a busy dual-carriageway and main thoroughfare in the area extending between and connecting Grandview Street and Pymble Station area to Telegraph Road. A narrow sealed pedestrian path extends along the western side of the street. The dwellings at the southern end of the street are located on or below street level, however, as the street rises toward Telegraph Road, the houses are elevated and constructed well above street level. The south western side of the street is also characterised by mixed development, with some pre-1943 houses remaining with Post-war period houses and more recent additions. King Edward Street is a wide dual carriageway with wide grassed verges, parking and mature street trees on both sides of the street. The northern end of the street is steeply sloped with buildings generally following the fall of the street. The street kinks at its lowest point. The street is characterised by a mix of substantial homes generally constructed in the Inter-war and Post-War periods with some late 20th century and contemporary infill between. The southern “arm” features a mix of buildings, with Post War dwellings located on the southern side neighboured by a number of modified and replacement buildings to the east and northern side of this section of the street. Mona Vale Road is a busy and wide dual carriageway and major arterial road. The roadway generally rises and curves as it extends north of the Pacific Highway. Pedestrian footpaths and narrow green verges and some street trees are also located along both sides of the wide road. The development in the south eastern section of the roadway is generally elevated above street level with high retaining walls and fences of stone, brick and plantings extending along the street frontages. Several parks and reserves, the C Bowes Thistlewayte Park and Pymble Soldier’s Memorial Park with Captain Arthur Phillip Memorial and Kirby Park are located along this strip in addition to one of the oldest buildings in the area (the former Wesleyan Chapel constructed in 1879 on the corner of Mona Vale and Bromley Avenue) and a collection of substantial dwellings, a number of which have been listed as heritage items. The subdivision patterns of the early 20th century remain visible, however, are generally overlaid with later subdivisions and a number of battleaxe type blocks. The built context retains a number of Federation period dwellings, however, most date from the Inter-war and Post-war period with late 20th century dwellings also evident interspersed with some contemporary infill. The buildings are generally enhanced by garden settings, remnant native and introduced trees and plantings.

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In good condition. A sense of the original subdivision and street patterns remain discernible.

Construction years

Start year 1890s Finish year Present Circa


The 1943 aerial photograph of the area indicates that the street layout had been formed and mostly developed by this time. Subdivisions of some larger sites and creation of a number of battle-axe properties, particularly along Mona Vale Road has also occurred in the Post-war and late 20th century periods. Some replacement dwellings and contemporary multi-level residential and commercial buildings are also evident. The latter located in the Pacific Highway/ Town Centre area adding another layer in the development of the area.

Further comments

The presence of a number of battle-axe and subdivided sites with narrow access from the main street frontages affects the overall assessment of the area.

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HISTORY

Historical notes

The study areas of Pymble East and West are divided by the Pacific Highway and North Shore Railway line corridors which roughly run parallel and follow a ridgeline extending through Pymble. The areas generally developed and were subdivided within the early land grants which occurred from the 1820s. The earliest subdivisions in the study area occurred in the 1890s following the opening of the railway which played a major role in the development of the area. The expansion of the rail and road networks resulted in successive waves of development. The study area referred to as “Pymble East” is located within two neighbouring early land grants: Robert Pymble’s 600 acres grant of 1823 and Rosedale, DD Mathews 800 acres grant of 1838. These two grants extended north from Lane Cove Road (now the Pacific Highway). Pymble’s grant covered the area to what is now Allara Avenue, North Turramurra and was also bounded by Station Street and Merrivale Road to the east and alignment of Fairlawn Avenue to the west. Mathews grant extended north to Killeaton Street, St Ives, and east to Rosedale Road and Park Avenue, Gordon, and was later bisected by Stoney Creek Road (now Mona Vale Road). The area was used for timber getting until the 1840s. Stoney Creek Road and Telegraph Road were used by Mathews to access his sawmill on Cowan Road, St Ives. However, by the 1850s the cleared land was subdivided and orchards were established. Pymble’s two sons subdivided the area closest to Lane Cove Road after 1856. Robert McIntosh, an orchardist, obtained part of both Pymble’s and Mathew’s grants including land to the west of Station Street and also land further east and to the north along Telegraph Road. In 1866 he also purchased a triangular shaped parcel of land bounded by the northern end of Alma and Station Streets. It was transferred to Edwin Archibald McIntosh in 1881 and was divided into three parcels, two of which were sold in 1894 and 1899. Major subdivisions of the area began in 1879 in anticipation of and as a result of the establishment of the North Shore Railway line (completed in 1890). By the 1880s William McKeown and James McMahon were also major landholders in the area who took advantage of the coming of the railway. The first subdivision of McKeown’s lands, the “Roseville Estate” subdivided in 1891 created Roseville Avenue (now Wellesley Road) within section A and section B located to its north east, on the eastern side of Stone Creek Road and north of Plum Street (now Woodlands Avenue). Section A comprised of 23 allotments about Roseville Avenue between Grandview and Church Streets. The subdivision included both long and shorter residential width allotments and narrower, “commercial” sized allotments along Grandview Street. Section B comprised of 14 allotments of varying sizes but each over 1 acre in size located about the intersection of Plum and Fig Street (now Woodlands Avenue and Macquarie Street). Lot 1, the largest lot of over 6 acres was the only lot located on the southern side of Plum Street. A Sydney Water plan dated 1936 indicates that the 8 lots along the Stoney Creek/ Pittwater (now Mona Vale) Road frontage had been both amalgamated and re-subdivided with five dwellings and associated outbuildings shown in the area between Woodland (sic) Avenue and Riddles Lane. Three of the lots also feature tennis courts. A pathway, which remains today, is also shown extending between Pittwater (Mona Vale) Road and Fig (Macquarie) Street. Part of Lot 4, one of the larger lots comprising over 3 acres was subdivided into 7 allotments in 1939. This included three with frontage to Pittwater (Mona Vale) Road and it would appear that these sites were developed from this time. McKeown’s second subdivision, the “Pymble Heights Estate”, extended east of Station Street to Stoney Creek Road (Mona Vale Road). This subdivision was redefined in 1892 and created lots about Hope and Church Streets with deep lots also extending from Stoney Creek Road. A further re-subdivision before 1900 created Edward and Emily Streets which were later joined creating King Edward Street with lots along Grandview and Mocatta Streets. Sydney Water plans dating from 1928 and 1929 show that a number of dwellings had been constructed on the larger residential allotments by this time. However, large areas remain undeveloped. Only four large lots and dwellings are shown in the north eastern section of the street, in the area between Church and Mocatta Streets. The plan also indicates that the larger and longer lots extending from and with buildings addressing Grandview Street were subsequently subdivided with houses later constructed on the northern half, addressing King Edward Street. The style of the dwellings suggests in the Post-war period. One of these has also been replaced.

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The alignment of Merrivale Road marks a track through Pymble’s grant. Alma, Station, Church and Fern Streets, also Woodlands, Bromley, Knowlman and Narelle Avenues and Riddles Lane all mark allotment boundaries relating to the pre-1890 period. Estates subdivided before 1900 were re-offered for sale until 1910, until most of the lots were sold. After 1910 some major holdings were further subdivided. The southern portion of the triangular shaped block bounded by Alma, Grandview and Station Street (part of McIntosh’s holdings) was subdivided as the Dalcross Estate in 1907. Part of this subdivision and land to its north including the lots now Nos. 11-21 Alma Street and Nos. 8A-16 Station Street were subdivided as part of the “Athol Estate” in 1940. A brick house, “Athol” is shown on the 1940 subdivision plan, occupying an “L” shaped parcel of land (No. 19 Alma Street). The same house is shown on a Sydney Water plan dated 1929. A larger house is also shown on the triangular shaped parcel of land to its north (it is assumed now No. 25 Alma Street) in addition to four smaller dwellings to the south of the “Athol” estate and what appear to be attached commercial buildings and three detached dwellings addressing Grandview Street. To the east of Stoney Creek Road, William Bromley owned a large allotment which he subdivided in 1921 as “Bromley’s Orchard Estate”. The allotments were located about Bromley Avenue and the sites occupied by the former Wesleyan Chapel constructed in 1879 on the northern corner of Mona Vale Road and Bromley Avenue. The subdivision also includes several lots addressing Stoney Creek Road. The allotments about Knowlman Avenue, an area of over 8 acres, were acquired by the Australian Mutual Provident Society in 1909. The large holding was sold in 1918, surveyed and subdivided in 1922 & 1923. This subdivision was also created from a larger landholding with varying sized allotments formed about the narrower street with lots also addressing Stoney Creek Road. A “turning bay” was also provided half way along the street. Sydney Water plans of the area dated 1929 show that a number of dwellings had been constructed around the corner of Bromley and Stoney Creek (Mona Vale) Road by this time. The plans also show three dwellings had been constructed along Stoney Creek (Mona Vale) Road between Bromley and Narelle Avenue by this time. Like the area to the west of Mona Vale Road, it is clear that the early 20th century development was overlaid with Post-War phase and late 20th century development.

THEMES


Building settlements, town and cities Developing Australia’s cultural life Marking the phases of life


Accommodation Domestic life

Local historical theme

Suburban consolidation

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The Pymble East study area is of local historic significance as part of early land grants and land holdings subdivided in the late 19th and early 20th centuries following the establishment of the North Shore Railway line in 1890. The street alignments of Alma and Station Streets are significant as they reflect the early boundary lines and connections between the estates and the Pacific Highway. King Edward and Wellesley Street are significant as part of the 1892 Pymble Heights subdivision which was later redefined and re-subdivided to include both commercial and residential sized allotments close to Pymble Railway Station. The area significantly retains a collection of Federation, Inter-war and Post-war dwellings interspersed with more contemporary buildings that reflect changes to the rail and road networks and illustrate the staged development of the area. Mona Vale (formerly Stoney Creek and Pittwater) Road has developed from a track which provided access for the early timber getters and orchardists that occupied the area in the 1840s and 1850s. The sites in the study area along the eastern side of road are part of early 20th century subdivisions of larger sized allotments and represent the early to mid 20th century development of the area. The development of Mona Vale Road represents the growth and development of the area and wider context.


The area about Station and Alma Streets are associated with the Pymble and McIntosh families who owned large tracts of land and were responsible for the early subdivision of the area. King Edward and Wellesley Street are associated with the WH McKeown who was also one of the early land owners and speculators.


The Pymble East area is of aesthetic significance for its collection of Federation, Inter-war and Post War dwellings that are generally enhanced by various fence treatments and garden settings. The dwellings in King Edward and Wellesley Streets are also enhanced by the wide street proportions, grassed verges and street trees which add to the character of the streetscape. The Mona Vale Road properties retain a collection of substantial, high quality dwellings, that whilst may be dominated by the busy and wide roadway are good and largely intact representative examples of late 19th and early 20th century dwellings that are enhanced by garden settings with mature trees and plantings including both native and exotic trees.


The area around the former Wesleyan Chapel on the corner of Mona Vale Road and Bromley Street is of some social significance associated with the early Church. Other parks and reserves along Mona Vale Road are also of some social significance.


The area retains undulating land form, watercourses and remnant Blue Gum forest and native trees which indicate the early character of the area.



The area has representative significance characterised by streets with Federation, Inter-war and Post-war development.

Integrity

The early boundaries and subdivision patterns generally remain evident in the area. The building stock generally retains a good level of integrity.

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HERITAGE LISTINGS

Heritage listing/s

Part of a National Trust Urban Conservation Area.

INFORMATION SOURCES

Include conservation and/or management plans and other heritage studies. Type Author/Client Title Year Repository Written

Godden Mackay Logan Keys Young

Ku-ring-gai Heritage and Neighbourhood Character Study

2001

Written

Paul Davies Pty Ltd Ku-ring-gai Potential Heritage Conservation Areas North Review

2010 KMC

Written

KMC Heritage Data Forms: Pymble Heights HCA (C8A)& Fern Walk HCA (C9).

2013 KMC

Written Friends of Pymble Written submissions to KMC 19 Jan & 26 March 2014

KMC

Written & Plans

Land and Property Information

DP 2580, DP 3085, DP 3532, DP 5528, DP 8602, DP 10389, DP 11232, DP 11748, DP 14404, DP 14408, DP 15541, DP 15544, DP 18946, DP 19151, DP 23607, Certificate of Titles, Volume 44 Folio 216, Volume 55 Folio 88, Volume 260 Folio 122, Volume 746 Folio 134, Volume 1702 Folio 98, Volume 1819 Folio 206, Volume 1948 Folio 215, Volume 1248 Folio 239, Volume 29, Folio 195

Land and Property Information office

Plans

Sydney Water Sydney Water plans Ku-ring-gai Series Nos. 124, 125, 127, 130, 136, 204, 343, 345, 346, 347

1927,1928, 1930, 1938

Ku-ring-gai Library

SIX Maps Aerial photographs of Sydney 1943

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

The study area currently has a number of heritage listed items and a number of contributory items have also now been identified and it is recommended that the existing conservation areas be modified and extended or new areas created with some slight adjustment of the study area boundaries. Identified contributing items are largely visible and are considered to “contribute” to the visual and architectural character of the street. There are a number of battle-axe and subdivided sites particularly along Mona Vale Road. Early plans and the 1943 aerial photograph have indicated that there may be some early dwellings located on these properties and setback from the street. Some that have been identified have been included, however, some further investigation is recommended. Whilst these may not contribute to the streetscape character of the area, they are part of its history and development and provide evidence of the earlier subdivision pattern. The original block boundaries and early subdivision patterns generally remain visible and have been highlighted in the existing heritage conservation area boundaries. It is recommended that the subdivision patterns continue to guide the boundaries of the conservation areas. As such it is recommended that the Pymble Heights HCA (C8A) be expanded to include:

Nos. 1A & 3 Station Street; Nos. 1-5, 15-29 & 2-8 King Edward Street: No. 37 Grandview Street; No. 1 Mocatta Street; and Nos. 15-17 Wellesley Street.

The Fern Walk Conservation Area covers area that was part of McKeon’s land holdings and 1890s subdivision which included land on the eastern side of Mona Vale Road generally about Woodlands Avenue. As such it is recommended that this conservation area be extended to include Nos. 59, 67, 71-89 Mona Vale Road but exclude Nos. 59 A, 61, 63 and 65 Mona Vale Road. The recommended contributory items are as follows (refer to contributions map):

Alma Road: Nos. 3-5, 9, 15, 17, 19. 21, 25 & 27. Station Street: Nos. 1A, 3, 4A, 6, 8, 8A, 10 & 18. King Edward Street: Nos. 2, 6, 1, 3, 7, 17, 19, 25, 27 & 29. Mocatta Avenue: No. 1. Wellesley Road: Nos. 15 & 17. Mona Vale Road: Nos. 5, 35, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 59, 67, 77, 79, 81, 83 & 89. Highlands Avenue: Nos. 42 & 44.

Nos. 41 and 43 Highlands Avenue, and Nos. 6 & 8 Anatol Place, No. 1A Hope Street and Nos. 88-96 Mona Vale Road have been identified as being neutral items and should not be included in the area. There are no detracting items in the area, the remainder are neutral items or unknown on battle-axe and subdivided sites. The following general guidelines are also recommended: 1. Protection of Significance (a) Protect subdivision pattern:

retain the wide street proportions and late 19th and early 20th century subdivision patterns; avoid further subdivision and amalgamation of sites within the area; retain the block width and street frontages within the existing streetscape; require a curtilage assessment to accompany any application for further subdivision of sites

within the HCA. (b) Protection of contributory items and their settings:

protect street and reserve plantings; retain the fundamental Federation, Inter-war and Post-war characteristics of the items and

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one to two storey form and scale of the detached houses; protect and retain garden settings including any original and complementary fences; protect and retain significant trees and plantings, particularly native trees and mature cultural

plantings within properties; maintain building alignments and setbacks including side setbacks which contribute to the

streetscape pattern and rhythm; retain the pathway between Mona Vale Road and Macquarie Street; protect curtilage and plantings within the reserves; encourage high quality, modern development which does not seek to detract or mimic the

historic building stock and retains the “green” and garden setting of the streetscapes and individual sites.

(c) Works to contributory items:

Generally: encourage recovery of original character during renovations and building upgrade; retain original finishes and details including face brick work, slate and terracotta tiled

roofs; reinstate lost elements such as verandahs, lost decorative details and fences; encourage visible additions that are setback and located behind the original building

form and do not detract and are appropriately scaled with the original character; provide new fencing that is appropriate to the period of the house; encourage removal of detracting elements such as high, solid fences and security

screens to openings; Car parking:

maintain existing garden settings, pathways and driveways; discourage large areas of hard paving and hardstand areas particularly in front of the

buildings; retain original car access and garage location where provided; garages and carports should be located behind the main building line and preferably to

the rear of the item; Landscaping:

retain street trees and large front gardens which contribute to the character of the area; retain high percentage of landscaping which contributes to the conservation area; and retain or reinstate any significant plantings and encourage appropriate and

complimentary landscaping and planting. 2. Enhance Significance

(a) Works to and redevelopment of non contributing (neutral) sites: retain the late 19th and early 20th century subdivision patterns; avoid further subdivision and amalgamation of sites within the area; retain the block width and street frontages within the existing streetscape; respect the building line, scale, form, setbacks and streetscape pattern and rhythms of the

existing development in the vicinity; retain significant plantings and encourage garden settings and screening; discourage high, solid fences and provide fences that compliment the streetscape; do not allow car parking forward of the building line; and encourage good contemporary design that does not seek to mimic or detract from the

historic character of the contributing and existing heritage items.

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Pymble East & West, Pymble HCA Review Year of study or report

2014



Perumal Murphy Alessi, Heritage Consultants

Inspected by

Perumal Murphy Alessi, Heritage Consultants


Yes No


Perumal Murphy Alessi, Heritage Consultants Date January 2015

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IMAGES - 1 per page

Image caption

Pymble East & West HCA review study areas following Council resolution on 27/11/2013 are in blue with existing heritage areas hatched (in purple).

Image year

2014 Image by KMC Image copyright holder

KMC

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NSW State Heritage Inventory form...NSW State Heritage Inventory form 3 floor. It is built in face brick with a steep pitched terracotta tiled roof. The building is symmetrical in