North Sydney Bus Shelters

Item details


Name of item:	North Sydney Bus Shelters
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Transport - Land
Category:	Bus Shelter/Stop
Primary address:	Various, Various, NSW
Local govt. area:	North Sydney

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Various	Various	North Sydney			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Small and effective functional buildings of handsome design and good workmanship. They are traditional and conservative in form and detail and designed to their varied locations. Historic interest as elements of a particular and controversal attempt at Municipal civic design. Heritage Inventory sheets are often not comprehensive, and should be regarded as a general guide only. Inventory sheets are based on information available, and often do not include information on landscape significance, interiors or the social history of sites and buildings. Inventory sheets are updated by Council as further information becomes available. An inventory sheet with little information may simply indicate that there has been no building work done to the item recently: it does not mean that items are not significant. Further research is always recommended as part of preparation of development proposals for heritage items, and is necessary in preparation of Heritage Impact Assessments and Conversation Management Plans, so that the significance of heritage items can be fully assessed prior to submitting development applications.
	Date significance updated: 24 Jan 14
	Note: The State Heritage Inventory provides information about heritage items listed by local and State government agencies. The State Heritage Inventory is continually being updated by local and State agencies as new information becomes available. Read the Department of Premier and Cabinet copyright and disclaimer.

Description


Designer/Maker:	Ted Mack & John Kinstler
Builder/Maker:	Stephen Edwards Construction
Physical description:	Each shelter is a small square or rectangular structure comprising stop-chamfered timber posts on concrete pads, supporting a timber framed pyramidal or hipped roof covered with terracotta shingle tiles. The back wall is typically of timber and glass, returned partly around one or two sides. A standard bench seat is provided. The front fascia beam bears the painted name of the bus-stop and sometimes above that is the logo of the Council. This buildings are designed in a Late 20th century nostalgic style. All of the bus shelters are modelled on an original former tram shelter, constructed in the 1920s, (BS004 - The Oval) located on Miller Street, just to the north of its intersection with Ridge Street. This shelter differs from the nostalgic items constructed in the 1970s as follows: 1. corrugated profile terracotta tiled roof 2. terracotta finials on its roof 3. picket fencing on the side returns 4. built in seating 5. no use of glass
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	All bus shelters are regularly maintained and are physically and structurally sound. Many shelters were modified to accommodate advertising panels in 2010.
	Date condition updated:24 Jan 14
Modifications and dates:	2010 - installation of illuminated advertising panels on many of the shelters
Further information:	2010 advertising panels are unsympathetic. Specific bus shelters to which this listing relates are as follows: BS001 - Bridge (adjacent 503 Miller St) BS002 - Cambridge (adjacent Miller Street Gardens, Miller St) BS003 - Anzac (adjacent 331 Miller St) BS004 - The Oval (Miller St, north of Ridge Street) BS005 - McLaren (adjacent 225 Miller St) BS006 - Monte (adjacent 196 Miller St) BS007 - Marist (adjacent 288 Miller St) BS008 - Unnamed (adjacent 127 Falcon St on Miller St) BS009 - Hampden (adjacent 221 Military Rd) BS010 - Miller (south eastern cnr of Miller St and Falcon St) BS011 - Sirius (adjacent Sirius St Playground, Milson Rd) BS012 - Cricketers (adjacent 30 Murdoch St) BS013 - St Peters (adjacent 31-35 waters Rd) BS016 - Primrose (adjacent 50-52 Earle St) BS019 - Ixion (adjacent 64 Amherst St) BS020 - Ernest (adjacent 190 West St on Ernest St) BS022 - Milner (adjacent to 50 Milner Cres) BS023 - Brennan (opposite 55 King St) BS024 - Waverton (opposite 94A Bay Rd) BS025 - Berrys Bay (opposite 18-20 Wollcott St) BS026 - Euroka (opposite 2B Union St) BS028 - Centenary 86 (adjacent 175-177 Ben Boyd Rd) BS029 - Wallaringa (adjacent 71 Kurraba Rd, Lower Wycombe Rd) BS031 - Phillips (adjacent 12 Phillips Rd, Ben Boyd Rd) BS033 - Lady Hay (adjacent 71 Crows Nest Rd, Pacific Hwy) BS034 - Mater (adjacent 41 Rocklands Rd, Pacific Hwy) BS035 - Crowie (north western cnr of Pacific Hwy and Myrtle St) BS038 - St Johns (opposite 7-9 Brought St) BS041 - Eaton (south western cnr of Rawson St and Eaton St) BS042 - Rawson (adjacent 49 Rawson St) BS043 - Anderson (Clarke Rd Island) BS045 - Woodstock (adjacent 172 Pacific Hwy) BS046 - Service Club (adjacent Bradfield Park, Fitzroy St) BS050 - St Leonards Park (south eastern cnr of Falcon St and Miller St) BS051 - Iredale (adjacent 1 Murdoch St) BS052 - All Saints (adjacent 3A Colin St, Carter Rd) BS053 - Watson Stand A (south western cnr of Military Rd and Watson St) BS054 - Watson Stand B (south western cnr of Military Rd and Watson St) BS056 - Zig Zag (adjacent 31 Willoughby Rd, Burlington Rd) BS057 - Fire Station (adjacent 306 Pacific Hwy, Shirley Rd) BS058 - Unnamed ( High St Jetty) BS059 - Justinian (adjacent 40 Rocklands Rd) BS061 - Henry Lawson (adjacent Henry Lawson Reserve, Henry Lawson Ave) BS066 - Unnamed (adjacent 19 Gerard St)


Current use:	Bus shelters
Former use:	Tram shelters

History

Historical notes:

The installation of the bus shelters was supervised by architect Hugh Slatyer. The construction was undertaken by Stephen Edwards Construction for $9220 per shelter in 1984.

In an interview with the then Mayor Ted Mack, he stated;

'When I started those bus-stops, you have no idea how nervous I was. I thought people would scream about the waste of tax payers money, scream about pinko colours- and it didn't happen.'
'People liked them because it gave them a feeling of belonging, it gave them a sense of local identity. The biggest problem of cities all over the world is the alienation of people and to a lot of people, especially older people, a sense of identity is important.'

Sydney Morning Herald 15 August 1987, 'Ted's Town'.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	(none)-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	The bus shelters are locally signiifcant as items of Municipal design.
SHR Criteria b) [Associative significance]	The bus shelters are locally significant due to their association with former Mayor Ted Mack, who was influential in their design and colour scheme.
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	The shelters positively contribute to the character of North Sydney.
Integrity/Intactness:	Intact
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	North Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2013	I0407	02 Aug 13
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
North Sydney Heritage Study Review	1993	1325	Godden Mackay, with T. Brassil, R. Irving, C. Pratten, Conybeare Morrison	RI Feb 93	Yes
North Sydney Bus Shelter Heritage Review	2015	1325	David Scobie Architects	DS Nov 2014	Yes

References, internet links & images

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2181325

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