Former East Sydney Technical College and Darlinghurst Gaol Including Buildings A

Item details


Name of item:	Former East Sydney Technical College and Darlinghurst Gaol Including Buildings A
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Education
Category:	Adult Education
Primary address:	156 Forbes Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Local govt. area:	Sydney

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Type
156 Forbes Street	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Primary Address
892b Darlinghurst Road	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Alternate Address
Burton Street	Darlinghurst	Sydney	Alternate Address

Description


Construction years:	1823-1885
Physical description:	The listing covers the entire site, including various Colonial and Victorian buildings with later additions, site with landscaping, and perimeter sandstone walls and gates, c. 1823-24, 1885.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Good
	Date condition updated:30 Nov 05
Further information:	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 the social history of sites and buildings. Inventory sheets are constantly updated by the City 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 Conservation Management Plans, so that the significance of heritage items can be fully assessed prior to submitting development applications.

History

Historical notes:

The "Eora people" was the name given to the coastal Aborigines around Sydney. Central Sydney is therefore often referred to as "Eora Country". Within the City of Sydney local government area, the traditional owners are the Cadigal and Wangal bands of the Eora.

With the invasion of the Sydney region, the Cadigal and Wangal people were decimated but there are descendants still living in Sydney today. All cities include many immigrants in their population.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	(none)-
7. Governing-Governing	Law and order-Activities associated with maintaining, promoting and implementing criminal and civil law and legal processes	(none)-

Recommended management:

The building should be retained and conserved. A Heritage Assessment and Heritage Impact Statement, or a Conservation Management Plan, should be prepared for the building prior to any major works being undertaken. There shall be no vertical additions to the building and no alterations to the façade of the building other than to reinstate original features. The principal room layout and planning configuration as well as significant internal original features including ceilings, cornices, joinery, flooring and fireplaces should be retained and conserved. Any additions and alterations should be confined to the rear in areas of less significance, should not be visibly prominent and shall be in accordance with the relevant planning controls.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012	I299	14 Dec 12
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Author	Guidelines used
East Sydney Technical College: conservation master plan	1988	Schwager Brooks James & Partners	Yes
East Sydney Technical College: conservation master plan	1988	Schwager Brooks James & Partners	Yes
East Sydney Technical College: conservation master plan	1988	Schwager Brooks James & Partners	Yes

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title
Written	Anita Heiss		Aboriginal People and Place, Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney City
Written	Brooks, Graham - Burton, Craig. - Thorp, Wendy. - Kerr, J. S. (James Semple) - .	1988	E Sydney Technical College: conservation master plan/ NSW Dept of P8blic Works; Schwager Brooks James and Partners Pty Ltd
Written	Deborah Beck	2011	Set in Stone : The Cell Block Theatre
Written	Deborah Beck	2005	Hope in Hell: A History of Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School

Note: internet links may be to web pages, documents or images.

Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2420101

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