Box Hill Inn

Item details


Name of item:	Box Hill Inn
Other name/s:	Mogul Stud, Rummery Homestead, Coach House Inn, Bee Hive Inn
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Commercial
Category:	Inn/Tavern
Location:	Lat: -33.6597494593 Long: 150.8859274860
Primary address:	Windsor Road, Box Hill, NSW 2765
Parish:	Nelson
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	The Hills
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Deerubbin

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	11		DP	1009338

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Windsor Road	Box Hill	The Hills	Nelson	Cumberland	Primary Address
Terry Road	Box Hill	The Hills	St Matthew	Cumberland	Alternate Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Mogul Stud Pty Ltd	Private	24 Mar 99

Statement of significance:


	The former Box Hill Inn or the Rummery Homestead is considered to be an item of the state's environmental heritage because of its: historical value - it was built in 1825 and as such is a rarity in New South Wales. It is one of the earliest roadside inns and one of the few still remaining on the route between Parramatta and Windsor; cultural significance - the inn is a reminder of how distance played a significant role in the settlement of the state; architectural significance - the inn is an example of a vernacular building whose use changed as demand required. (Heritage Council report, 27/6/1989).
	Date significance updated: 04 May 07
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Description


Physical description:	Two storey brick inn with a two roomed attic reached by a narrow Georgian stairway in the rear room. It is said to have been built in 1825. (National Trust of NSW). The front veranda has octagonal timber posts with beaded-edge wide timber ceiling linings. There are two front doors, one of six panels with a four-pane fanlight over and the other of eight panels and no fanlight. Windows are 12-paned with solid timber shutters. The front wall is stuccoed and tuck pointed to represent Flemish bond brickwork. Internally there are 6 panel and vertically boarded doors. Architraves have been removed, but one mantelpiece remains on site. Walls and ceilings are of plaster. The ceilings are a lime and mud mortar pressed into laths. There is a cellar under one room at the end and a separate brick kitchen wing that appear to have been built in the late Victorian or Federation periods. A timber-framed gabled roof with detailing typical of the early twentieth century links the two brick structures The gable roof is clad with corrugated steel. The end wall has been demolished and a new footing poured. The rebuilding of this wall was stopped by Baulkham Hills Shire Council who required a development application and concurrence of the NSW Heritage Council (Heritage Council report, 27/6/1989). Neat little early cottage, from c.1830, with the roof line sweeping down to a low profile over the front veranda (Proudfoot, 1987, 124). several fruit trees remain - quince, citrus. A timber-framed shed stands to the rear in poor condition. Three wells lie to the rear and north of the house, two of them are unusually wide. Much of the Georgian character still remains with the Coach House at the rear.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	General condition is fair (6/1989).
	Date condition updated:04 May 07
Modifications and dates:	Unsympathetic alterations carried out some years ago, but would be easy to restore the facade (c.1989). The eastern end wall has been demolished and a new reinforced concrete footing poured. The rebuilding of this wall was stopped by Baulkham Hills Shire Council who required a development application and concurrence of the NSW Heritage Council (Heritage Council report, 27/6/1989). Owners propose restoration, with reconstruction of eastern wall on new footings as it was in danger of imminent collapse. Original bricks and a reproduction of the original windows are to be used. As a second stage the owners propose to renovate the roof as it is in very poor condition. (1989 Branch work sheet).

History

Historical notes:

Two-storey brick inn with a two-roomed attic reached by a narrow Georgian stairway in the rear room. It is said to have been built in 1825 by the Rummery family who were orchardists in Riverstone as the Coach House Inn. (National Trust of NSW).

It was first licensed as the Box Hill Inn in 1842, and later changed to the Bee Hive Inn, 1848. Licenses were held by pioneers such as Joseph Suffolk, John Foley, Robert Smith and John Barnett. (Heritage Council report, 27/6/1989).

Has remained vacant for many years (1989 branch work sheet).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Commerce-Activities relating to buying, selling and exchanging goods and services	Innkeeping-

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		00724	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former		00724	05 Oct 90	123	8933
Local Environmental Plan	Rummery Homestead/former Box Hill Inn		01 Sep 89
Local Environmental Plan			01 Mar 91
National Trust of Australia register

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Heritage Study of the North West Sector of Sydney	1984		Howard Tanner & Associates; with Max Kelly; Ian Stapleton; Elizabeth		No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Proudfoot, Helen	1987	Exploring Sydney's West

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5045741
File number:	S90/03558 & HC 89 1207

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