| Physical description: | PRECINCT ELEMENTS
Platform 1 (1923)
Platform 1 building (1923) (Type 11)
Out –of-Room (1923)
Platform 2 (1887, modified 1902, 1919, 2014)
Platform 2 building (1887) (Type 4, third class)
Movable Heritage
CONTEXT
Bulli Railway Station is located between Railway Street on the west and Franklin Avenue on the east, with the Park Road overbridge at the northern end of the station being a major access point to the platforms via modern lifts which have been attached to the southern side of the overbridge. The station has two perimeter platforms, each with asphalt surfaces and brick edges. Cream coloured powder coated aluminium fencing defines the station perimeters. There is a car park on the western side of the station (adjacent to the 1923 Platform 1 building), and a curved driveway off Franklin Avenue on the eastern side to access the 1887 Platform 2 building.
PLATFORM 1 BUILDING (1923)
Exterior: A large freestanding face brick platform building with a gabled corrugated steel roof. The building features timber tongue and grooved boarding and simple timber bargeboards to gable ends at north and south ends. There are two brick chimneys to the roof. The building has a skillion corrugated steel roof to a cantilevered awning on the platform (east) elevation, the awning being cantilevered on steel brackets mounted on decorative stucco wall brackets. Windows are timber framed double hung, with 9-pane top sashes with multi-coloured glass panes. Window and door openings are defined with decorative stucco surrounds. There are some timber flush doors and steel security doors, some 6-pane fanlights with multi-coloured glass panes. There is a weatherboard gabled shelter extension at the northern end of the building to shelter the ticket office area.
Interior (Partially accessed 2009): This building was originally planned with a men's toilet, ladies toilet, ladies waiting room, general waiting room, booking office and open booking lobby. The general waiting room has modern floor tiling and a modern security screen door, however retains an original ripple iron ceiling with a metal ceiling rose, and a chimney breast, though the fireplace has been blocked up, and original high moulded timber skirting boards.
OUT-OF-ROOM (1923)
Exterior: A small freestanding single storey brick lamp room located at the southern end of Platform 1. The building is face brick, with a gabled Colorbond roof, exposed timber rafter ends to eaves, and simple timber barge boards to the north and south gable ends. The gable ends each have rectangular timber louvred vents. The building has timber tongue and grooved boarded double doors opening on to the platform, with a fanlight above. There is a concrete lintel above the doorway.
Interior: Not accessed 2009.
PLATFORM 2 BUILDING (1887)
Exterior: This is a single storey gabled weatherboard platform building with weatherboard extensions at both north and south ends. The building has a corrugated steel gabled roof with 2 painted brick chimneys. The gable ends feature decorative timber bargeboards, pendants and finials, and pairs of rectangular timber louvred vents. On the west (platform) elevation, there is a skillion corrugated steel roofed awning supported on timber stop chamfered posts setback from the platform edge. This awning extends along the southern half of the original gabled section of the platform building. The awning has decorative timber valances to both north and south ends. There are some 2 panel double doors with glazing panels to top, 8-paned fanlights, and timber framed double hung windows. The extension at the southern end is a simple skillion roofed weatherboard room. The extensions at the northern end are a gabled weatherboard room with the gable end transverse to the main ridge of the building's roof. The gable ends to this extension feature timber bargeboards, pendants and finials matching those of the original section of the building. To the north of this extension is a further simple weatherboard skillion roofed room, which is the men’s toilet. The main public entrance to the building was formerly from the street through a central passage with large timber panelled double doors at either side. This doorway is covered by a porch on the eastern elevation with bull nose corrugated iron roofs and cast iron lace frieze. The matching door to the platform is sheltered by the platform awning.
Interior (not accessed 2009): 1916 plans for alterations show the interior plan as an office; a combined parcels & Out-of-Room; a signal box (converted from a parcels room), a central booking office, a general waiting room, with porch and verandahs; gents and ladies toilets. The building still had a central booking office with staff and passenger facilities on either side in 2004.
PLATFORMS (1923, 1887)
Two perimeter platforms, each with asphalt surfaces and brick edges. Platform 1 originally brickwork laid in English bond with stepped brick profile and cement rendered upper face. Coping has been scraped back in central section and some coping bricks missing from Country end. Platform appears to be tipping towards track, and asphalt surface cracking. Platform features include steps and footholds, terracotta wall vents, early signage and granite steps with grated step at doorways. Platform 2 has new precast U-shaped concrete panel and concrete deck platform wall with asphalt surface. Possible damage to base of timber building during platform renewal works where concrete step was installed and later removed. Some platform furniture e.g. grated steps were reinstated following works. Drainage installed to base of building to manage water.
LANDSCAPE/NATURAL FEATURES
There is a tree-planted island park along Franklin Street east of the Platform 2 building, which enhances its setting. There is a circular drive around the island park to access the Platform 2 building, which appears to be an early feature of the station's landscape setting.
MOVABLE ITEMS
NSW Railway heritage listed sites contain significant collections of stored movable railway heritage, including furniture, signs, operational objects, ex-booking office and ticketing objects, paper records, clocks, memorabilia, indicator boards and artwork. Individually, these objects are important components of the history of each site. Together, they form a large and diverse collection of movable objects across the NSW rail network. Sydney Trains maintains a database of movable heritage. For up-to-date information on all movable heritage items at this site, including numerous items within the Black Diamond Museum & Heritage Centre Museum, contact the Sydney Trains heritage team.
Key items at this station include but are not limited to:
- 1923 Waiting room and ticket office signs attached to Platform 1 building
- Timber luggage trolley
- Platform seats and signs
- Nameboard on down side
Please note there are three items of rolling-stock located on railway land, and a number of other movable items not related to Bulli Station within the Black Diamond Heritage Centre. These items do not form part of the State Heritage Register or S170 Heritage Register listings. |