CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN The Education Building, 35-39 Bridge Street, Sydney October 2016 THE EDUCATION BUILDING, 35-39 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY ISSUE DESCRIPTION DATE ISSUED BY A Draft for Review 9.08.2016 MM B Final for submission 14.10.2016 MM GBA Heritage Pty Ltd Level 1, 71 York Street Sydney NSW 2000, Australia T: (61) 2 9299 8600 F: (61) 2 9299 8711 E:
[email protected] W: www.gbaheritage.com ABN: 56 073 802 730 ACN: 073 802 730 Nominated Architect: Graham Leslie Brooks - NSW Architects Registration 3836 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 REPORT OVERVIEW 5 1.2 REPORT OBJECTIVES 5 1.3 METHODOLOGY AND STRUCTURE 6 1.4 SITE IDENTIFICATION 6 1.5 AUTHORSHIP 6 1.6 REPORT LIMITATIONS 6 1.7 DOCUMENTARY AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES 7 1.8 COPYRIGHT 7 2.0 HISTORICAL SUMMARY 8 2.1 PHASE 1 - EARLY OCCUPATION OF THE SITE 8 2.2 PHASE 2 - THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUILDING (1912-15) 12 2.3 PHASE 3: EXTENSION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (1929-30) 27 2.4 PHASE 4 - EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (1960s-1970s) 35 2.5 PHASE 5 - HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND PLANS FOR SALE (1980s) 40 2.6 PHASE 6 - REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADE (1994-1996) 45 2.7 PHASE 7 - MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION WORKS (2000-2015) 48 2.8 PHASE 8 - LEASE AND ADAPTIVE REUSE (FROM 2015) 49 2.9 THE DEVELOPMENT OF FARRER PLACE 50 2.10 HISTORY OF THE BUILDING’S MOVABLE HERITAGE 59 2.11 SUMMARY CHRONOLOGY 61 3.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 67 3.1 INTRODUCTION 67 3.2 URBAN CONTEXT 67 3.3 VIEWS TO AND FROM THE SITE 68 3.4 CONFIGURATION OF CONSTRUCTION 70 3.5 DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING EXTERIOR 70