Conservation Management Plan Bakers Terrace, 66–68 & 70–72 Gloucester Street, The Rocks January 2016 URBIS STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPORT WERE: Director Stephen Davies, B Arts Dip. Ed., Dip. T&CP, Dip. Cons. Studies Associate Director Kate Paterson, B-Arch, B-Arts (Architecture) Consultant Alicia Vickers, B Architecture, M Hert Cons Consultant Karyn McLeod, B Arts (Honours Archaeology), M Arts (Cultural Heritage) Job Code SH655 01 DRAFT 9.12.15 Report Number 02 FINAL 18.01.16 © Urbis Pty Ltd ABN 50 105 256 228 All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced without prior permission. You must read the important disclaimer appearing within the body of this report. URBIS Australia Asia Middle East urbis.com.au TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 8 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Brief ................................................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Author Identification and Acknowledgements ................................................................................. 12 1.5 Limitations ........................................................................................................................................ 12 2 Site Description ............................................................................................................................. 13 2.1 Site Location .................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Broader Site and Proposed Redevelopment ................................................................................... 13 2.3 Setting .............................................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.1 Wider Context .................................................................................................................................. 14 2.3.2 Immediate Context........................................................................................................................... 15 2.4 Views & Curtilage ............................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.1 Views ............................................................................................................................................... 17 2.4.2 Curtilage .......................................................................................................................................... 20 2.5 Building Description ......................................................................................................................... 23 2.5.1 Exterior ............................................................................................................................................ 23 2.5.2 Building Interior and Layout ............................................................................................................. 23 2.5.3 Condition Assessment ..................................................................................................................... 24 2.6 Site Photographs ............................................................................................................................. 25 2.6.1 External Site Photographs ............................................................................................................... 25 2.6.2 Internal Site Photographs ................................................................................................................ 28 2.6.3 Existing Floor Plans ......................................................................................................................... 36 3 Historical Overview ....................................................................................................................... 38 3.2 Chronology ...................................................................................................................................... 38 3.3 Area History ..................................................................................................................................... 41 3.3.1 Development of The Rocks ............................................................................................................. 41 3.3.2 Indigenous Sydney—The Cadigal ................................................................................................... 41 3.3.3 The Convict Settlement (1788-1820) .............................................................................................. 41 3.3.4 The Port Town (1800-1900) ............................................................................................................ 41 3.3.5 Redevelopment (1900-present) ....................................................................................................... 42 3.4 Site History ...................................................................................................................................... 43 3.4.1 Late Eighteenth Century .................................................................................................................. 43 3.4.2 Early Nineteenth Century ................................................................................................................ 44 3.4.3 Mid Nineteenth Century ................................................................................................................... 49 3.4.4 Late Nineteenth Century .................................................................................................................. 50 3.5 The Construction of Bakers Terrace................................................................................................ 51 3.6 List of owners and residents ............................................................................................................ 58 3.6.1 Rates assessment books ................................................................................................................ 58 3.7 Date of Construction ........................................................................................................................ 61 3.8 Alterations and Additions ................................................................................................................. 61 3.9 Historical Themes ............................................................................................................................ 70 4 Significance .................................................................................................................................... 72 4.1 What is Heritage Significance? ........................................................................................................ 72 4.2 Levels and Grading of Significance ................................................................................................. 72 4.3 Significance Assessment ................................................................................................................. 73 URBIS CMP CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, BAKERS TERRACE, THE ROCKS 4.4 Statement of Significance ............................................................................................................... 76 4.5 Schedule of Significant Elements ................................................................................................... 77 4.5.1 External ........................................................................................................................................... 78 4.5.2 Internal ............................................................................................................................................ 80 4.6 Significance Diagrams .................................................................................................................. 100 4.6.1 Floor Plans .................................................................................................................................... 100 4.6.2 Elevations ..................................................................................................................................... 102 4.7 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................... 105 4.7.1 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage .......................................................................................................... 105 4.7.2 Historical Archaeological Potential ............................................................................................... 106 4.7.3 Archaeological Significance .......................................................................................................... 106 5 Comparative Analysis ................................................................................................................ 108 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................