[-· [ [ DISTRICT COUNCIL OF STIRLING [ [ [ [ [ [ STIRLING DISTRICT HERITAGE STUDY [ 1984-1985 [ Funded by the State Heritage Fund [ [ t [ Prepared by: [ DANVERS ARCHITECTS 43 The Parade West Kent Town S.A 5067 - - .. - [ [ [ STUDY TEAM [ Danvers Architects [ Study Coordinator Ron Danvers [ Architectural Historian Ha1Y1ish Angas Professional Historian Robert Marti t1 Ad«sinistrative Assistants Robyn Taylor Sarah Laurence [ Cartography Peter Young Michael Brock c Consultant Planner [ Geof' Bone of' Brian Tttrner and Associates Pty Ltd [ [ [ j j I I __J [ [ [ CONTENTS c c Introduction Acknowledgements Chapter One: Historical Introduction [ Chapter Two: IrY•plerYJentation of Heritage Findings Maps: 1. Mt. Lofty Precinct 2. Ayers Hill Road Precinct 3. Mylor Precinct 0 4. Bridgewater Mill Precinct 5. Aldgate Village Precinct [ Chapter Three: State Ite.v•s [ Chapter Four: Sctmmary of Local Items Appendices c Appendix One: Bi bl i og raphy c Appendix Two: Archival References Appendix Three: Maps Appendix Four: Explanation of Item Identification Sheet D headings [ Appendix Five: ''Type of Item'' Codes Appendix Six: ''Historical Theme•• Codes 0 Appendix Seven: ''Current Heritage Status'' Exolanation Appendix Eight: ''Heritage Signi¥icance Recommendation'' D Explanation Appendix Nine: "What constitutes being classified as a Heritage Itetr1 11 c c r· [ [ [ SUMMARY [ This study has recorded some 716 Heritage Items litem Nos. 001 - 71'3, excluding Nos. 167, 335 ar1d 568) in the Council District or Stirling. Dr those items 68 have been selected [ ror nomination to the State Het•itage Register and a rurther 230 are considered to be or high local importance. In addition rive 1 ocal pt•eci nets or cohel'etlt heritage value are [ derined. Recommendations are made in Chaoter Two concerning the [ protection or items not pPoposed ror the State Hepitage Register and the question or the preservation and enhancement or the character or Local Heritage Precincts is [ addressed. [ [ [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ INTRODUCTION [ "Our heritage is the many things which reveal the responses of people to this State over the thousands of [ years of Aboriginal occupation and the one hundred and fifty or so years of white settlement. It includes wild and natural places which provide [ opportunities for people to experience the peace and replenishment that COIYtes with being close to nature - places which protect our unique flora and fauna and [ provide points of comparison with landscape modified by the actions of people. It is the physical and natural features of the landscape c and their association with the legends, the sacred sites, the rock paintings and engravings, and the songs and dances which are the inheritance of Aboriginal [ people. For others it is buildings, structures and places which [ reflect events atld activities since white settlement­ grand city buildings, churches, country houses, bridges, mining ruins, shearing sheds, workmen's cottages and the sites of historic events. But our heritage is more than [ isolated occurrences, it is also whole areas and townships which from their scale and character give us a [ sense of period and place. It is not JUSt the obvious aesthetically or architecturally notable buildings or structures, or the places which mark si~nificant historic events which form c our cultural heritage. It is the wider fabric of less obvioc<s everyday things which give us the real depth and quality of our past". (1) "Saving our heritage has become a widely popular cause. The com,y,unity today is generally much more aware of the [ value atld importance of maintaining a psychological continuity with our past as a means of dealing with the future. This continuity is both reassuring and challengit1g. Conserving our natural and cultural heritage helps us understand and appreciate the natural world, our society c and the cultures of which it is composed. Heritage conservation retains for present and future generations the essence of what gives South Australia its [ individuality. " (2) With continuing trends of saving heritage, the Heritage Act [ of 1978-80 was introduced to provide "for the registration of individual State Heritage Items and for the designation [ of State Heritage areas." (3) [ In 1980 Richard Sliuzas, under the direction of Bruce [ Rippin, undertook, for the Stirling District Council, a heritage study of the area and collected in e><cess of 300 items which included, as well as buildings, significant [ gardens, bushland areas and tt•onuments. This document becarr.e the "Stirling District Heritage Survey". The Stirling District Council applied for a grant from the Heritage Conservation Branch in 1983 to undertake a furthet• study. [ The study was to be an "e><pansion, verification and detailed documentation of the Council's Draft District Heritage Survey [withJ recommendations in respect to on-going action [ for both Sate and local heritage items". 14) The application was successful and a grant was made available under the State Heritage Fund to the District Council. c This study is divided into two maJor sections: 1. This volume contains the Historical Introduction, State D Items, summary of local items, bibliography, appendices, archival t•eferences, acknowledgements and maps. 2. The other two volumes consist of survey sheets of all c heritage items investigated within the Stirling District Council of both State and local significance. [j The Methodology used for this Study was as follows: 1. Initial publicity to invite people and organisations to c give information 2. People known to 'be experts approached on various aspects 0 of the area 3. Collation of all known written material, published or 0 manuscript 4. Field trips, interviewing of residents, photography and architectural appraisal of items un 5. Placing items in various categories ~ G. Mapping Iu i 7. Recommendation on heritage significance [ 8. Preparation by Planning Consultant of recommendations for on-going action for both State and local items. c D D r , [ Footnotes [ 1. Heritage Conservation Branch, Dept. or Environment and Planning, ''Conserving S.A. Heritage'' [ 2. ibid. 3. Heritage Conservation Branch, Dept. or Environment and Planning, "Guidelines ror the Preparation and [ Presentation or Register Nomination Reports", 1982-3 4. District Council or Stirling - District Heritage Study [ Drart Brier [ D [ [ [ c c D D c c [ [ [ [ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [ The comoilers of this reoort wish to thank the following [ bodies, which gave every assistance to the study: District Council of Stirling, in oarticular Chairman Lloyd [ Leah and his fellow Councillors, District Clerk Peter James and his staff, District Planner Bruce Riopin and Planning c Officer Peter Wellington Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society [ National Trust of South Australia Mount Lofty Branch of the National Trust c Heritage Conservation Branch of the Depart«rent of Envi ron«1ent and Planning [ South Australian Archives, South Australian Collection and the State Library of South Australia [ Coventry Memorial Library, Stirling [ c c [J [ [ c [ [ [ [ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following individuals, who gave assistance in small ways and big. [ They are listed alphabetically. A general thank you is given to anyone whose name has escaped the net. [ Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Ahlberg Mrs. Aube Mrs. L.R. Atkinson Mrs. M. Baker D,-. G.C. Bishoo Mr. J. Balogh John Bonython Mrs. Barbour Kym and Julie Bonython [ Ian Beckman Edward Stirling Booth Mrs. R. Benbow Jane Booth Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Tony Brooks [ Henry Russell Bennett Jeanette Brown Sandra Beverley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bradley Mrs. G.A. Bibby Mrs. A.J. Buchecker M,-. F. W. Biggs Mr. L.D. Burgess [ Mrs. R. Biggs Frank Buttigieg Elizabeth Campbell Ms. Collins [ Keith Cairns Mrs. Cookson Mr. and Mrs. Carbone Mr. L. Coventry Ivy Carroll Mrs. T.M. Coventry [ Paul and Margaret Certain Wendy Crocker Brigadier A.P. Chapman Mr. T.D. Cronin Bob Chappel Mrs. M.V. Cullen Ms. P. J. Clark Sue Curtis Debbie Cle«oents Mr. A.W. Davey Mr. and Mrs. C. Dilliway Mr. W.H. Davey Mrs. W. Donnon Joan Deans Mr. E.W. Driver Stan and Mignon Dennis Mrs. Dunn 0 Sir Ben Dickinson ToiY• and Lois Oyster Mr. Edwards Margaret C. Evans Mrs. Ellis Mrs. J.E. Evans Mr. and Mrs. G. Faber Group Captain A.H. FloweP Mrs. B.M. Fairs Mr. B. D. Fle«oing [ Mr. Fear Cr. J. Forbes Christine Finnimore Heather Frost Mr. and MPs. C. Fitzhardinge Mr. and Mrs. E. Fullgrabe Mr. Justice F.R. and MPs. Fisher Mrs. E. Gibb Mrs. A. P. Greig c Mrs. N. Gil bert Ms. M.D. Greig [ [ Mr. and Mrs. M. Green [ Mrs. H. J. Haines Mrs. E. Harvey Mrs. s. Hale Rita Henty Miss E. M. Halliday Mr. and Mrs. L.C.F. Higgins Mrs. c. Hammond Sandy Hollston [ Barbara Hanafin Ms. Hooper Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Hann Kathy Huckins Michael and Cindy Hannan Mr. and Mrs. A. Hughes Caroline Harry Frank and Pauline Hurren c Prof. C.J. Horne c Marilyn !vas Karen Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Johnson Mr. J.B. Jensen Tim and Ann Jolly D Mrs. Johansson Mrs. Jones Dr. Phil and Mrs. Maria Johns Mrs. M. Kennett Mrs. Ki tt D Mrs. D. I. B. Kerr Malcolm Knight Ms. Steve Key Mrs. A. Larrooert Mrs. D. Lennane Margaret Langley Miss E.M. Linn Cr. Lloyd and Mrs. Leah Mrs. C. Little c Steve Leishman Fred McCormack Mrs. L. Michael Don McGregor Mr. Miller D N.A. and J.M. McNicol Mrs. A.J. Mollison Dennis Mainwood Mr. L. F. Morgan Manoah Christ ian Coovorrouni.ty Mrs. J. Morris c Mrs. P.J. Manuel Mrs. I.D. Muecke Mrs. Marmach Freda MLti rhead Betty Mart in Yvonne Muller c Seymour Matthews Caroline Murray Robert and Karen Mawson John Murray Mr. J.G. Melhuish Hugh Nelson Margaret Nicholls Darya Ann Netherton Michael Nicholls D Laurence and Joan Ng Mrs. A.R. Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. J.S. O'Donnell Mrs. P.R. Opie Mrs. M.J. O'Malley Mr. J.L. O'Shaughnessy [] Mrs.