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STATEMENT OF HERITAGE IMPACT

C o n v e r s i o n o f C o u n t r y L i n k B o o k i n g O f f i c e i n t o R e t a i l S p a c e

STRATHFIELD RAILWAY STATION

FEBRUARY 2018

MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | BRISBANE | BANGKOK W W W .C A L D I S C O O K . C O M

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1 . 1 REPO RT REGI ST ER

Job No. Issue No. Description Issue Date

17-100 A Draft 1/Client Review 5.2.2018

17-100 B Draft 2/Client Review 12.2.2018

Final Statement of Heritage Impact 02.03.2018

Revised Final Statement of Heritage Impact 19.03.2018

1 . 2 Q UA LIT Y A SSURANCE

CCG Architects operates under a quality management system which has been certified as complying with the Australian/New Zealand Standard for quality management systems AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008.

The report has been reviewed and approved for issue in accordance with CCG Architects quality assurance policy and procedures.

Author: Reena Goyal Director: David Cook

Issue No: Revised Final Issue No: Revised Final

Position: Architect/Conservation Consultant

Position: Director/Heritage Architect

Date: 19.03.2018 Date: 19.03.2018

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Contents 1.1 Report Register ................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Quality Assurance ............................................................................................................ 1

4.1 Aim of Report .................................................................................................................. 7

4.2 Authorship ....................................................................................................................... 7

4.3 Methodology ................................................................................................................... 7

4.4 Site Identification ............................................................................................................ 7

4.5 Heritage Management Framework ................................................................................. 9

4.6 Report Limitations ......................................................................................................... 10

4.7 Abbreviations, Definitions and Terminology ................................................................. 10

5.1 Site description .............................................................................................................. 12

5.2 Local context and setting ............................................................................................... 13

5.3 Historical investigation .................................................................................................. 14

5.4 Historical themes ........................................................................................................... 20

5.5 Contextual images ......................................................................................................... 21

5.6 Site photographs ........................................................................................................... 22

5.7 Assessment of significance ............................................................................................ 24

5.8 Statement of significance .............................................................................................. 24

6.1 Proposal Description ..................................................................................................... 25

6.2 Proposal Description Visual ........................................................................................... 26

7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 30

7.2 Evaluation against the Guidelines of the Heritage Council of NSW .............................. 30

7.3 EVALUATION AGAINST Heritage management adaptive reuse ..................................... 33

7.4 Scope of Works Assessment .......................................................................................... 34

Statement of Heritage Impact for Strathfield Railway Station (Country Link) 3 Revised Final 19.03.2018

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Table of Figures

Figure 1: Approximate location of Strathfield Railway Station, Strathfield. Source: Google d Maps.

Figure 2: Curtilage map of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: NSW Office of Environment d and Heritage.

Figure 3: Heritage map detail of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: Strathfield LEP (2012).

Figure 4: Location map of Strathfield Railway Station, Strathfield. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 5: Aerial view of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: Nearmap.

Figure 6: Location of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: Six Maps.

Figure 7: Parish Map - Strathfield. Source: Historical Lands Records Viewer.

Figure 8: Charting Map - County of Cumberland, Concord. Source: Historical Lands Records d Viewer.

Figure 9: Parish Map - Strathfield 1889-1894. Source: Historical Lands Records Viewer.

Figure 10: Photograph of a down North Coast train approaching platform 3 (March 1997). d Source: NSW Rail.

Figure 11: 1943 imagery of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: Six Maps.

Figure 12: Aerial view of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: Google Maps - Street View.

Figure 13: External view of Strathfield Railway Station from Albert Road. Source: Google d Maps - Street View

Figure 14: External view of Strathfield Station Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects.



Figure 17: Internal view of Strathfield Station Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects.



Figure 20: Internal viewof Strathfield Station Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects.



Figure 23: Proposed works area in Location Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 24: Country Link Office – Existing Demolition Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 25: Country Link Office – Proposed Floor Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 26: Country Link Office – West Elevation. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 27: Appendix A – Location and Concourse Map. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 28: Appendix A – Existing Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 29: Appendix A – Proposed Works: Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 30: Appendix A – Proposed Elevations. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 31: Appendix B – Drawing Index. Source: CCG Architects.


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Figure 32: Appendix B – Location Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 33: Appendix B – Existing Demolition Office Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 34: Appendix B – Proposed Floor Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 35: Appendix B – Reflected Ceiling Plan. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 36: Appendix B – Proposed West Elevation. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 37: Appendix B – Proposed Section A & B. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 38: Appendix B – Proposed Section C & D. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 39: Appendix C – Albert Road Travel Centre and Parcel Office – 1990 Architectural d Modification Drawings.

Figure 40: Appendix C – Albert Road Travel Centre and Parcel Office – 1990 Architectural d Elevation Drawings.

Figure 41: Appendix C – Albert Road Booking Office – Architectural Drawings 1926.



Figure 44: Appendix C – Albert Road Booking Office plan at Subway Level – Architectural d Drawings 1926.

Figure 45: Appendix C – Architectural Drawings of CI. Lamp 1927.

Figure 46: Appendix C – Albert Road Booking Office – Drawings of Steelwork to Ceiling.

Figure 47: Appendix C – Albert Road Booking Office – Architectural Drawings of d modifications 1980.

Figure 48: Appendix C – Everton Road Booking Office – Architectural Drawings 1926.

Figure 49: Appendix C – Proposed temporary additional Booking Office – Architectural d Drawings 1963.

Figure 50: Appendix D – Potential Retail Shopfront.





Figure 55: Appendix D – Cold Shell. Source: CCG Architects.




Figure 59: Appendix D – Hoarding. Source: CCG Architects.

Figure 60: Appendix D – Hoarding. Source: CCG Architects.


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Introduction

This report has been prepared by CCG Architects Pty Ltd as an assessment of the heritage impacts of the proposed works to the subject item, the Strathfield Railway Station Group, at Albert Road, Strathfield. The proposed works would be to convert the existing Country Link Office on Albert Road at Strathfield Railway Station, into a retail space.

The proposed works would be carried out in two stages/applications – Stage 1 and Stage 2. The proposed works in Stage 1, the first application, would be to demolish existing components of the booking offices and to demarcate a line for a proposed new shopfront, thereby creating a ‘shell’ for Stage 2 works. Stage 2 works, the second application, would be the construction of the new shop fit-out. This Statement of Heritage Impact will assess the heritage impact of the Stage 1 works on the subject item. This Statement of Heritage Impact will provide recommendations to avoid and/or minimize potential negative heritage impact of Stage 2 fit-out works.

The Statement of Heritage Impact (SoHI) assesses the impacts of the proposed works to the heritage significance, including historical, aesthetic, social and fabric, of the subject item, the Strathfield Railway Station Group, as well as in relationship to adjacent items and the immediate neighbourhood, including visual and physical connections from and to the Strathfield Railway Station Group.

This report has been prepared to comply with the structure and methodology outlined in the Heritage Council of NSW’s guidelines for Statements of Heritage Impact.1 In addition, the report provides an overview and guidance in relation to the following other guidelines and documents:

• The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance,2

• Design in Context: Guidelines for Infill Development in the Historic Environment,3 • The Conservation Management Plan (1994) entitled ‘Strathfield Railway Station

Conservation Plan’, written by David Sheedy,4 • City of Strathfield Development Control Plan (DCP) 2005.5

1 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Statements of Heritage Impact (Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs & Planning, 1996), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/heritage/hmstatementsofhi.pdf. 2 Australia ICOMOS, The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance (Australia ICOMOS, 2013), http://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/. 3 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Design in Context: Guidelines for Infill Development in the Historic Environment (NSW Heritage Office, 2005), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/heritage/DesignInContext.pdf. 4 Sheedy, David, Strathfield Railway Station Conservation Plan. Heritage Reports: State Rail Authority, 1994. 5 City of Strathfield, Development Control Plan, 2005, https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/assets/Planning/Part-P-Heritage.pdf.


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4 . 1 A IM O F REPO RT

This report aims to assess the impacts of the proposed works to the heritage significance, including historical, aesthetic, social and fabric, of the subject item, the Strathfield Railway Station Group as well as within the context of the relationship of the subject item to adjacent items and/or Conservation Area.

4. 2 A UT HO RSHI P

This report has been prepared by Reena Goyal, Architect and Conservation Consultant of CCG Architects Pty Ltd, with assistance from Ingrid Cook, Heritage Assistant. The report has been reviewed by David Cook, Heritage Architect and Director of CCG Architects Pty Ltd, in accordance with the CCG Architects Pty Ltd’s quality assurance program.

4. 3 MET HODO LOGY

This Heritage Assessment has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines of The Burra Charter, and publications constituting the NSW Heritage Office’s NSW Heritage Manual, particularly Statements of Heritage Impact and Design in Context.6

A site visit was made by CCG Architects 27 & 29 November and 14 & 19 December 2017.

4. 4 SIT E IDENT IF ICAT ION

The subject site, Strathfield Railway Station, is located within the suburb of Strathfield. It is a part of the City of Strathfield Local Government Area. The subject site lies at the intersection of Albert Road and Raw Square, sitting immediately east of Albert Road and south of Raw Square.

6 Australia ICOMOS, Burra Charter; NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Statements of Heritage Impact; NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Design in Context.


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Figure 1: Approximate location of Strathfield Railway Station, Strathfield. Source: Google Maps.7

7 Google, ‘Google Maps’ (Web, 2017) https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Strathfield+Station/@-33.8715306,151.0918576,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b12bad8747d65d1:0x329320e04a65cf7!8m2!3d-33.8715351!4d151.0940463.


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Figure 2: Curtilage Map of Strathfield Railway Station, Strathfield. Source: Office of Environment and Heritage.8

4. 5 HERITA GE MA NA G EMENT FRA MEWO RK

In NSW the management and conservation of items of cultural or environmental heritage is governed by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Heritage Act 1977.

The Strathfield Railway Station Group is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register as item no. 01252.9 It is an item of local significance in Section 5 of the Strathfield LEP 2012 (Lot 2, DP 1001738),10 and it is also listed in the State Rail Authority s. 170 Register.

The site is not listed in the (non-statutory) register of the National Trust, or the Register of the National Estate.

A Conservation Management Plan (CMP) dated 1994 and entitled ‘Strathfield Railway Station Conservation Plan’, written by David Sheedy, exists for the subject site.11

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Figure 3: Detail of heritage map from Strathfield LEP 2012.12 The Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) is shown hatched in red. Individually listed items are shown in tan. The subject site is hatched in blue and indicated with the black arrow.

8NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘Strathfield Railway Station Group’ (NSW Heritage Office, 2001), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/HeritageItemImage.aspx?ID=5012224#ad-image-0. 9 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘State Heritage Inventory’, Search for NSW Heritage, n.d., http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/heritagesearch.aspx. 10 City of Strathfield, Strathfield LEP (2012) Schedule 5, ‘Environmental Heritage’. 11 Sheedy, David, Strathfield Railway Station Conservation Plan, Heritage Reports: State Rail Authority, 1994. 12 City of Strathfield, Local Environment Plan, 2012. https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/EPI/2013/115.


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4 . 6 REPO RT L IMITA TIONS

Except where otherwise noted, this report is limited to the investigation of the European history of the site. Recommendations have been made based on the documentary evidence viewed and inspection of the existing fabric.

Archaeological assessment of the subject site is outside the scope of this report.

This report addresses the relevant heritage planning provisions only and does not address general planning or environmental management considerations.

WH&S issues, such as Hazardous Materials, removal, management, or encapsulation, are not part of this assessment.

This Statement of Heritage Impact is limited to the assessment of the heritage impact of the Stage 1 (the overall proposed works are in two stages Stage 1 and 2 – see 4.0 Introduction) proposed works on the subject item. This Statement of Heritage Impact will however provide recommendations to avoid and/or minimize potential negative heritage impact of Stage 2 fit-out works.

4. 7 A BBREVIAT IO NS, DEF INIT IO NS A ND T ERMI NO LOGY

Burra Charter Refers to The Burra Charter prepared by Australia ICOMOS

DCP Development Control Plan

CMP Conservation Management Plan

HIA Heritage Impact Assessment

HCA Heritage Conservation Area

ICOMOS International Council on Monuments and Sites

LEP Local Environment Plan


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The conservation terms found throughout this report are based on the terms and definitions adopted by The Burra Charter.13 The Burra Charter forms the basis for cultural conservation within Australia and is acknowledged by government heritage agencies around Australia. Terms used in this plan are defined below:

Place means site, area, land, landscape, building or other work, group of buildings or other works, and may include components, contents, spaces and views.

Cultural Significance means aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations. Cultural significance is embodied in the place itself, its fabric, setting use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects.

Fabric means all the physical material of the place including fixtures, contents and objects.

Conservation means all the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance (as listed below).

Maintenance means the continuous protective care of the fabric, and setting of a place, and is to be distinguished from repair. Repair involves restoration or reconstruction.

Integrity (not a Burra Charter definition) means the degree to which a place or component of a place retains the form and completeness of its physical fabric, historical associations, use or social attachments that give the place its cultural significance.

Preservation means maintaining the fabric of a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration.

Restoration means returning the existing fabric of a place to a known earlier state by removing accretions or by reassembling existing components without the introduction of new material.

Reconstruction means returning a place to a known earlier state and is distinguished from restoration by the introduction of new material into the fabric.

Adaptation means modifying a place to suit the existing use or a proposed use. [Article 7.2 states regarding use that: a place will have a compatible use]

Compatible use means a use, which respects the cultural significance of a place. Such a use involves no, or minimal impact on cultural significance.

Interpretation means all the ways of presenting the cultural significance of a place.

13 Australia ICOMOS, Burra Charter.


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Everton Road

Albert Road

Existing Country Link Office/ Proposed works location

Site and Context

Figure 4: Location map of Strathfield Railway Station, Strathfield. Source: CCG Architects.

5. 1 SIT E DESCRI PT IO N

Strathfield Railway Station, the subject site, is located between Everton Road to the north and Albert Road to the south west. The subject site consists of a coherent, intact and uniform set of structures.

The Country Link Office is located to the south of the site, facing Albert Road. This space is proposed to be converted into a retail space.

The subject site also consists of Platforms 1-8, constructed in 1927; Platform awnings, constructed in 1927 - the station is the only example of a large awning structure, in NSW,


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without any platform buildings. A former signal box, 1927 and a substation constitute other components of the site. The subject site includes pedestrian subways and ramps, as well as a brick wall, which is a landscape feature, opposite Platform 1.

5. 2 LO CA L CONTEXT A ND SET TING

Strathfield Railway Station, the subject site, is located in the suburb of Strathfield, and is part of the City of Strathfield Local Government Area. The station is located on the Main Suburban line. The railway line runs southeast northwest. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore, Northern & Western Line and T2 Inner West & Leppington Line services as well as NSW TrainLink Intercity and regional services.

Strathfield station is located at a major junction with eight platforms and an elaborate subway system to service them. The subject site is bound by Albert Road to the southwest, Everton Rd to the north and Raw Square Road to the northwest. Strathfield Plaza and a mix of commercial and retail buildings are concentrated to the southwest of the subject site. A large carparking area is located to the southwest of the subject site. The rest of the neighbourhood and surrounding area is predominantly residential. Entrance to the station is via Everton Road to the northern side and Albert Road to the southern side of the station. The subject site can also be accessed via The Boulevarde, which is the major retail strip that lies to the south of the station, which leads up to Strathfield Square and into Strathfield Railway Station.

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Figure 5: Aerial view of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: Nearmap.


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Figure 6: Approximate location of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: SIX Maps.14

5. 3 HISTO RICA L INVESTIGA TIO N

Strathfield Suburb

The suburb of Strathfield is located in the Inner West of Sydney, 12km west of the central business district. Strathfield suburb lies within the Municipality of Strathfield, incorporated in 1885.

The district of Strathfield was originally inhabited by the Wangal clan of the Darug tribe, their land known as Wanne. Their territory extended from Balmain and Birchgrove in the east, Auburn and Silverwater in the west, with the Paramatta River creating their northern border. Their original southern land boundary is unknown.15 Whilst there are no remaining relics of Aboriginal occupation of the suburb, it is likely that any visible relics of indigenous occupation would have been removed during development of the area.16 Strathfield would have been an important part of the Wangal clan’s territory, as it is located close to Parramatta River, an important source of food.

14 NSW Spatial Services, ‘SIX Maps Viewer’ (NSW, 2017), https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/. 15 History of Strathfield Local Government Area, ‘History of Strathfield Council Chambers’, Strathfield Council, 2015, https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/history-of-strathfield-council-chambers/. 16 Strathfield Heritage, ‘Aboriginal History of Strathfield District’, Strathfield Heritage: All about the History and Heritage of Strathfield, 2011, https://strathfieldheritage.org/buildings/aboriginal-history-of-strathfield-district/.


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European settlement of the area of Strathfield began in 1793, with grants of land being offered to free settlers in the area that was originally known as Liberty Plains (so named because the first lands grants in the colony were offered there.)17 James Wilshire was offered a large grant of land in the area in 1808 (which he named ‘Wilshire Farm’), located from modern day Redmyre Road, Strathfield, to the Cooks River. Most of modern Strathfield is built on this site.18 This farm was acquired by Samuel Terry in 1824 and the name of the land changed to Redmyre Estate (Changed again to Redmyre in 1865), named for Terry’s birthplace in Yorkshire, England.

Subdivision of the Redmyre Estate began in 1867, and smaller parcels of land were offered to the public.19 This increase in population led to a push towards creating a local council, and on 2 June 1885 the Municipality of Strathfield was incorporated. The title of ‘Strathfield’ came from the name of the house of John Hardie (or Hardy), a wealthy early settler in the area who chose the name to honour the Duke of Wellington’s Estate in England. 20

Figure 7: Strathfield (Sheet 3) Parish Map. The approximate location of the subject site is hatched in red and indicated with a black arrow. Source: Historical Lands Records Viewer.21

17 Pollon, Frances, ‘Strathfield’, The Book of Sydney Suburbs, 1998, p.246. 18 History of Strathfield Local Government Area, ‘European Settlement’, Strathfield Council, 2015, https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/european-settlement/. 19 History of Strathfield Local Government Area, ‘Subdivision and early development’, Strathfield Council, 2015, https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/subdivision-and-early-development/. And; History of Strathfield Local Government Area, ‘European Settlement’, Strathfield Council, 2015, https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/european-settlement/. 20 History of Strathfield Local Government Area, ‘Strathfield Council History’, Strathfield Council, 2015, https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/incorporation-of-strathfield-council/. 21 NSW Land & Property Information, ‘Historical Lands Viewer’ (Sydney, 2017), http://images.maps.nsw.gov.au/pixel.htm#.


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Figure 8: County of Cumberland, Concord (Sheet 4a) Charting Map. The approximate location of the subject site is hatched in red and indicated with a black arrow. Source: Historical Lands Records Viewer.22

Introduction of the Railway Line

The first public railway line built in NSW was from Sydney (Redfern) to Paramatta, and opened on the 26th September in 1855 with the aim to link the two major commercial centres together. This line passed through Strathfield, but a station was not originally erected in the area. The closest stations to the Strathfield area were at Burwood and Flemington.

The first station at Strathfield opened as ‘Redmyre Halt’ in 1876, eventually renamed ‘Strathfield’ on 8 March 1886.23 The significance of Strathfield Railway grew as the first section of Main Northern Line to Hornsby opened on 17th September 1886. The opening of this new line at Strathfield resulted in the lines being quadruplicated between 1891 and 1892, causing track alterations and requiring a pedestrian subway to be built at the western end of the station to allow access to all platforms. The first mechanical signal box was also built during this time behind the Down western platform. 24

In 1900, Strathfield station was relocated to a site closer to Burwood. Four platforms were provided as well as an overbridge to allow access.25 With the introduction of the railway line bringing ease of travel into the city, numerous business men settled in the area and built large estates.

22 NSW Land & Property Information, ‘Historical Lands Viewer’ (Sydney, 2017), http://images.maps.nsw.gov.au/pixel.htm#. 23 Railway Station, ‘Strathfield,’ Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/building/strathfield_railway_station. 24 Moonie, J, 2001, ‘Heritage Survey of Strathfield Power Signal Box,’ p.6. 25 Heritage, ‘Strathfield Railway Station Group’, Office of Environment and Heritage, http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801098.


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Figure 9: 1889-1894 Parish Map. The subject site is hatched in red and indicated with a black arrow. Source: Dictionary of Sydney.26

Figure 10: A down North Coast XPT approaches platform 3 as passengers wait to board (March 1997). Source: NSW Rail.27

26Higinbotham & Robinson, City of Sydney Archives, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/media/3933. 27 Felstead, Richard, Historic NSW Railway Photos, 1997. http://www.nswrail.net/photos/historic.php.


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Development of Strathfield Railway Station

1927 saw the old 1900 platforms, overhead station building and bridge demolished, and then replaced by a new station (the present Strathfield station) approximately 24metres to the west of the old site. The new station included four island platforms (total of eight platforms) that could be accessed by a centrally located pedestrian subway and ramps.28 A short parcels platform was built at the Sydney end of the site on the down side of the Down Local Line. The land that was required for this structure was reclaimed from Clarendon Street and The Boulevard.29

A major part of the 1927 reconstruction of the station included the installation of a new power signal box in preparation for the future electrification of the Western and Northern rail lines (located on the Down side at the country end of the station.) The substation came into use on 27 August 1928. The new power signal box was the third to be installed at Strathfield station, the previous two being ‘mechanical.’ The Strathfield power signal box controlled train movements from the Sydney side of Wentworth Road overbridge (east), through Strathfield platforms and the tracks to the north and west of the flyover at the country end. When the line from Strathfield to Hornsby was finally completed in the 1920s, Strathfield became an important rail junction for all trains going north and west. 30

The Strathfield power signal box was closed in 1982 as part of the modernisation of the suburban signalling system, and the Strathfield signal box complex was moved to Homebush.

The Strathfield Substation was subsequently replaced by a new installation to the north of the original building, and the old substation building was converted to become a fabrication workshop for signalling equipment.

28 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘Strathfield Railway Station Group’ (NSW Heritage Office, 2001), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5012224. 29 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘Strathfield Railway Station Group’ (NSW Heritage Office, 2001), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801098. 30 Pollon, Frances, ‘Strathfield’, The Book of Sydney Suburbs, 1998, p.247.


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Figure 11: 1943 imagery of Strathfield Railway Station. Source: SIX Maps.31

Strathfield reflects a suburb that was built up around a major rail interchange and is an important modern commercial and educational hub.32 The suburb contains a wide variety of housing types, many built in the Victorian and Federation styles, reflecting an important part of the built heritage of Strathfield.33

Development of Country Link Booking Office, Albert Road

The original building, of what became the present-day disused Country Link Office at Albert Road, was constructed in 1926/1927 – at the same time that the other two Ticket Offices, existing Parcel’s Office at Everton Road and the Ticket Office at Albert Road, were built. The present-day Country Link Office was originally referred to as the Parcel’s Office. As part of the establishment of Countrylink, a number of locations included an independent ticketing and travel centre, this one at Strathfield Station former Parcels Office building was converted to a Country Link Travel Centre. The modifications that were made included rendering of the outside, sub-division of the building into two spaces, new shop fronts, the construction of a ramp and balustrade to the west side of the building and a new interior fit-out. These works were done by Caldis Cook Group (See Floor Plans and Elevations of May 1990 drawings in Appendix C, figures 38 + 39).

31 NSW Spatial Services, ‘SIX Maps Viewer’ (NSW, 2017), https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/. 32 Suburb, ‘Strathfield,’ Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/place/strathfield. And; Gwyther, Gabrielle, ‘Western Sydney,’ Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/western_sydney#ref-uuid=e860392d-1fe5-4c1c-4a37-f46e2ed359fb. 33Strathfield Heritage, ‘Historic Housing Styles in Strathfield’, All about the History and Heritage of Strathfield, 2011, https://strathfieldheritage.org/houses/historic-housing-styles-in-strathfield/.


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5. 4 HISTO RICA L T HEMES

Historical themes can be used to understand the context of a place, such as what influences have shaped that place over time. The Heritage Council of NSW established 35 historical themes relevant to the State of New South Wales. These themes correlate with National and Local historical themes. The following extract on the historical themes of the Strathfield Railway Station is taken from the State Heritage Register of NSW:34

Australian theme (abbrev)

New South Wales theme Local theme

3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies

Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements

(none)-



Engineering the public railway system-



Administering the public railway system-

4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities

Utilities-Activities associated with the provision of services, especially on a communal basis

Public Transport - suburban railway lines-

7. Governing-Governing

Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.

Developing roles for government - building and operating public infrastructure-

7. Governing-Governing

Government and Administration-Activities associated with the governance of local areas, regions, the State and the nation, and the administration of public programs - includes both principled and corrupt activities.

Developing roles for government - building and administering rail networks-

34 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘Strathfield Railway Station Group’ (NSW Heritage Office, 2001), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5012224.


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Proposed works location

Proposed works location N

5. 5 CO NT EXT UA L IMA GES

Figure 12: Aerial view of Strathfield Railway Station. Proposed work location is hatched in blue. Source: Google

Maps - Street View.35

Figure 13: External view of Strathfield Railway Station from Albert Road. Proposed works location - the Country

Link Office - is indicated in blue. Source: Google Maps - Street View.36

35 Google, ‘Google Maps - Street View’ (Web, 2017) https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8713389,151.0946345,3a,75y,257.68h,94.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssv7I6r4mNPL6tjQ0kGYRgQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656. 36 Google, ‘Google Maps - Street View’ (Web, 2017) https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8722515,151.0941644,3a,75y,81.24h,97.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7f0tTZQ8P6Qio421t-2g7g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656.


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Figure 14: External view Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects (2017).

Figure 15: External view of Strathfield Station Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects (2017).

Figure 16: External view of Strathfield Station Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects (2017).

5. 6 SIT E PHO TO GRA PHS

Country Link - External Views


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Figure 17: Internal view of Country Link Office. Source: CCG Architects (2017).




Country Link - Internal Views


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5 . 7 A SSESSMENT O F S IGNI FICA NCE

Strathfield Railway Station has been assessed as an item of State significance. The assessment is based upon the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria. Strathfield Railway Station has been assessed as an item of historical rarity, architectural rarity and socially rarity under the SHR Criteria f)

Following available documentary evidence and physical investigation/site visits by CCG in November 2017, the following assessment has been made by CCG:

The Country Link Office has undergone extensive modifications over the years (see May 1990 drawings in Appendix C, figures 38 + 39) and all internal fit-outs are later works, thereby reducing the integrity of its original fabric considerably.

5. 8 ST AT EMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Statement of Significance for The Strathfield Railway Station Group is taken from The State Heritage Register (SHR) Item No. 01252:

Strathfield is a superb example of a large station that presents a coherent and uniform set of structures. It is the only example of the large awning structure station without on-platform buildings. It is located at a major junction with eight platforms and an elaborate subway system to service them. The quality of the platform structures is high and represents technological achievement that was compatible with design in Britain at the time. The structure uses decorative elements in the columns with plinths and capitals, elegant curved brackets, patterned fascias and being on a curve, presents an elegant and refined structure. The former signal box is one of a few surviving large power boxes that adds to the station group and is significant in its own right. The parcels office is a good example of a freestanding standard structure, very few of which survive.37

37 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘Strathfield Railway Station Group’ (NSW Heritage Office, 2001), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5012224.


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Development Proposal

6 . 1 PRO PO SA L DESCRI PT IO N

It is proposed to convert the existing Country Link Office at Strathfield Railway Station into a retail space.

The proposed works would include the demarcation of lines for a proposed new shopfront in the future. A new application will be made for the proposed new shop fit-outs in the future.

The following is a list of proposed works, in this application, of the Country Link Office on Albert Road at Strathfield Railway Station:

• Retain Existing shopfront • Demolish existing door and window to create new shopfront in the future • Demolish all internal walls and existing toilets • Demolish and rebuild ramp with stairs to allow compliant level access to retail • Proposed cold shell and hoarding works

Refer Appendix D in this report for images of shopfronts, cold shell and hoarding.

Refer Appendix A and B for scope of works and architectural drawings.

Refer to the full set of A3 size architectural drawings provided for detail.


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6 . 2 PRO PO SA L DESCRI PT IO N VI SUA L

Location Plan

Country Link Office (the only subject of this report)

Figure 23: Location of the Country Link Office, proposed to be converted to a retail spaces, at Strathfield Railway Station.

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Everton Road

Albert Road


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Interior walls/ fit out to be demolished are later additions and not original/ early

Ramp and balustrade to be demolished. Both are later additions (1990) to the Office and are not original/ early. See Appendix C, figures 38 +39.

Exterior window retained

Existing Demolition Plan

Country Link Office underwent significant modifications in May 1990. See Appendix C, Figures 28 and 29, in this report.

Figure 24: Existing Country Link Office- Existing and Demolition Plan.

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New step, ramp and balustrade and landing extended. Refer West Elevation, figure 25, on the following page.

Line demarcated for proposed new shopfront

Proposed Floor Plan

New retail space created

Figure 25: Country Link Office – Proposed Floor Plan.

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Existing window and door to be demolished are part of 1990 modifications (See Appendix C, figures 38 + 39)

West Elevation

Figure 26: Country Link Office – West Elevation.


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Heritage Impact Assessment

7 . 1 INT RO DUCT IO N

The following section assesses the impact of the development proposal against:

• The guideline questions of Statements of Heritage Impact, • The State Agency Heritage Guide, • The Burra Charter.

7. 2 EVA LUAT IO N AGAINST T HE GUIDELINES OF T HE HERITAGE CO UNCI L O F NSW

The NSW Heritage Manual Statements of Heritage Impact provides guideline questions relating to various potential heritage impacts.38 The relevant questions, and an assessment against each in turn, are provided below.

This section should be read in conjunction with the scope of works drawings provided in Appendix A of this report as well as the full set of A3 size architectural drawings provided.

Note: All assessment in this Statement of Heritage Impact is within the context of, and refers back to, the Office of Environment & Heritage Statement of Significance (Refer to section 5.8 of this report). For the intent and purpose of this SoHI, the ‘identified’ heritage significance is as established in the OEH Statement of Significance.

Question to be answered Comment

Minor partial demolition

(including internal elements)

Is the demolition essential for the heritage item to function

Yes, partial demolition of existing fabric of the existing Country Link Office is essential to allow change of use into retail.

Sydney Trains provides the following information on minimum requirements for shopfronts/retail:

• The minimum requirement for a shopfront to deliver optimal sales revenue and rental returns for ST is circa 5m as 5m provides sufficient

38 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Statements of Heritage Impact.


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width for side wall displays and a centre display of product within the tenancy.

• Shopfront design must provide visual connection between the retail product offer and the passing consumers.

• Glass shop front facades are a minimum expectation.

• A maximum of 60% of the shopfront width may be closed off with Glass. i.e. a minimum of 40% of the shopfront should be kept open to enable ease of access for customers.

• Closed sections of shopfront are to be used for product and promotional display.

Are important features of the item affected by the demolition?

The Country Link Office was constructed in 1927. It was modified extensively in May 1990. See Appendix C, figures 38 + 39, for architectural drawings showing modification works in May 1990. The partial demolition to internal walls will not modify the overall early footprint of the office. Existing external door and window to be removed are part of the later modifications to this booking office.

Is the resolution to partially demolish sympathetic to the heritage significance of the item?

The resolution to partially demolish the existing fabric is sympathetic to the heritage significance of the item. The demolition is to interior walls, which are not original/early. Existing external door and window to be removed are part of the later modifications to this booking office. The overall early footprint of the office will be maintained.

If the partial demolition a result of the condition of the fabric, is it certain that the fabric cannot be repaired?

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Change of use

Has the advice of a heritage consultant or structural engineer been sought? Has the consultant’s advice been implemented? If not, why not?

Yes, the advice of a heritage consultant has been sought and implemented.


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Does the existing use contribute to the significance of the heritage item?

This office is currently no longer in use.

New services

(e.g. air conditioning, plumbing)

How has the impact of the new services on the heritage significance of the item been minimised?

The advice of a conservation consultant will be sought to ensure that the impact of any new proposed services is none to minimal on the subject item.

Are any of the existing services of heritage significance? In what way? Are they affected by the new work?

No. The new work will not impact any existing services of heritage significance.

Has the advice of a conservation consultant (e.g. architect) been sought? Has the consultant’s advice been implemented?

Yes, the advice of a conservation consultant has been sought and implemented.

Are any known or potential archaeological deposits (underground and under floor) affected by the proposed new services?

There are no known or potential archaeological deposits with reference to this item.

New signage

How has the impact of the new signage on the heritage significance of the item been minimised?

Signage will be part of a new application in the future. Subject to the new application, the advice of a conservation consultant will be sought to ensure that the impact of any new proposed signage is minimized.

Have alternative signage forms been considered (e.g. free standing or signage signs). Why were they rejected?

Same as above

Is the signage in accordance with section 6 ‘Areas of Heritage Significance’, in Outdoor Advertising: An Urban Design Based Approach? How?

Same as above

Will the signage visually dominate the heritage item/heritage conservation area or heritage streetscape?

Same as above

Can the signage be remotely illuminated rather than internally illuminated?

Same as above


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7 . 3 EVA LUAT IO N A GAINST HERITA GE MANA GEMENT ADA PT IVE REUSE

The following extract is taken from the State Agency Heritage Guide – Management of Heritage Assets by NSW Government Agencies: 39

3.39 Adaptive Re-use

In considering re-use options, State agencies should consider the following matters:

Question to be answered Comment/ Assessment

The results of an examination to identify and implement options compatible with retaining an item’s heritage significance

Options have been considered and discussed with all stakeholders. On balance, the most suitable option has been identified as retail, and proposed in this report. The other two booking offices at Strathfield Railway station, Ticket office at Albert Road & Parcel’s Office at Everton Road have been used for retail purposes traditionally since their construction.

The significance of the site as a whole, not just the individual heritage asset. Consider the heritage significance of all the components of the site (and their interaction), for example, landscape, setting, views and vistas

The proposed works are mainly internal, and have minor impact upon the overall site, configuration of individual components, views and vistas. The proposed works keep in mind the heritage significance of Strathfield Railway Station, and the proposed works would maintain, as much and as far as possible, the integrity of the subject item.

The rarity of the heritage asset. Consider the number of similar assets of the same type to determine the cumulative impact of change

Strathfield Railway Station has been identified as an item of historical, architectural and social rarity. Some buildings have undergone changes over the years, both in fabric and internal layouts. The Country Link office building underwent major modifications in May 1990 (see Appendix C, figures 38 + 39), which has compromised its overall contribution to the rarity of Strathfield Railway Station. The proposed works do not have a negative impact upon the overall integrity/ significance of Strathfield Railway Station.

39 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ‘State Agency Heritage Guide - Management of Heritage Assets by NSW Government Agencies, Criteria 3.39’ (NSW Heritage Office, 2005), http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/heritage/StateAgencyHeritageGuide.pdf.


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The intactness of the heritage asset and whether this intactness is rare and contributes to its significance

Strathfield Railway Station has been identified as an item of historical, architectural and social rarity. Some buildings have undergone changes over the years, both in fabric and internal layouts. The Country Link office building underwent major modifications in May 1990 (see Appendix C, figures 38 + 39), which has compromised its overall intactness. The proposed works do not have a negative impact however upon the overall intactness/ integrity/significance of Strathfield Railway Station.

7. 4 SCO PE O F WO RK S ASSESSMENT

The development proposal has been described comprehensively in Section 6.0. The individual components of the development proposal are listed below and assessed for the potential impact on the identified heritage values and significance of the subject item Strathfield Railway Station. Refer to attached Architectural Drawings –

Proposal Comment Assessment

Brief description of proposed works

Effects of the proposal on the significance of the subject item

Impact positive, negative or nil/ neutral on the significance of the subject item. Impact low, moderate or high on the significance of the subject item.

Country Link Office

Retain Existing shopfront

No change to existing south elevation. No effect on significance of the item

No negative impact

Demolish existing door and window to create new shopfront

Fabric is not original/early. The existing door and window are part of the 1990 modifications to the Country Link Office. New shopfront modifies existing west elevation

Neutral to nil – no original/early component is being removed or modified.

Demolish all internal walls and existing toilets

Internal walls are not original/early fabric

Neutral impact


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Construct a new ramp with stairs to allow level access to retail

Modification of west elevation. The new ramp and balustrade replace an old ramp and balustrade (which were constructed in 1990)

Low impact.


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Conclusions

The development proposal would result in the change in use of the existing and disused Country Link Office into a retail space. The proposal would also demarcate a line for the proposed new shopfront. New applications would be made, in the future, for the proposed new shop fit-out.

The proposal would result in the demolition of the interior fit-out of Country Link Office - this fabric is not original/early; the works were carried out in 1990. The proposed works would modify the existing west elevation by removing the existing, 1990, ramp and balustrade and replacing with new ones. The proposed new ramp and balustrade are minor modifications and would be simple/non-intrusive designs with no negative impact upon the overall appearance or configuration of the building or upon the overall subject site.

The proposed works would have no negative impact upon the overall layout of the various components at Strathfield Station. The overall perception of the Country Link Office, and other components within the subject site, from various viewpoints around the subject site, would not be negatively impacted.

The introduction of a new retail space; the re-invigoration of the old and the resulting new dynamic of the station will absorb any potential minor impact upon the overall heritage significance of Strathfield Railway Station.


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Recommendations

In view of the identified heritage significance of the subject site, Strathfield Railway Station, and in the interest of conserving the overall subject site, CCG Architects make the following recommendations.

A heritage induction should be provided to all on-site staff and contractors involved in the proposed works at the subject site. The induction should clearly layout the statutory obligations associated with State significant sites; the heritage constraints of the site; areas of archaeological potential, and the management and mitigation measures in place to protect the significance of the subject site.

During construction, suitable measures should be put in place to ensure the existing heritage components of the subject site are protected from damage. Measures may include protective hoardings, use of spotters during the movement of equipment and other measures as necessary and appropriate. Any moveable items of a heritage significance to be returned to Sydney Trains for safe keeping.

An application under Section 57 of the Heritage Act 1977 should be submitted to the Heritage Council of NSW for approval prior to works commencing. This Statement of Heritage Impact report should be submitted with the Section 57 application documents for the approval.

Following completion of works, the State Heritage Register listing description and historical context should be updated to reflect the new works.


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———. 'Strathfield Railway Station Group'. NSW Heritage Office, 2001. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5012224

NSW Spatial Services. ‘SIX Maps Viewer’. NSW, 2017. https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/. Pollon, Frances. 'Strathfield'. In The Book of Sydney Suburbs, original manuscript by Gerald

Healy. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1998. Railway Station. ‘Strathfield’. Dictionary of Sydney, 2008.

https://dictionaryofsydney.org/building/strathfield_railway_station. Sheedy, David. Strathfield Railway Station Conservation Plan. Heritage Reports (State Rail h Authority), 1994.

10.0 Bibliography

Australia ICOMOS. The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance. Australia ICOMOS, 2013. http://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/.

City of Strathfield. Development Control Plan, 2005. https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/assets/Planning/Part-P-Heritage.pdf.

———. Local Environment Plan, 2012. https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/EPI/2013/115.

City of Sydney. Local Environment Plan, 2012. https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/EPI/2012/628.

John Sands Ltd. ‘Sands Sydney, Suburban and Country Commercial Directory (1858–1933)’. City of Sydney Archives, 2017. http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/sands-directory.

Google. ‘Google Maps’. Web, 2017. Google. ‘Google Maps - Street View’. Web, 2017. Gwyther, Gabrielle. ‘Western Sydney’. Dictionary of Sydney, 2008.

https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/western_sydney#ref-uuid=e860392d-1fe5-4c1c-4a37-f46e2ed359fb.

Higinbotham & Robinson. 'Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney - Strathfield 1889-1894'. City of Sydney Archives, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/media/3933.

Historic NSW Railway Photos, ‘A down North Coast XPT approaches platform 3 as passengers wait to board. (Mar-1997)’ [Copyright: Richard Felstead]. NSW Rail. http://www.nswrail.net/photos/historic.php.

Moonie, J. Heritage Survey of Strathfield Power Signal Box, 2001. NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. ‘Assessing Heritage Significance’. NSW Heritage

Office, 2001. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/heritage/listings/assessingheritagesignificance.pdf.

———. Design in Context: Guidelines for Infill Development in the Historic Environment. NSW Heritage Office, 2005. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/heritage/DesignInContext.pdf.

———. ‘State Heritage Inventory’. Search for NSW Heritage, n.d. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/heritagesearch.aspx.

———. Statements of Heritage Impact. Heritage Office and Department of Urban Affairs & Planning, 1996. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/heritagebranch/heritage/hmstatementsofhi.pdf.


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Strathfield Council. 'Aboriginal History of Strathfield District.' Strathfield Heritage: All about the History and Heritage of Strathfield, 2011. https://strathfieldheritage.org/buildings/aboriginal-history-of-strathfield-district/.

———. 'European Settlement'. History of Strathfield Local Government Area, 2015. https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/european-settlement/.

———. ' Historic Housing Styles in Strathfield’. Strathfield Heritage: All about the History and Heritage of Strathfield, 2011. https://strathfieldheritage.org/houses/historic-housing-styles-in-strathfield/.

———. 'History of Strathfield Council Chambers'. History of Strathfield Local Government Area, 2015. https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/history-of-strathfield-council-chambers/.

———. 'Strathfield Council History'. History of Strathfield Local Government Area, 2015. https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/incorporation-of-strathfield-council/.

———. 'Subdivision and early development'. History of Strathfield Local Government Area, 2015. https://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/council/about-strathfield/history-of-strathfield-local-government-area/subdivision-and-early-development/.

Suburb. ‘Strathfield’. Dictionary of Sydney, 2008. https://dictionaryofsydney.org/place/strathfield.


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11.0 Appendix A – Scope of Works Drawings

Location and Concourse Map

Figure 27


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Country Link Office: Proposed Scope of Works

Existing Plan

Figure 28

Architectural Drawings CCG Architects Proposed Works 2017/18 -

Figure 29


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Proposed Elevations

Figure 30


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12.0 Appendix B – Existing, Demolition & Proposed w Works

Figure 31


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Strathfield Station – Location Plan Country Link Office

Figure 32


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Albert Road Country Link Office Strathfield Station – Existing & Demolition Plan

Figure 33


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Albert Road Country Link Office Strathfield Station – Proposed Floor Plan

Figure 34


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Albert Road Country Link Office Strathfield Station – Reflected Ceiling Plan

Figure 35


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Albert Road Country Link Office Strathfield Station – Proposed West Elevation

Figure 36


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Albert Road Country Link Office Strathfield Station – Proposed Section A & B

Figure 37


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Albert Road Country Link Office Strathfield Station – Proposed Section C & D

Figure 38


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13.0 Appendix C – Historical Architectural Plans

Albert Road Travel Centre and Parcel Office (Current Country Link Office) – Architectural Modification Drawings 1990

Figure 39


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Albert Road Travel Centre and Parcel Office (Current Country Link Office) – Architectural Elevation Drawings 1990

Figure 40


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Albert Road Booking Office (Current Ticket Office) – Architectural Drawings 1926

Figure 41


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Albert Road Booking Office (Current Ticket Office) – Architectural Drawings 1926

Figure 42


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Albert Road Booking Office (Current Ticket Office) – Architectural Plans 1926

Figure 43


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14.0 Appendix D Typical Shopfront, Cold Shell & Hoarding

Figure 44 – possible retail outlet

Figure 45 possible shop front design


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Figure 46 possible shopfront design

Figure 47 possible shop front design


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Figure 48 possible shopfront design


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Cold Shell

Figure 49 interior Figure 50 interior

Figure 51 interior Figure52 interior


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Hoarding

At the completion of the above proposed works on site, and stripping off the existing walls and ceiling, and thereby leaving a ‘cold shell’ ready for proposed future retail shop fit-out, a hoarding would be installed at the proposed works site around the newly created opening. This is to contain the ‘cold shell’ and keep it safe from damage. The hoarding would be painted in a colour similar to that of an adjacent wall.

The hoarding would be designed to suit specification requirements of Sydney Trains. Hoardings installed in the past at Bondi Junction in 2017 would be an example similar to the one required for the proposed works. See Appendix D for images of the hoarding at Bondi Junction.

The hoarding would be in place for no longer than 12 months from their installation. During this period Sydney Train would advertise the retail space for rent and award the space to a future tenant. The tenant would then get designs prepared for a shop front and fit-out and submit an application for approval to relevant authorities, including Office of Environment and Heritage. Refer to Appendix A and B in this report for scope of works and architectural drawings.

Type A hoardings shall be a minimum height of two metres and shall be constructed as set out hereunder, or to similar design using other materials of equivalent strength as approved. On all sides exposed to the public, hoardings shall be free of all hazards to the public (i.e. nails, sharp edges and corners of metal sheets, etc). Hoarding supports must not protrude past the hoarding.


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Hoarding Examples

Figure 53 exterior Figure 54 exterior


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