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Item
Name of Item:	Banksia and Wytchazel (War Memorial Hospital)
Type of Item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Residential buildings (private)
Category:	Villa
Primary Address:	Birrell Street, Waverley, NSW 2024
Local Govt. Area:	Waverley
Property Description: Lot/Volume Code Lot/Volume Number Section Number Plan/Folio Code Plan/Folio Number
All Addresses
Street Address Suburb/Town LGA Parish County Type Birrell Street  Waverley  Waverley  Alexandria  Cumberland  Primary
Statement of Significance	Impressive, late Victorian, semi-detached villa. Essentially intact and one of the best surviving examples in the Waverley Council area. Historical interest for its long association with the Vickery family and the hospital. Part of the hospital group, complementing "Ellerslie" opposite. Regional significance. Date Significance Updated: 04 Oct 99 Note: There are incomplete details for a number of items listed in NSW. The Heritage Branch intends to develop or upgrade statements of significance and other information for these items as resources become available.
Description
Construction Years:	1890 -
Physical Description:	Late Victorian semi-detached villa. Two storeys with high pitched, slate roof. Complex plan and roof shape. Italianate style, with Gothic influence evident in pitch of gables. Complements "Ellerslie" on opposite side of driveway. Bays below gables to driveway feature unusual parapets. Cast iron verandahs and balconies between. Elaborately decorated in stucco, especially bay. Iron lace decoration to verandahs and balconies.
Further Information:	Reasons for listing: Historical; cultural; social; architectural; aesthetic; group value; streetscape/landscape.
Current Use:	Nurse's residence.
Former Use:	Nurse's residence.
History
Historical Notes:	Built by Ebenezer Vickery for his sons, together with the building opposite, in the 1880's. Donated for the establishment of the hospital by the family, just after the First World War. Now used as a nurse's residence.
Historic Themes
Australian Theme (abbrev) New South Wales Theme Local Theme 3. Economy - Developing local, regional and national economies Health - Activities associated with preparing and providing medical assistance and/or promoting or maintaining the well being of humans (none) -
Assessment of Significance
SHR Criteria a) [Historical Significance]	Impressive, late Victorian, semi-detached villa. Essentially intact and one of the best surviving examples in the Waverley Council area. Historical interest for its long association with the Vickery family and the hospital. Part of the hospital group, complementing "Ellerslie" opposite. Regional significance.
Integrity/Intactness:	Substantially intact.
Assessment Criteria	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.
Listings
Heritage Listing Listing Title Listing Number Gazette Date Gazette Number Gazette Page Local Environmental Plan    42/1 - 0030  06 Dec 96       Heritage study  Waverley Heritage Study  1990
Study Details
Title Year Number Author Inspected by Guidelines Used Waverley Heritage Study  1990    Perumal Murphy Pty Limited    No
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Data Source
The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database Number:	2620034
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