| Item |
| Name of Item: |
Charing Cross Hotel |
| Type of Item: |
Built |
| Group/Collection: |
Commercial |
| Category: |
Hotel |
| Primary Address: |
81-83 Carrington Road, Waverley, NSW 2024 |
| Local Govt. Area: |
Waverley
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Property Description:
| Lot/Volume Code |
Lot/Volume Number |
Section Number |
Plan/Folio Code |
Plan/Folio Number |
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All Addresses |
| Street Address |
Suburb/Town |
LGA |
Parish |
County |
Type |
81-83 Carrington Road
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Waverley
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Waverley
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Alexandria
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Cumberland
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Primary
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Victoria Street
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Waverley
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Waverley
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Alexandria
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Cumberland
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Alternate
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| Statement of Significance |
Good example of an Inter-War, Art Deco style hotel. Unaltered except for rendering. Property also has historic interest as the site of the area's first hotel. In continuous use as a hotel since 1857. Local significance.
Date Significance Updated: 24 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.
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| Description |
| Construction Years: |
1915 - 1945 |
| Physical Description: |
Good Art Deco style hotel on key corner site. Elaborate render decoration above awning. Characteristic vertical fins, with horizontal bands. Original tiles below suspended steel awning. Hipped, tiled roof broken by parapets. Symmetrical design. Large corner splay effectively creates three facades. Features recessed balconies on each of these. |
| Further Information: |
Reasons for listing: Historical; social; architectural; aesthetic; group value; streetscape. |
| Current Use: |
Hotel |
| Former Use: |
Hotel |
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| History |
| Historical Notes: |
The first hotel built on this site by William Newland in 1857. Took the name Charing Cross when the locality was renamed in 1859. Two storey stone building, used by the former municipal council for some of its early meetings. Rebuilt c. 1935, removing all traces of the original building. Originally face brick, only recently rendered (see photo in Dowd, at p. 279). |
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| Historic Themes |
| Australian Theme (abbrev) |
New South Wales Theme |
Local Theme |
| 8. Culture - Developing cultural institutions and ways of life |
Leisure - Activities associated with recreation and relaxation |
(none) - |
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| Assessment of Significance |
SHR Criteria a)
[Historical Significance] |
Good example of an Inter-War, Art Deco style hotel. Unaltered except for rendering. Property also has historic interest as the site of the area's first hotel. In continuous use as a hotel since 1857. Local significance. |
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| 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. |
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| Listings |
| Heritage Listing |
Listing Title |
Listing Number |
Gazette Date |
Gazette Number |
Gazette Page |
| Local Environmental Plan |
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06 Dec 96 |
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| Heritage study |
Waverley Heritage Study |
1990 |
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| Study Details |
| Title |
Year |
Number |
Author |
Inspected by |
Guidelines Used |
| Waverley Heritage Study |
1990 |
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Perumal Murphy Pty Limited |
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No |
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| References, Internet links & Images |
| None |
| Note: Internet links may be to web pages, documents or images. |
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| Data Source |
| The information for this entry comes from the following source: |
| Name: |
Local Government |
| Database Number: |
2620100 |
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