| Item |
| Name of Item: |
Bronte Public School |
| Type of Item: |
Built |
| Group/Collection: |
Education |
| Category: |
School - State (public) |
| Primary Address: |
Hewlett Street, 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 |
Hewlett 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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Primary
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| Statement of Significance |
Typical public school building of the 1920's. A good, essentially intact example. Special social and historical interest for the area. Local significance.
Date Significance Updated: 31 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: |
Symmetrical public school building, dated 1925. Exhibits Free Classical styling with an Arts and Crafts influence. Decoration restrained. Face brick up to sill level of second storey, roughcast above. Hipped, slate roof with roughcast gable to central projection. Large, attractive, entry portico below. Features hipped, skillion, corrugated iron roof and rendered decoration. Hardly altered. |
| Current Use: |
School |
| Former Use: |
School |
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| History |
| Historical Notes: |
Construction completed 1926. Opened in January the following year. Originally an infants school. Became a full primary school in 1937. (Dowd, pp. 203-4). |
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| Historic Themes |
| Australian Theme (abbrev) |
New South Wales Theme |
Local Theme |
| 6. Educating - Educating |
Education - Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally. |
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| Assessment of Significance |
SHR Criteria a)
[Historical Significance] |
This item is of historical and cultural significance. |
SHR Criteria c)
[Aesthetic Significance] |
This item is of architectural, aesthetic and streetscape significance. |
SHR Criteria d)
[Social Significance] |
This item is of social 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 |
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| Study Details |
| Title |
Year |
Number |
Author |
Inspected by |
Guidelines Used |
| Waverley Heritage Study |
1989 |
9/6 - 0159 |
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: |
2620171 |
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