| Item |
| Name of Item: |
Stone Buildings, Waverley Cemetery |
| Type of Item: |
Built |
| Group/Collection: |
Monuments and Memorials |
| Category: |
Other - Monuments & Memorials |
| Primary Address: |
44a St Thomas 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 |
44a St Thomas 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 |
Unique, picturesque, stone buildings, virtually intact. Outstanding streetscape contribution, attractively set on the boundary of Waverley Cemetery. Considerable social, historical and aesthetic interest. High local significance.
Date Significance Updated: 06 Nov 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: |
1890 - 1915 |
| Physical Description: |
Two magnificent stone buildings linked by the boundary wall of Waverley Cemetery. One a waiting room (closest to entry gates). The other is a domestic design. Gothic derived styling with steep pitched gabled roofs. Rusticated stone. Terra cotta tiled roofs with exposed rafter eaves. Most openings in rounded arch form. Very little decorative detail. Waiting room building also features buttressing and side parapet gable. |
| Current Use: |
Cemetery buildings |
| Former Use: |
Cemetery buildings |
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| History |
| Historical Notes: |
Cemetery was opened in 1877. Cemetery lodge was built the following year by R Watkins. The waiting room and entry gates followed a few years later. (Dowd, pp. 172-3). |
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| Historic Themes |
| Australian Theme (abbrev) |
New South Wales Theme |
Local Theme |
| 9. Phases of Life - Marking the phases of life |
Birth and Death - Activities associated with the initial stages of human life and the bearing of children, and with the final stages of human life and disposal of the dead. |
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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, group value and streetscape significance. |
SHR Criteria d)
[Social Significance] |
This item is of social significance. |
SHR Criteria f)
[Rarity] |
This item is of rarity value. |
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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 |
1990 |
12/2 - 0257 |
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: |
2620271 |
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