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Places of Interest and Heritage

Canterbury City Council is proud of the rich heritage of Canterbury and is implementing heritage programs to inform the public and raise awareness about significant historical events and sites in the early development of Canterbury.  This reflects change focusing on buildings, sites, events and early life in Canterbury City such as Aborigines, early European settlement, land subdivisions, suburban development major buildings and cemeteries.

 

Trams and Railway Stations

4. Belmore Railway 1895
Burwood Road., near Tobruk Av., Belmore

23. Earlwood Tram Terminus
362 Homer St., Earlwood (between Hartill-Law & Joy Avs.)

24. East Hills Railway line: Narwee Station
Hannans Road, Narwee

28. Fern Hill Railway Station
Floss St., Hurlstone Park

32. Wiley Park park and Wiley Park Railway Station
King Georges Road, Wiley Park

33. Metropolitan Goods Railway 1916
Railway Bridge, Burwood Road, Belmore, (near Belmore North Public School)

36. Wattle Hill Tram Terminus 1913
New Canterbury Road, near corner Canterbury Road, Hurlstone Park

 

Historic Sites

1. Canterbury House 1850-1929
Leopold St between Leith & Alison Sts., Croydon Park

2. Canterbury Vale 1793
Peace Park, Trevenar St., near Allibone St., Ashbury

3. Canterbury Farm 1793-1914
Third St., near Andrews Av., Ashbury

5. Site of Hannah Laycock's House 1804
Homer St, cnr Rosemeath Av., Kingsgrove

7. Site of Aboriginal Resistance to Settlers 1809
cnr Cullens Rd. & Mitcham St., Punchbowl

8. US Army Hospital Herne Bay 1943
cnr Belmore Rd. & Roosevelt St., Riverwood

10. Site of Benjamin Taylor's House, "Lakemba" c.1886-1920s
cnr Haldon St. & The Boulevarde, Lakemba

11. Site of "Juhan Munna" (later "Undercliffe") 1828-1880s
Cooks River Cycle Path, Homer St, Earlwood

14. Site of "Belmore House" 1880s-1950s
Bus Station, Roselands Shopping Centre, Roselands Ave., Roselands

15. Site of "Bexley"
Pre 1820-Early 1900s, Homer St., cnr. Angus St., Earlwood

16. Site of Canterbury Town Hall 1888-1963
Canterbury Rd., cnr Howard St., Campsie

17. Harcourt Model Suburb 1889
cnr Fifth & Eighth Av., Campsie

20. Forest Grove - Dr. Tucker's Model Farm 1840-1880
King Georges Rd., cnr Tucker St., Wiley Park

21. Site of "The Punchbowl"
Punchbowl Rd., cnr Cooks River Cycle Path, Belfield

26. Riverwood's History
Belmore Road, cnr Roosevelt Ave, Riverwood

30. Site of 'Belle Ombre' 1833-1890s
South Parade, corner Wairoa Avenue, Campsie

31. Site of 'Wanstead' 1836-1920s
Bamboo Ave, corner Bayview Avenue, Earlwood

34. Rosedale 1881
Windsor Avenue, cnr. Rosedale Crescent, Croydon Park

35. Nobbs Flat
Beaman Park, Wardell Road entrance, Earlwood

37. Essex Hill
Fairmount Reserve, Fairmount Street, Lakemba

38. Site of Francis Beamish's House
Beamish Street, near Unara Street, Campsie

 

Historic Buildings

6. Canterbury Sugarworks 1840-42
Cooks River Cycle Path, Near Sugar House Rd., Canterbury

9. War Services Homes Precinct, Belfield, 1921
cnr Bazentin & Boronia St., Belfield

12. "The Towers" c.1888
All Saints Grammar School, cnr. Robert & Forsyth Sts., South Belmore

13. Church Street Precinct
St Paul's Anglican Church graveyard, Church St. Canterbury

25. Clock Tower
Beamish St., cnr of Anglo Mall, Campsie

27. Canterbury Hospital
Canterbury Road, cnr Thorncraft Pde., Campsie

 

Heritage List

Every local government area in NSW has buildings and sites which are worth conserving and enhancing. In many cases, the buildings may not be unique in themselves or represent outstanding architectural qualities. Nevertheless, they provide a glimpse of our past, our achievements and our changing lifestyles.

Council recognises that in the Canterbury area there are many buildings and sites of significant historical and architectural merit and has supported the notion of compiling a formal heritage list for some time.

In 1988, Council engaged heritage consultants to establish a list of items suitable for heritage protection.

That study recommended the listing of more than 200 man-made and natural items. The majority of buildings nominated were dwellings. This was expected because of the amount of residential development in the area. Collectively the nominated dwellings and streetscapes provide a "living" illustration of Canterbury's residential development over the past century and more and represent most of the residential building styles of Sydney since the 1880s. Many commercial industrial and public buildings were also nominated and many of these are local landmarks such as Canterbury Hospital, The Towers and the Canterbury Sugar Mill.

While Council seeks to encourage the conservation of local heritage, it acknowledges that the buildings must remain functional and continue to meet the demands of their owners. Council does not intend that these "listed" buildings become museums. Additional building work and renovations will be permitted, although these works should be sympathetic in style if visible from the street.

During the establishment of the heritage list program, the views of owners of nominated items was an important aspect of the project and Council sought these views over a number of months. When the process was finalised, a decision was made as to which items were to be included on its final heritage list. Council's commitment to heritage however did not cease with finalisation of the heritage list. To continually support the heritage policy, Council has adopted programs which acknowledge the commitment by owners of listed items and the benefits which are shared, by the wider community.

The programs include an annual rate reduction of 20% for owners of residential listed properties and variation of Council's development controls where conservation of the item is dependent on that variation. In addition, Council has established a portfolio of heritage literature and resource information to assist owners who propose renovation works.

Picture: Beula Vista, Church Street, Canterbury.
 

A
15 Albert Street	Belfield	House "Waratah"
52 Albert Street	Belmore	House
51 Amy Street	Campsie	House
Anglo Road (Anzac Mall) at Beamish Street	Campsie	World War 1 Memorial Clock Tower
2-16 Anglo Road (Anzac Mall)	Campsie	Shops
Anzac Square	Campsie	Campsie Park Estate Subdivision
B
60 Balmoral Avenue	Croydon Park	Shop and residence
63 Balmoral Avenue	Croydon Park	Shop
25 Baltimore Street	Belfield	House"Lynwood"
151-155 Beamish Street	Campsie	Orion Centre (former Cinema)
158-160 Beamish Street	Campsie	Shops
191-197 Beamish Street	Campsie	Shops
196-200 Beamish Street	Campsie	Shops
203 Beamish Street	Campsie	"Station House"
294-300 Beamish Street	Campsie	Fire Station
Brighton Avenue	Croydon Park	Brighton Avenue Palm Trees
Broadway	Punchbowl	Broadway and War Memorial
Burwood Road	Belmore	Belmore Railway Station Group including former Station Masters Cottage
370 Burwood Road	Belmore	Former Post Office building
481 Burwood Road	Belmore	Doctor's Surgery
C
56-58 Campsie Street	Campsie	Court House
36-40 Canarys Road	Roselands	Water Tower
1-9 Canterbury Road	Canterbury	Former Timothy Daniel's House
150-152 Canterbury Road (corner Church Street)	Canterbury	Highway Patrol Office (former House)
184 Canterbury Road	Canterbury	Service Station
193 Canterbury Road	Canterbury	Former Canterbury Post Office
208 Canterbury Road (corner Tincombe Street)	Canterbury	Hotel Canterbury
260-262 Canterbury Road (corner Berna Street)	Canterbury	Mary MacKillop Reserve (formerly Simpson Reserve)
293-295 Canterbury Road	Campsie	Shops
301-301A Canterbury Road	Campsie	Uniting (Methodist) Church
485 Canterbury Road (corner Beamish Street)	Campsie	Shops "Dan's Corner"
575 Canterbury Road	Campsie	Canterbury Hospital (buildings facing Canterbury Road)
Rear of 1353 Canterbury Road	Punchbowl	St. Saviour Cemetery
Carrington Square	Campsie	Campsie Park Estate Subdivision
15 Church Street	Canterbury	Beulah Vista
Church Street (west side adjacent to school)	Canterbury	Brick Paving
17-33 Church Street	Canterbury	St. Paul's Church and Churchyard (including hall fronting Canterbury Road)
Church Street	Canterbury	Canterbury Public School
128 Croydon Avenue	Croydon Park	Montrose House
D
Dennis Street	Lakemba	Park
E
Eighth Avenue	Campsie	Palm trees
61, 63 and 65 Eighth Avenue	Campsie	Houses
97 Eighth Avenue	Campsie	House
99 Eighth Avenue	Campsie	House
1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 21 Euston Road	Hurlstone Park	Houses (Euston Road Group)
Evaline Street and Duke Street	Campsie	St Mels Catholic Church and buildings
F
Fifth Avenue	Campsie	Palm trees
67 Floss Street	Hurlstone Park	Euston House
9 Fore Street	Canterbury	House "Bethungra"
10 Fore Street	Canterbury	House "Iserbrook"
31 Forsyth Street	Belmore	"The Towers"
G
12, 14, 16 and 18 Garnet Street	Hurlstone Park	Houses (Garnet Street Group)
20 Garnet Street	Hurlstone Park	House "Jessamine"
24 and 30 Garnet Street	Hurlstone Park	Houses
58 and 60 Garnet Street	Hurlstone Park	Houses
106-114 Georges River Road	Croydon Park	"But-Har-Gra"
43 Gould Street	Campsie	House
65 Gould Street	Campsie	House (at front)
H
15 and 19 High Street	Canterbury	Houses
1A Hillcrest Street	Wiley Park	Pumping Station
7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 Hocking Avenue	Earlwood	Houses
116 Homer Street	Earlwood	House
19, 23, 25 and 27 Hopetoun Street	Hurlstone Park	Houses (Hopetoun Street Group)
I
35, 37 and 39 Isabel Street	Belmore	Houses (Isabel Street Group)
J
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 Jackson Place	Earlwood	Jackson Place cottages
K
Karool Avenue (Adjoining Montgomery Reserve)	Earlwood	Quarry face
King Street	Canterbury	Canterbury Park Racecourse
78 Kingsgrove Road	Clemton Park	House
L
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 Lakemba Street	Belmore	Houses
103-105 Lakemba Street	Belmore	Factory (SEC Plating Pty Ltd)
Lovat Avenue	Earlwood	Cul de sac and plantings
M
23 McCourt Street	Wiley Park	House
59 Minter Street	Canterbury	House
Rear 98-100 Moorefields Road	Kingsgrove	Moorefields Cemetery
N
126, 128, 132 and 134 Ninth Avenue	Campsie	Houses
O
12 Oxford Street	Belmore	House
P
748 Punchbowl Road (corner Urunga Parade)	Punchbowl	Former Punchbowl Baby Health Centre
Q
78 Quigg Street	Lakemba	House
R
Redman Parade (near Burwood Road)	Belmore	Bus Shelter and Toilets
64-66 Remly Street	Roselands	House
173 Riverview Road	Earlwood	House
S
5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 Second Street	Ashbury	Houses (Second Street Group)
40 South Parade	Campsie	Houses
44 South Parade	Campsie	Doctor's Surgery
2-4 Sugar House Road	Canterbury	Former Canterbury Sugar Works
Sutton Avenue	Earlwood	Girrahween Park
T
12 The Boulevarde	Lakemba	House
54 The Boulevarde	Lakemba	Post Office Building
U
37 and 39 Undercliffe Road	Earlwood	Shop and Dwelling
66 Undercliffe Road	Earlwood	House
Undercliffe Road near Gough Whitlam Park	Earlwood	Aboriginal Art Site
W
Wanstead Avenue	Earlwood	Sewerage Aquaduct
118 Wardell Road	Earlwood	Shop and dwellings
24 Willeroo Street	Lakemba	House "Hillview"
146 William Street	Earlwood	Shop
2 Wilson Avenue (corner Thompson Lane)	Belmore	Former White House Bakery
37 Wilson Avenue	Belmore	House
43 Wilson Avenue	Belmore	House
53-55 Windsor Avenue	Croydon Park	Houses
60-62 Windsor Avenue	Croydon Park	Houses
Wolli Creek Conservation Area	Earlwood	Open Space
Y
123 Yangoora Road	Lakemba	House
28, 30, 32 Yerrick Road	Lakemba	Houses

 

Current as at December 2006.

Parks and Reserves

29. Mary MacKillop Reserve
Canterbury Rd, cnr Close St, Canterbury

32. Wiley Park park and Wiley Park Railway Station
King Georges Road, Wiley Park

 

Cemeteries

18. Moorefields Church & Cemetery 1851
100 Moorefields Rd., between Wirega Av. & Glamis St., Kingsgrove

19. The Original Belmore Settlement 1869
St. Saviours Anglican Church, 1357 Canterbury Rd., Punchbowl, (opposite Belmore Rd.)

22. Canterbury Road Wayside Inns 1843-1893
cnr Canterbury Rd., cnr Kingsgrove Road., Belmore

 

Photographs

What is Pictorial Canterbury?

A searchable online collection of 10,000 historical and contemporary photographs taken in the City of Canterbury.

Pictorial Canterbury is free to use and can be found at: www.photosau.com/canterbury.

Through Pictorial Canterbury we are taken into the living and working lives of our community. This visual snap shot of the City of Canterbury dates from the mid 1800s to the present day and is now available 24 hours, 7 days a week. 

Pictorial Canterbury is a valuable resource for:

• Family historians
• Local historians
• Students
• Anyone who loves old photographs

 

The Photographs

The photographs in Pictorial Canterbury illustrate  over 150 years of people, places and events that have shaped the City of Canterbury.

They record the histories of people of different ages, lifestyles and cultural backgrounds as well as reflecting the many changes to our diverse and vibrant community over the years by capturing:

• Family lives
• Working lives
• Festivals
• Clubs
• Places
• Buildings
• Rural scenes

 

Features

Options to view photographs as:

• Thumbnails: to view several photographs on a screen
• Half screen size: to view an image and the corresponding text on the same screen
• Full screen size: to view details of a photograph

Choice of search options:

• Keyword search
• Or just browse the collection via a series of dropdown menus:
•  Popular topics
• Suburbs
• Decades
• Major collections

 

Contribute your photographs

The City of Canterbury Library is continually adding photographs and information to Pictorial Canterbury to make it a living growing collection.

We always appreciate the donation of any photographs of local content. Alternatively, we can copy photographs if you wish to keep your originals.

If you have any photographs you would like to contribute please contact:

Catherine Hardie
Family History / Images Librarian
Email: catherineh@canterbury.nsw.gov.au 
Telephone: (02) 9789 9562

 

Contribute your information

We have provided two online feedback forms on the Pictorial Canterbury website:

1. Survey and Comments Form: for you to help us make the collection as useful to you as possible.
2. Photograph Identification Form: provided under each photograph for you to help us identify 'mystery' and partly identified photographs in the collection.

Visit the Pictorial Canterbury Photograph Collection here.

 

To view our existing collection of photos, visit http://www2.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/photoindex.htm. This collection of photos will eventually be replaced by the Pictorial Canterbury Photograph Collection.

Local History and Heritage

The City of Canterbury has a rich history and through a number of heritage programs and initiatives we aim to preserve the past and educate our residents of a by-gone era.

Our Local History Centre is a rich source of information, with a large collection of books, portaits, photos and other memorabilia that offers those interested in our history a window into Canterbury's past.

For more information, visit the Local History and Heritage section or alternatively contact our Local Historian.

• Local History Centre
  Tel: 02 9789 9380
  Email: library@canterbury.nsw.gov.au
  FAX: 02 9787 2726

  14-28 Amy St
  CAMPSIE NSW 2194

  Monday to Friday: 10.00am to 8.00pm
  Saturday: 9.30am to 4.00pm
  Sunday: 2.00pm to 5.00pm