Culturally Significant Places

2.16.9 Culturally Significant Places

Background

This section is applicable to all Culturally Significant Places listed in Table 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 Figures 2-8 and 2-9 or in the vicinity of these places as described in Table 2-1. In addition, where applicable to the site, all other sections must be considered.

Objectives

Conserve, protect, enhance and interpret Camden’s unique Cultural Landscapes;
Promote the importance of broader Cultural landscapes and an awareness of the impact that individual developments can have on these; and
Promote view sharing of the Cultural Landscapes where appropriate.

Controls

A Heritage Impact Statement is required for any development identified as a Culturally Significant Place; Built Environment, Cultural Landscape or Archaeological Sites, as identified in Table 2-2, 2-3 and 2-4 and / or shown in Figures 2-8 and 2-9.
Development should optimise the preservation and interpretation of the identified Culturally Significant Places as listed in Table 2-2, 2-3 and 2-4 and shown in Figures 2-8 and 2-9.
Curtilages for heritage items established in Conservation Management Plans must be preserved.
Avenue plantings and building alignments must reinforce view corridors where appropriate.

Note: The item name is not an indication of what is significant on the site. This will be determined by further heritage investigation.

Table 2-2: Culturally Significant Place – Built Environment
Suburb	Item Name (see note above)	Address	Property Description
Bickley Vale	House “Boorabee”	35 Burragorang Road	Lot 391 DP 136254
Camden	House	13 Alpha Road	Lot 5 DP 6261
Camden	House	41 Alpha Road	Lot 19 DP 6261
Camden	House	14 Barsden Street	Lot 14 SP 42398
Camden	Houses	18 Broughton Street	Lot 13 DP 343009
Camden	House	6-10 Elizabeth Street	Lot 100 DP 1007469
Camden	Former Picture Theatre	39-41 Elizabeth Street	Lots 8 & 9 DP 13105
Camden	House	42 Elizabeth Street	Lot B DP 378788
Camden	House	44 Elizabeth Street	Lot 1 DP 707531
Camden	House “Chellaston”	38 Menangle Road	Lot 1 DP 202352
Camden	House “Craig-y-nos”	45 Menangle Road	Lot B DP 319830
Camden	House “Coonac”	47 Menangle Road	Lot 1 DP 946375
Camden	House “Weetalabah”	57 Menangle Road	Lot 1 DP 970145
Camden	House	59 Menangle Road	Lot 1 DP 530480
Camden	Swimming Pool	43 Mitchell Street	Lot 1 DP 231794
Camden	House	24, 26 & 28 Murray Street	Lot 6 DP 37602 Lot B DP 152812 Lot A DP 152812
Camden	House “Mount Mellick”	1 Park Street	Lot 2 DP 1122806
Camden	House “Cooinda”	3 Park Street	Lot 1 DP 1122806
Camden	House “Karoola”	18 Park Street	Lot 1 DP 928268
Camden	Camden Bowling and Recreation Club	10, 10A and 10B Cawdor Road	Lot 1 DP 1170259 Lot 1 DP 1112588 and Lot 1 DP 668712
Cobbitty	House	95 Coates Park Road	Lot 22 DP 730360
Elderslie	House	64 Harrington Street	Lot 8 DP 1105408
Elderslie	Residence	175A Lodges Road	Lot 10 DP 1008863
Elderslie	Residence and associated structures	175B Lodges Road	Lot 100 DP 1018456
Elderslie	House	46 Macarthur Road	Lot 1 DP 112789
Elderslie	House	34 River Road	Lot B DP 360735
Elderslie	House	71 Springs Road	Lot 1 DP 1043066
Elderslie	House and associated structures “Camden Acres House”	6 McLeod Place (formerly 13 Whyte Place)	Lot 161 DP 1087243
Ellis Lane	House	83 Ellis Lane	Lot 12 DP 260656
Grasmere	House “Fairview”	95 The Old Oaks Road	Lot 162 DP 819731
Spring Farm	House	2 Ettlesdale Road	Lot 10 DP 38392
Spring Farm	House, garden and curtilage	170 Macarthur Road	Lot 31 DP 635271
Spring Farm	Outbuildings and curtilage associated with 170 Macarthur Road	172 Macarthur Road	Lot 32 DP 635271
Spring Farm	House	214 Macarthur Road	Lot 1 DP 587631

Further Information

The following culturally significant landscapes were identified in the Camden Scenic and Cultural Landscapes Study February 1998 (Lambcon Associates).

Table 2-3: Culturally Significant Place– Cultural Landscape
Suburb	Item Name	Address	View Description
Bickley Vale, Cawdor	Cultural Landscape	Westbrook Road	Westbrook Road corridor pastoral landscapes and sequential vistas and view corridors
Bringelly and Greendale	Cultural Landscape	Bringelly Road / Greendale Road	Rural Cultural Landscape
Camden	Cultural Landscape	Camden Valley Way (Approaches to Camden)	Includes sections of Camden Valley Way & Argyle Street, the Cowpasture Bridge & avenue of memorial trees along Camden Valley Way
Camden to Leppington	Cultural Landscape	Camden Valley Way	The former “Cowpastures Road” road corridor including trees and sequential vistas and view corridors to historical properties and pastoral landscapes
Camden, Cobbitty and Harrington Grove	Cultural Landscape	Macquarie Grove Road	Macquarie Grove Road corridor pastoral landscapes and sequential vistas and view corridors
Camden South	Cultural Landscape	Remembrance Drive	Remembrance Drive road corridor including trees
Cobbitty	Cultural Landscape	Cobbitty Road	Cobbitty Road cultural landscape
Cobbitty	Cultural Landscape	Cut Hill Road and Coates Park Road	Pastoral landscapes perceived from both roads and sequential vistas and view corridors
Elderslie	Rheinberger’s Hill reserve	30 Rheinberger’s Circuit	Lot 162 DP 1087243
Elderslie	Cultural Landscape (V1 on Figure 2-8)		Views between: · Studley Park House and Kirkham, Camelot and St John’s Church, Camden · views to St John’s Church from Rheinburger’s Hill and Lodges Road. · Views from the Camden By-pass to Camden and beyond to the Blue Mountains
Elderslie	Cultural Landscape (V2 on Figure 2-8)		Views to and from Studley Park House from Camden Valley Way, Hilder Street, Kirkham Recreational Park and from within the Elderslie Release Area.
Elderslie	Cultural Landscape (V3 on Figure 2-8)		Views to and from Rheinburger’s Hill
Kirkham	Cultural Landscape	Kirkham Lane	Kirkham Lane road corridor, pastoral landscapes and sequential vistas and view corridors
Narellan, Harrington Park, Oran Park	Cultural Landscape	The Northern Road	The Northern Road corridor pastoral landscapes and sequential vistas and view corridors.
Narellan Vale	Cultural Landscape	William Howe Regional Park	Turkey Nest Dam
Spring Farm, Camden, Camden South, and Ellis Lane, Cobbitty	Cultural Landscape	Flood Plains along Nepean River	Camden flood plain pastoral landscape
Spring Farm	Cultural Landscape		· Views from Belgenny Farm to the Spring Farm release area, between St Johns Church and Camden Park Estate and Mount Annan · Views from Macarthur Road to Galvin Cottage, its immediate garden setting, alluvial flats and eastern ridgeline.
Spring Farm	Cultural Landscape		· Views from within the Spring Farm Release area to the Blue Mountains and Razorback Range. · Views from William Howe Reserve, across Jacks Gully and the Spring Farm release area. · Views from Camden By-pass across the alluvial flats.
Spring Farm	Cultural Landscape	Vicinity of Macarthur Road	Macarthur Road cultural landscape
Spring Farm	Cultural Landscapes	Vicinity of Nepean River and Camden By-pass	Vineyard and turf farming areas

Figure 2-8: Elderslie Cultural and Visual Landscapes

Figure 2-9: Spring Farm Cultural and Visual Landscapes

Table 2-4: Culturally Significant Place - Archaeological Sites
Suburb	Item Name	Address	View Description
Currans Hill, Narellan, Elderslie, Camden	Archaeological sites	Narellan Road and Camden Valley Way	Remnants of the Tramway Stations
Grasmere	Archaeological sites	5 Smalls Road	Underground cistern and archaeological remains of cottage
Kirkham	Archaeological Sites	Kirkham Lane	Former Camden Tramway
Kirkham	Archaeological Site	Kirkham Lane	Former Camelot underground brick water tanks