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The area mentioned in these notes is bounded by Macpherson Street, Lugar Street and Bronte Road. Very few buildings in Bronte were identified in the Heritage Study and it is worth reconsidering the area. Bronte has been incrementally degraded with scores of unsympathetic and out-of-scale additions to many of its older buildings.
It is worth considering listing examples and also creating heritage precincts such as the following identified, so as to give guidance to owners as to the direction to proceed when renovating. With no heritage context identified, alterations and infill must continue to be ad hoc and unsatisfactory as they are now.
The following examples have been identified as fairly intact. In many cases the buildings will have been reroofed with concrete or other unsympathetic tiles, however this is not irreversible and in time the buildings will require reroofing once again. On these grounds I do not consider it to be a good reason to delete them from a listing, so I have included them for consideration.
ADDRESS PERIOD BUILT NOTES
49 Gardyne Street 1920-1930 verandah has been glazed in with sliding windows, but rest of house, path, in original condition.
7 St Thomas Street 1920-1930 Roof retiled, verandah closed in
13 St Thomas Street 1920-1930 Verandah closed in, otherwize appears original
8 &10 St Thomas Street 1920-1930 Pair of cottages, single storey to street;8 original roof, fence replaced; 10 has roof replaced, fence original. Much original in both.
19 St Thomas Street 1920-1930 Large corner residence. Very prominent
8 & 10 Albert St ? 1920-1930 Semis. Consider, though one side has had front windows replaced.
1 Albert Street Federation?, 1920s verandah Weatherboard Cottage. Humble residence.
2, 4, 6 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 Cottages similar; reroofed; No 2 has had windows replaced. No 6 has been painted.
9 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 Californian Bungalow. Large cottage in good condition though side garage detracts
17 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930
18 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 Californian Bungalow;
22 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 Large Californian Bungalow; reroofed
24 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 Similarities to No 22
27 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 ? investigate
33 Yanko Avenue 1920-1930 Intact house & garage
35 Yanko Avenue ? investigate
41 Yanko Avenue ? investigate
43 Yanko Avenue ? investigate
32 Yanko Avenue ? investigate
53 Yanko Avenue ? investigate
42-44 Yanko Avenue ? investigate
40-44 Evans Street Victorian Set of cottages reasonably intact, though reroofed.
377-383 Bronte Road 1940s Set of 3 intact brick cottages with curved corners and rounded profile bricks used.
407 Bronte Road Victorian Large weatherboard cottage mostly appears intact; double curved corrugated iron front awning. Side verandahs have been bricked in but cast iron pilasters have been left in place. Could be restored.
413 Bronte Road 1920-1930 Investigate as part of precinct
421 Bronte Road 1920-1930 rendered but consider as part of precinct
421-9 Bronte Road 1920-1930 Coherent streetscape also continues down Bronte Rd, though balance of 20s-30s residences in street have changes. Conservation area would provide controls for future alts & adds and should be considered
421-429 Bronte Road and around the corner to Nelson Ave Sandstone retaining wall; Wall substantial and fine; though in danger of collapsing in Nelson Ave. Important part of character of Bronte. There are many fine sandstone walls which should be listed. Did sandstone come from the tramway cutting above the Bronte Sea Baths?
492 Bronte Road 1930-1940 Deco red brick single residence
465 Bronte Road Shop. Though painted, original windows and most patterned glass in highlight windows intact
471-473 Bronte Rd Only ground level facade is intact. Original shop windows and some signwriting is intact.
485, 487, 489 Bronte Road Below awning shopfronts intact
477-491, 493 & 495 Bronte Road 1930-1940s Deco Good brick detailing in 493 & 495; Tiling intact at ground level facade in 477-491
369 Bronte Road 'Sonoma' * already listed? Victorian Cottage with castellated sandstone verandah balustrade
424 Bronte Road Victorian 2 storey grand residence
355 Bronte Road'Casa Marina' Victorian windows replaced, but may be otherwize intact. Present colour scheme does not enhance building.
18 & 20 Lugar St Pair of semis; slate roof intact
17 & 19 Lugar St 1920s Pair of semis; reroofed but otherwize intact.
cnr Lugar & Macpherson, say 44-48 Macpherson St 1910 Shop
50-54 Macpherson St Shop NB tiles on shopfront
56-60 Macpherson St Shop NB tiles on shopfront
67-73 Macpherson Street 1920s Shop: Above awning shopfront changed
65A & B Macpherson Street Deco Shop: Deco shopfronts largely intact
65 Macpherson Street Victorian Shop: Single terrace shop
61A-63 Macpherson Street Shop: shopfronts intact; some highlight leadlights intact, others covered.
59 Macpherson Street Deco Shop: Textured brick with tiles inset; Deco leadlight to upper storey; Ground level shopfront changed
+118, 118A Macpherson Street Shops: one original shopfront remains at ground level.
120-124 Macpherson Street Victorian? Shops: terraced. Verandahs closed in: could be restored. Shopfronts mostly intact at ground level though 2 of doors replaced.
126, 128 Macpherson Street Victorian? Shops: terraced. Verandahs closed in: could be restored. Shopfronts replaced at ground level .
145 A-E Macpherson St 'Brays Building' 1937 Art Deco Shop: Shopfronts original below awning. NB 'Reg the Barber' shopfront and shop is of particular note.
141, 143 Macpherson St 1920-1930 Shop: double gabled parapet; shopfronts altered
137, 139 Macpherson St 1919 Shop: shopfronts altered
BRONTE PARK
* the whole of Bronte Park should be considered as a Heritage Area if it is not already
Bronte Sea Pool 1890s Located on south end of Bronte Beach; Part of an era of outdoor public recreation of Pleasure Gardens, harbour and sea pools which are fast disappearing(ref National Trust study on Harbour pools and Bathing enclosures)
Bogey Hole Formed during Depression: refer to Heritage study
Park Pavilions
Bus Shelter
Tram Cutting over south cliff
Model Rail 1940s Private concession in Park
Some of the more humble residences appear to have been overlooked in Bronte and just the obvious grand residences of previously wealthy landowners listed. In this vein, some of the more humble residences and development areas should be considered:
St Thomas-Yanko-Macpherson Streets: Consider forming Conservation area with aim to preserve and restore existing original fabric and in further work reinforce and restore the character, scale, materials of area. The area was originally almost entirely developed in 1920s and still is fairly homogenous in character, though modern unsympathetic infill threatens to engulf area and ruin character. There is still a lot there hiding away and needs conservation effort to make it evident.
Bronte Road: around and including 421- 429 Bronte Road. Consider forming Conservation area with aim to preserve and restore existing original fabric and in further work reinforce and restore the character, scale, materials of area. 1920s streetscape also continues down Bronte Rd, though balance of 20s-30s residences in street have changes.
Sandstone Walls: Sandstone walls and foundations form an important part of the character of Bronte. These should be investigated and listed (if they have not already), with a view to encouraging their retention. In some cases there is 'demolition by neglect' such as with the retaining wall in Nelson Avenue, just round the corner from Bronte Road. This high retaining wall is about to collapse. Listing would allow the owners to apply for funding to tie back the wall, from the Heritage Assistance Scheme or Local Fund, if and when Waverley forms one. Availability to these heritage funds prove an incentive for owners to carry out the work and funds are more readily available to listed items.
Castellated topped sandstone walls eg wall to 73 and 75 Gardyne Street (off Macpherson St) occur throughout Bronte. Is this a regional characteristic? Was there a local stonemason and local style? Did the sandstone all come from the Tram cutting above the Bronte Sea Baths?
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