Historical Archaeological Assessment - SMDA - NSW Government

AECOM
Historical Archaeological Assessment - The Grange - North Eveleigh Affordable
Housing Project, Wilson Street, Darlington, NSW
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6.0 Site Inspection Results and Significance Assessment
6.1 Site Description
The Project Area is bounded by Wilson Street in the north, Iverys Lane to the west, the train line between Redfern
and Macdonaldtown to the south and Little Eveleigh Street to the east. The site is known as part Lot 4 and part
Lot 5 of Deposited Plan 862514.
Entry to the site is located at the western end of the site, where a gently sloping earthen ramp allows access from
the Wilson Street level to the railway level. At the western end the difference between the Wilson Street and
railway level is approximately 1.5 metres, however, this increases to the east, where the difference reaches
approximately five metres. In the vicinity of the entrance, the embankment between Wilson Street and the site is
formed by a makeshift retaining wall of rails and timber oddments. Approximately 75 m from the entrance, the
retaining embankment wall becomes a formal brick wall behind the pre 1916 Spring Store (Plate 3). It is probable
that this marks the boundary between the Railyard and the land formerly belonging to The Grange.
Plate 3
Pre 1916 Spring Store with embankment brick wall evident at right of image. Wilson Street level is above the Spring Store
roof. View west towards Iverys Lane.
Adjacent to the entrance is the foundations of the former pre 1967 Advertising Depot (Plate 4). A demountable
office is situated on the north eastern corner of the foundation. The foundation is raised approximately 0.5 m
above the railway level. The area is currently fenced. Based on consideration of the Torrens Title Plan (Figure 3),
it is considered this is likely to have been the approximate former location of The Grange.
24 July 2012