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Rippon Grange 35 Water Street
John Williams Neighbourhood Group - Flyer July 2008 John Williams Neighbourhood Group - Flyer April 2008 John Williams Neighbourhood Group - Public Meeting Feb 2008 (big 3MB download) John Williams Neighbourhood Group - Flyer Feb 2008 John Williams Neighbourhood Group - New Development Proposal Feb 2008 Points To Include In Letters To Council “Rippon Grange" was designed and built by Howard Joseland and Sir John Sulman c1898, with additions by Howard Joseland and Sir John Sulman c1905, and Cobden Parks c1954. Rippon Grange has been nominated for State Heritage Listing by the National Trust. Originally built for Frederick George Sargood, son of Lieutenant Colonel Senator Sir Frederick Thomas Sargood, KCMG, "Rippon Grange" was bought by Mr Ernest Robert Williams, Co-founder of Woolworths, in 1935 .
Rippon Grange was Trusted to NSW Government in 1951 as a hospital for children, initially for treatment of polio, later for intellectually and the physically disabled. The hospital was named after Warrant Officer John Robert Williams, who died in WWII The house was originally built in brick and stone with timbered gables and stuccoed chimneys; the balconies and roof were originally covered with oak shingles, now replaced with terracotta tiles. Joseland and Vernon were also
commissioned to design the garden of 2.5 acres. In common with a number
of other landmark properties in the area the large garden and large
setbacks are integral to the original design concept. Save Rippon Grange - Elevation Schematics of the Proposed first Development: The John Williams Neighbourhood Group Inc considered that the site elevations submitted to Ku-ring-gai Council by the Developer of the Rippon Grange site were unclear as they included a significant number of trees that masked the scale and impact of the development on the site. In this context, the Group commissioned Martin Pickrell Design Pty Ltd, Chartered Architects of Lane Cove, NSW, to independently prepare a set of site elevation schematics using the information provided in the Development Application but excluding all tree cover. These are now displayed below: "South Elevation Schematic (Billyard Street)" and "North Elevation Schematic (Water Street) The Group considers these elevation schematics are representative of
the likely height, bulk, scale, and density of the development in
relation to the existing heritage item (Rippon Grange) on Water St, and
the existing houses on Billyard Ave.
South Elevation Schematic (Billyard St) - please click for larger image
North Elevation Schematic (Water St) - please click for larger image
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