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forbidding; the tower sits uncomfortably between both, its vertical ribs of windows like a sick pastiche of art deco. The scheme lacks a design concept binding the three parts together, the scale adopted is aggressive and many of the details look clumsy and unsympathetic. If it is built, Martin Place will assuredly be less pleasant and certainly less sunny, Sydney will have lost an irreplaceable asset that
European cities would have prized – and who will be the winner? Not the man-in-the-street, for sure, but the bank that claims to do more for him personally.
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Deco period was not a great period of architecture .. the fad of preserving Art Deco buildings would pass as quickly as the Art Deco period itself ... The building is not worthy preservation, being ugly, no longer fulfilling its useful purpose, and having a limited life to its façade." In stark contrast, heritage architect
694:(No. 100) on the State Bank Centre's Martin Place façade, with the plaque reading: "State Bank Centre – The State Bank traces its origins through four previous banks to the first savings bank in Australia (1819). It has occupied this site since 1936, first as the Rural Bank and in its present form since 1981."
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Institute of Architects, National Trust, and a 4,809-signature petition opposing demolition, the City of Sydney's building committee initially rejected the application and recommended that the Rural Bank Building be protected for its heritage value.
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The bank commissioned various decorations and artworks for the new headquarters, symbolising the business of the bank. Several ram's head plaques, carved in granite, were installed on the façade that were "symbolic of the importance of Wool in the growth and prosperity of the country, and of the part
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Marriott Thorp, expressed to the City of Sydney's building committee that the preservation of the building's façade would be a "dangerous and expensive venture", that the Institute of Architects did not represent all architects, and that "the Art
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Appropriately situated in a commanding position in Sydney's most important and central street, the Rural Bank's new head office towers skywards for the maximum height prescribed by the city's building regulations. It is a significant inclusion to Sydney's ever-changing skyline. Architecturally, the
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Limited. Turner's design for a restrained Art Deco style tower with a height of 150 feet to meet the height limit
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Like an upturned letter T, that tall office tower sits between the banking halls fronting Martin Place and the back bustle containing the TAA Terminal. Whereas the front is over-inflated, trying hard to make five storeys the equivalent of 11 on the
Commonwealth Savings Bank, the rear is blank and
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due to be completed on 8 April 1936, a series of development sites along each side of the new thoroughfare had been put up for sale. The first two sites sold were those between
Elizabeth Street and Phillip Street, with two lots comprising the northern site being sold on 12 April 1934 to the Rural
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Hutcherson Brothers, and was noted for including among the first uses in Sydney of a combined use of structural steel and reinforced concrete beams. The two foundation stones on either side of the Martin Place entrance were laid in an official
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moved to delist the site from the
Register of the National Estate, which was effected on 11 August 1987. The loss of the Rural Bank created significant interest in the preservation of Sydney's Art Deco buildings, and led to a greater appreciation and interest in saving these buildings from
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signed by 93 high-profile citizens declaring that "Demolition would be an act of corporate vandalism that would do little for the image of an institution which declares an interest in serving the people of this state." The architect, Mayor of North Sydney, and Member for North Shore,
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played by the Rural Bank since its origin in 1899, in financing both the Wool industry and all other industries associated with primary production." In
November 1938, two mural paintings depicting the wool and wheat industries by Norman Carter were installed in the banking chamber.
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Make no mistake, there is no planning, architectural, functional or economic reason why this building should be demolished–it is quite the reverse. If it is demolished it will be because of the anti-social attitudes of a few individuals who occupy positions of
671:, a listing which came too late and did not prevent the demolition hoardings from going up in September 1982. The granite Ram's head plaques from the façade were salvaged and reused on the State Bank Centre façade, as a reminder of the former bank building.
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building embodies the best principles of modern design, relying for its effect on beauty of line and proportion rather than overmuch ornamental embellishment — a dignified building for a dignified and honourable purpose.
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demolition, as well as an appreciated need to protect the scale and heritage of the Martin Place
Precinct. In 1985, when the State Bank Centre was nearing completion, the new Minister for Planning and Environment,
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from 1982, the bank's management sought to replace the existing building with a new structure for $ 28.5 million. The building would be replaced by a post-modern style office tower to house both the State Bank and
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main headquarters until 1982. Despite its distinctive design receiving recognition for its heritage value as "one of the finest art deco buildings in Australia", including from the
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Glasscott, Joseph (22 March 1985). "No demolition for 'visual and emotional reference points' - Martin Place precinct will be protected". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
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declared that Sutherland would become known as "the Judas of Martin Place" for his role in the bank's destruction. In August 1982, the bank building was placed on the
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1654:"Home Affairs and Environment COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 NOTICE OF ENTRY IN THE REGISTER OF THE NATIONAL ESTATE"
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1206:" The State Bank demolishes more for you, perosnally - This Building Must Stay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1982. p. 9.
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Glascott, Joseph (10 June 1981). "And now ... new look for a Martin Place corner". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1.
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Shanahan, Dennis (23 March 1982). "Council in fight to save bank building". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 3.
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Haskell, John (15 April 1982). "Rural Bank scheme lacks design concept". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8.
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Glascott, Joseph (11 June 1981). "Outcry as demolition threat to bank". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
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77,734. The southern block was purchased by the Australian Provincial Assurance Company on 23 May 1935, for
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Glascott, Joseph (27 August 1981). "Heritage Council's somersault". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
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1042:"Mural paintings from the Rural Bank of New South Wales Building by Norman Carter Australia, 1936-1938"
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796:"Composite Steel and Concrete Frame Construction THE RURAL BANK, SYDNEY: AN EXAMPLE"
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style by the bank's chief architect, Frank William Turner, the building served as the
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1616:"Council backs bank demolition". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 April 1982. p. 3.
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in Martin Place was connected to the development of Martin Place itself. With the
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957:"Decoration Reviews The Rural Bank New Head Office, Martin Place, Sydney"
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1686:. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 September 1982. p. 2
1529:"Petition opposing demolition of Rural Bank building handed to Premier"
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Metal basement ceilings, Bronze Spandrels, Glazed Screen to 2nd Floor:
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1143:(352). National Library of Australia (Trove): 36b-48. 12 December 1936
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806:(352). National Library of Australia (Trove): 59–67. 12 December 1936
1560:. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 March 1982. p. 15
1660:. No. G39. Australia, Australia. 28 September 1982. p. 25
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and selling out the heritage of Sydney, while Independent Alderman
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Smith's electric clocks and light fittings: Lawrence & Hanson.
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was a landmark bank and commercial building on a block bounded by
1634:. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 July 1982. p. 2
1597:. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 May 1982. p. 3
967:(9). National Library of Australia (Trove): 9–15. 1 January 1937
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Sanitary fittings: R. Fowler Ltd. (Fowler Ware) for Tylor's Ltd.
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On 9 June 1981, to mark the reconstitution of the bank as the
400:(Boardroom, commissioners), Standardised Veneer and Panel Co.
357:. The building was officially completed on 15 December 1936.
267:, Australia. Completed in 1936 and designed in the Inter-war
1110:. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1936. p. 54
1081:. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1936. p. 53
1628:"Sydney City Council under fire over redevelopment plans"
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Steel windows and balustrading: Sydney Ore Steel Co. Ltd.
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Commercial office building in New South Wales, Australia
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Upper exterior composite fascia: Composite Stones Ltd.
1714:. Royal Australian Historical Society. Archived from
1505:. Parliament of New South Wales – via ParlInfo.
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Hot water and heating systems: J. Sainsbury & Co.
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Wood-core fire-proof doors: Austral Roller Shutters.
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Lower exterior granite fascia: Loveridge and Hudson.
1767:"Remembering Sydney's lost buildings – in pictures"
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1747:. Australia, Australia. 11 August 1987. p. 62
1133:"Rural Bank, Sydney: A Symbol of a Great Recovery"
1048:. Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia
674:With the building demolished by January 1983, the
436:Filing cabinets and fireproof doors: Wormald Bros.
556:Sliding grille at the entrance to the vault, 1936
460:Fibrous plaster ceilings: G. R. Lumb & Sons.
451:Marble in vestibule walls: Gamble & Dreelin.
205:Rural Bank of New South Wales; Former Rural Bank
1799:Baskerville, Bruce; Tranter, Guy (March 2015).
1709:"An Historical Guide to Sydney's Green Plaques"
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508:Upper section of the Martin Place facade, 1936
1897:Demolished buildings and structures in Sydney
492:Water strainers: J. Wildridge & Sinclair.
360:On its completion, the architectural journal
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1892:Buildings and structures demolished in 1983
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1769:. The Guardian Australia. 16 November 2016
1755:– via National Library of Australia.
1694:– via National Library of Australia.
1668:– via National Library of Australia.
1642:– via National Library of Australia.
1605:– via National Library of Australia.
1568:– via National Library of Australia.
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1029:– via National Library of Australia.
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416:Strong rooms, safes and lift doors, etc.:
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1902:Former buildings and structures in Sydney
1416:, Megan Paris, Timothy Pascoe, Professor
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995:. Sydney. 25 December 1936. p. 16
1801:"The Open Air Archive: Green Plaques"
1021:. Sydney. 17 November 1938. p. 1
886:. Sydney. 15 December 1936. p. 3
860:. Sydney. 20 December 1935. p. 7
336:for the City of Sydney set under the
279:and through a listing on the Federal
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832:. Sydney. 3 December 1935. p. 3
448:Timber veneer doors: Frederick Rose.
345:ceremony on 19 December 1935 by the
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720:. Sydney. 13 April 1934. p. 11
688:Royal Australian Historical Society
568:Stainless steel cafe kitchens, 1936
1917:Office buildings completed in 1936
1807:. Australian Society of Archivists
1534:. ParlInfo: Member for North Shore
1260:, Maggie Blinco, James Broadbent,
768:"£179,816 Building For Rural Bank"
480:Sanitary ware: Smith & Keelar.
425:Australian Tesselated Tile Company
277:Australian Institute of Architects
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1835:Rural Bank Building, Martin Place
1745:Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette
1680:"Demolition of old bank building"
1658:Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette
776:. Sydney. 2 April 1935. p. 4
748:. Sydney. 1 April 1935. p. 9
287:State Bank Centre development by
1932:1936 establishments in Australia
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1882:Art Deco architecture in Sydney
1444:, David Spode, Peter Stanbury,
669:Register of the National Estate
281:Register of the National Estate
195:Register of the National Estate
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1887:Bank headquarters in Australia
1554:"Council rejects bank's plans"
1498:Mack, Ted (25 February 1982).
1460:, Bunty Turner, Thea Waddell,
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592:State Bank of New South Wales
532:Elizabeth Street facade, 1937
380:Sub-contractors and suppliers
338:Height of Buildings Act, 1912
301:Rural Bank of New South Wales
172:Rural Bank of New South Wales
163:Rural Bank of New South Wales
100:19 December 1935 (Foundation)
183:Hutcherson Bros (Main Works)
129:45.72 m (150.0 ft)
1527:Mack, Ted (10 March 1982).
1392:, Anne McCormick, Alderman
609:National Trust of Australia
580:December 1936 advertisement
233:Martin Place – GPO Precinct
98:20 August 1934 (Excavation)
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1922:Office buildings in Sydney
1372:, Terry Ingram, Professor
544:Main banking chamber, 1936
353:, and the bank president,
347:Premier of New South Wales
53:Commercial office building
1040:Pickett, Charles (2006).
884:The Sydney Morning Herald
830:The Sydney Morning Herald
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613:The Sydney Morning Herald
601:Peddle Thorp & Walker
489:Hardware: Leonard Smythe.
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1046:Powerhouse Collection
1015:"Rural Bank's Murals"
826:"RURAL BANK PREMISES"
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1858:33.8674°S 151.2110°E
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95:Construction started
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1342:Jos Hackforth-Jones
1258:Dame Helen Blaxland
1019:The Daily Telegraph
852:"At The Rural Bank"
773:The Daily Telegraph
249:Rural Bank Building
58:Architectural style
45:General information
24:Rural Bank Building
1863:-33.8674; 151.2110
1684:The Canberra Times
1632:The Canberra Times
1595:The Canberra Times
1558:The Canberra Times
1440:, Rodney de Soos,
1394:Stephen McGoldrick
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