ONLY CRANKER FAÇADE TO REMAIN, CONFIRMS PLAN SA
The Crown & Anchor façade, restored to its original 1920s form, is all that will remain of the beloved heritage-listed watering hole the development plans reveal.
Image obtained from Plan SA.
The Crown & Anchor façade, restored to its original 1920s form, is all that will remain of the beloved heritage-listed watering hole the development plans filed by MasterPlan to the State Commission Assessment Panel reveal. Published today on the PlanSA website for public comment, this finding is another blow to South Australia’s live music community.
Filed on February 6, the 56-page development application delivered on behalf of Wee Hurr Holdings stated that “the aim of the proposed development is to retain the elements of Heritage Value of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, in particular, the restoration façade to its original 1920s form.”
The document continues: “As such, the proposal comprises the demolition of most of the Hotel, whilst retaining and restoring the southern and eastern façades.” The restoration work will see the parapet pediment reconstructed, quoins reinstated and rendered, the removal of the verandah and the inclusion of historical detailing throughout.”
To arrive at this finding, the proposal acknowledges that Cranker is deemed a “Local Heritage Place (LHP) under the Planning and Design Code (the Code).” However, their Heritage Impact Statement Report prepared by DASH Architects notes that “the Code and the SA Heritage Places database do not provide any detail of the event of the listing.”
“However, investigations into the history and context of the origin of the listing revealed that its value is vested in its contribution to the historic townscape qualities of the locality, making the southern and eastern facades the predominant elements of Heritage Value,” the file continues.
It also took into account the “extensive internal changes over time that have removed any significant heritage value from any internal elements.”
“DASH Architects note that the Hotel has undergone significant external changes since its construction in 1880, particularly in the late 1920s when it underwent modernisation and expansion works. Thus, its greatest contribution to the locality was in its form prior to this modernisation,” the document concludes.
The news comes as the first image proposed of the 19-storey accommodation was revealed. It will include an “ancillary shop/café on the ground floor and associated amenities.” People can leave their thoughts on the development from today until midnight on Sunday, May 5. You can read more about this news story here.
More to come.
