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Statement of Significance

The shed at No. 68 East Street demonstrates the former agricultural activities associated with the historic town site and is a representative example of a corrugated sheet shed from the late 19th century.

Physical Description

The property at No. 68 East Street, Guildford is concealed by a high brick wall, which runs along the front western property boundary. The property comprises a brick and Colorbond dwelling, which was constructed in the 1980s. The dwelling replaced an earlier tennis court and has been built to reflect the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.
Along the south-eastern corner of the property there is a relatively large shed constructed from corrugated sheeting with a gable roof form. This shed was thought to have been used as a coach house possibly for the nearby Woodbridge Inn. Early photographs show that the shed was a simple structure with double doors along the western elevation.
The shed has been converted into a kitchen and dining facility associated with the residence of No. 68 East Street, Guildford. Entry is now gained through a pair of French doors with glass panes. Internally the space has been retrofitted with timber floorboards, plasterboard walls and ceilings, a kitchen and toilet. Externally, the original wall and roof sheeting has been replaced. Two skylights have been installed along the southern roof plane

History

The property at No. 68 East Street, Guildford once formed part of No. 70 East Street, Guildford, a large property previously owned by the Jones and then later the Hillman families. No. 70 East Street is commonly referred to as Hillman House and was constructed in two phases: c.1847 and 1903. It is thought that the subject corrugated iron shed was constructed during one of these building campaigns.
Up until the mid to late part of the 20th Century the property comprised of a tennis court associated with Hillman House.

In 1985 the land comprising No. 68 East Street was subdivided off from No. 70 East Street, Guildford, sold and a new dwelling constructed. The redevelopment of No. 68 East Street retained the early iron shed along the south-eastern corner of the property, which was reportedly used for housing coaches and storing cow fodder for the cows grazed in the nearby Queen’s Meadow (now known as King’s Meadow).
It is thought that the early tennis courts and coach house were used as the first Guildford Tennis Club and the coach house became the clubhouse
It is understood that in the 1980s the shed was adapted into an office and more recently it has been adapted into a kitchen and dining facility for the main house at No.68 East Street.

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