Banco Road Court (Supreme Court of New South Wales)

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Banco Court
(Supreme Court of NSW)
Supreme Court of NSW, St James Road Court on St James Road in Sydney.jpg
Pictured in March 2019
LocationSt James Road, Sydney, Australia
Coordinates 33°52′11″S151°12′40″E / 33.8696°S 151.2111°E / -33.8696; 151.2111 Coordinates: 33°52′11″S151°12′40″E / 33.8696°S 151.2111°E / -33.8696; 151.2111
Built1895–1896
Architect Walter Liberty Vernon
Architectural style(s) Federation Free Classical
Owner Department of Justice
Official name: Banco Court, Sydney Supreme Court House; Sydney Supreme Court House (Banco Court); St James Law Courts; King Street Courts
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.799
TypeCourthouse
CategoryLaw Enforcement
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The Banco Court of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is a heritage-listed courthouse at St James Road, Sydney, Australia. It was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built from 1895 to 1896. It is also known as Sydney Supreme Court House (Banco Court), St James Law Courts and King Street Courts. The property is owned by the Department of Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

Supreme Court of New South Wales superior court of New South Wales, Australia

The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court is the highest New South Wales court in the Australian court hierarchy, an appeal by special leave can be made to the High Court of Australia.

Walter Liberty Vernon English architect

Colonel Walter Liberty Vernon was an English architect who migrated to Australia and pursued his career as an architect in Sydney, New South Wales. In his role as the New South Wales Government Architect he is noted for designing multiple government buildings, many of which are extant with listings on national and state heritage registers.

Department of Justice (New South Wales) organization

The New South Wales Department of Justice, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for the administration and development of a just and equitable legal system of courts, tribunals, laws and other mechanisms that further the principles of justice in New South Wales.

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History

The Banco Court building now forms part of the Supreme Court House group. It was designed by the Government Architect W. L. Vernon and built in 1895–96. [1] The building was awarded the 2004 Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award. [1]

New South Wales Government Architect

The New South Wales Government Architect, an appointed officer of the Government of New South Wales, serves as the General Manager of the Government Architect's Office (GAO), a multi-disciplinary consultancy operating on commercial principles providing architecture, design, and engineering services, that is an agency of the government within NSW Public Works.

Description

The Banco Court is a Federation Free Classical building with Baroque influenced decoration evident in the intricate sandstone carving around the window and building entrances. Interiors feature intact elaborate plasterwork and cedar joinery. This building relates well in design and siting to the neighbouring St James' Church. The Banco Court is constructed in face red brick which has contrasting sandstone detailing and trim. Interior materials include cedar joinery and plastework.r [1]

Sandstone A clastic sedimentary rock composed mostly of sand-sized particles

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments.

Plasterwork refers to construction or ornamentation done with plaster, such as a layer of plaster on an interior or exterior wall structure, or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. This is also sometimes called pargeting. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering or rendering, has been used in building construction for centuries. For the art history of three-dimensional plaster, see stucco.

St James Church, Sydney Church in New South Wales, Australia

St James' Church, commonly known as St James', King Street, is a heritage-listed active Anglican parish church located at 173 King Street, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Consecrated in February 1824 and named in honour of St James the Great, it became a parish church in 1835. Designed in the style of a Georgian town church by the transported convict architect Francis Greenway during the governorship of Lachlan Macquarie, St James' is part of the historical precinct of Macquarie Street which includes other early colonial era buildings such as the World Heritage listed Hyde Park Barracks.

The building is in good condition.

Heritage listing

As at 11 January 2001, the Sydney Supreme Court building (Banco Court) located at the rear of the Old Registry building facing St James Road has historic significance as part of the Supreme Court complex. The building has aesthetic significance as a fine and largely intact example of an early twentieth century building in the Federation Free Style, and as the only courthouse in the city constructed in this style. The building makes an important contribution to the character of the immediate area, and with its small town scale blends well with the older buildings in the complex. The building has historic and social significance as part of the site. The site is significant as the location chosen for Macquarie's first Georgian Public School which was modified during construction to accommodate the first New South Wales Supreme Court building. Representative of the style as used ina courthouse building and the quality of the interior detailing is representative of the importance given to judicial buildings at the turn of the century. [2] [1]

Greenway Wing (Supreme Court of New South Wales) former Supreme Court House

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The Banco Court, Sydney Supreme Court House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]

New South Wales State Heritage Register

The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is an heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritage Act, 1977 (NSW) and its 2010 amendments. The register is administered by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, a division of the Government of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment.

See also

Australian non-residential architectural styles are a set of Australian architectural styles that apply to buildings used for purposes other than residence and have been around only since the first colonial government buildings of early European settlement of Australia in 1788.

Federation architecture architectural style prevalent in Australia from around 1890 to 1915

Federation architecture is the architectural style in Australia that was prevalent from around 1890 to 1915. The name refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia.

Old Registry Wing (Supreme Court of New South Wales) former registry office in the Supreme Court House group

The Old Registry Office of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is an heritage-listed courthouse at the corner of Elizabeth Street and St James Road, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Government Architect Alexander Dawson and James Barnet and built from 1859 to 1862. It is also known as Sydney Supreme Court House. The property is owned by the Department of Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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Courthouses in New South Wales were designed by the Colonial Architect, later known as the Government Architect.

George McRae Scottish/Australian architect

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Banco Road Court, Sydney Supreme Court House". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00799. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Peddle Thorp & Walker Pty Ltd, January 1998

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