Allambie

The former guesthouse known as Allambie is located at 1256-1258 Bells Line of Road, Kurrajong Heights, New South Wales. The property is currently owned by Transport for NSW with the probable intention to demolish the stucture to allow road widening under the Bells Line of Road Corridor Plan. It is listed as an item of local heritage significance in the Hawkesbury Local Environmental Plan 2012 There have been a number of public submissions supporting the retention of the cottage.

An application has been lodged (June 2022) with Hawkesbury City Council www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au to allow demolition of this Heritage Item however the fate of the structure will not be decided by Hawkesbury City Council.

As of January 2024, the proposal for demolition of the guesthouse will be decided by the Sydney Western City Planning Panel. For further details of the proposal before the panel go to https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/planning-panel/demolition-heritage-item-allambie-cottages

See also February 2024 edition of the Hawkesbury Post newspaper for more information.

The land is part of the 80 acre grant to Samuel North dated 30 December 1839 described as Portion 190 Parish of Kurrajong County of Cook. It was later owned by James Comrie and was subdivided into small blocks. In 1922 the property was owned by Alwin Peck, orchardist and then the same year passed to Frank Carl Peck, also an orchardist of Kurrajong Heights. Allambie was constructed on Portion 34 on the corner of Bells Line of Road and Douglas Road by the Pecks. In 1937 the guesthouse was owned by Kurrajong Heights Hotel Pty Ltd and in 1945 was purchased by Sydney businessman, Percy Freeman.

The guest house opened in the early 1930s and in 1932 was under the management of Mrs Myers. It boasted “modern conveniences included electric light, sewer and abundant water supply”. Physical activities were also catered for including tennis, and riding, a ‘good table’ was assured.

Excerpt from the Sydney Morning Herald 2 November 1932 p. 4 Advertising https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16927139

Read about the life of Amena Murray at Allambie, Kurrajong Heights.

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