Preserving The Rocks

Since 1900 the historic fabric of The Rocks was slowly demolished as old gave way to new. Today, the New South Wales Government actively preserves and promotes this important fragment of early Sydney.

Public concerns to preserve the historic buildings of The Rocks can be traced back as early as 1939 when the Commissariat Store on Circular Quay was demolished. By the 1960s, faced with high-rise development, local residents joined forces with trades unions, planners, historians and lawyers to ensure the historic values of The Rocks were preserved.

Brooklyn Hotel, 229 George st, 1970
229 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
29-31 George st, 1980
29 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
13-15 Playfair st, 1901
13 Playfair St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
Sailors Home, 106-108 George st, 2010
106-108 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
47 George st, 1970
47 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
93 George st, 2010
93 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
107-109 George st, 1970
107-109 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
149-151 George st, 1980
149 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
101 George st, 1980
101 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia
32-36 Gloucester st, 1970
32 Gloucester St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia