Parker Pen Factory
The Parker Pen Factory was located in the Art Deco style building at 159-163 Cleveland Street in Redfern. In the Darlington Conservation Area report (CA17) the façade of this old factory "... also makes a contribution to the streetscape of Cleveland street as a remnant Interwar element, and is considered worthy of retention".
Hopefully it is retained if the Major Project Application which has been lodged with the Department of Planning for a mixed commercial & residential development goes ahead.
A redevelopment of the site was proposed in 2011. "The proposal was for a 5-storey, 461 bed student accommodation facility with ground floor communal recreation spaces organised around a large landscaped courtyard. The building is entered off the corner of Cleveland and Abercrombie Street with student lounge, meeting and communal laundry located along Cleveland Street and accessed directly of the courtyard".
Part of the proposal was that the Cleveland Street facade of the old factory was to be retained to preserve the industrial history of the area.
In November 2022 I was in the area and took this photo of how the proposed development turned out. The artist's imprssion was pretty spot on. The original facade is very nicely hidden behind some trees. At least it is still there I guess.
- NSW Government Planning
- Major Projects Planning - NSW Government
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