Helen Wilson Heritage Consultant

List of Reports and Services

The work of Helen Wilson Heritage Conservation Design covers reports and services on a wide range of types and eras of historic buildings and sites, including residential, commerical and industrial properties, both private and public. The work is both large and small scale and includes heritage impact statements, conservation management plans and strategies, interpretation plans, archival recordings, and schedules of conservation works. Some very small projects have been undertaken that make a big difference, such as colour schemes and conservation and reconstruction works to house frontages. Selected reports and services are listed below:

Conservation management + Fabric reports

Conservation management plans, conservation management strategies, fabric surveys and schedules, condition reports

Wyckliffe, Sydney. Federation villa (1905)

Montrose, Glebe, Sydney. Villa built by Glebe's first mayor, Sir George Wigram Allen (c1868)

Byron Lodge, Sydney. Victorian Rustic Gothic sandstone residence (c1866)

Assessments

+ Interpretion

Heritage reports, heritage impact statements, interpretation plans, heritage assessments

Struggletown sandstone cottage, Randwick (c1860)

The Avenue Randwick, Sydney. Terrace (1888)

Smithfield split slab cottage, Sydney (1875)

Timber plank cottage, North Sydney (1891)

Albion Street commercial terrace, Waverley (c1890)

Circular Quay undercroft, Sydney

Myrtle Street units, Botany Sydney

Botany RSL commercial/residential, Sydney

Primitive Methodist Church, Rozelle Sydney (1880)

Medical Centre, Botany, Sydney (1900, 1952)

Pennant Hills cottage on Samuel Marsden's land grant (c1838)

Sydney Harbour Bridge, SE Pylon (1932)

Yerranderie Court House (1906), Police Station (1907) and St Senan's Church (1910) Yerranderie for Sydney Water

Petersham Inn, Sydney. Reports, advice on interiors and exteriors of Art Deco hotel (c1938)

Retort House, Shoalhaven Gasworks, Nowra. (1949) Sub-consultant

Boatmens' Terrace, Newcastle. (1893) Possibly the first example of model workers' housing in Australia. Sub-consultant

Percy Street house, Wellington NSW. (c1900)

Gardeners Road house, Daceyville Garden Suburb, Sydney (1912)

Balmain terrace, Sydney. Victorian Filigree (c1880)

Willoughby Road house, Naremburn, Sydney (c1930)

Commercial terrace, Eastwood Sydney (1910)

Willoughby Road house, Naremburn, Sydney (c1930)

Commercial terrace, Eastwood Sydney (1910)

Hopewell Street terrace, Paddington Sydney (c1890)

Edinburgh Road house, Willoughby Sydney (c1930)

Independent heritage advice for Botany Council. Various properties- Botany, Mascot, Eastlakes

Regions - Studies

NSW, Australia. Southern Region. Reviewed and assessed conservation management plans and development applications. OEH- Heritage Division 2018.

Millers Point, Sydney. Reviewed Conservation Management Plans and Public Domain Plans and Controls. Assessed development applications. OEH Heritage Division 2016-2018.

Millers Point Planning Proposal. Study of legislation, controls, typologies. City of Sydney 2015.

City of Sydney Municipality. Reviewed 20,000 properties in City of Sydney Conservation Areas with a team of heritage professionals. 2014-2015.

Community Heritage Values in Southern Forests Region NSW. Sub-consultant to Context, Melbourne

Community Heritage Study Stage 1. Wellington Council.

Experience

International experience and group projects

Vijayanagara, Karnataka, India. UNESCO World Heritage site

Whilst Coordinating the First Year Architecture course at Sydney University, Helen Wilson led a group of 15 students to India to participate in an international project, the Vijayanagara Research Project on the last great Hindu Kingdom and the Capital City of the Vijayanagara Empire (14th-16th Cent CE). The Group of Monuments at Hampi is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Our group assisted in the drawing and recording of buildings including temples, the elephant stables and the Queen's bath. Vijayanagara Research Project documentation is housed in the British Library.

Desktop Review for World Heritage Site Inscription (Confidential)

South Brisbane Gas Works, Brisbane. Adaptive re-use proposal for industrial Museum. Joint student project

Reference Committees + Panels

WAVERLEY COUNCIL. Sustainability Committee. 2019

ICOMOS GA2020. Appointed as the Sustainability Focal Point to the ICOMOS General Assembly Organising Committee. 2019

ICOMOS CCHWG. Prepared and coordinated Peer Reviews for ISCES+CC and NSCES. Editor for Outline prepared by the CCHWG (ICOMOS Climate Change and Heritage Working Group) on climate change and sustainability issues in heritage, addressing the Paris Agreement. Outline presented to World Heritage Committee, Baku, Azerbaijan, July 2019.

ICOMOS. General Assembly, Resolutions Committee. Delhi, 2017.

National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards. Judge 2013-2015

Hunters Hill Conservation Advisory Panel. National Trust Representative 2014-2016

Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Energy + Sustainability (NSCES). Co-Convenor. From 2014

ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Energy and Sustainability (ISCES) Expert Member from 2012, Secretary from 2014.

ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Historic Towns and Villages (CIVVIH). Expert Member from 2012.

Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee 2007-2013. Secretary, Membership Secretary

Woollahra Council Heritage Awards. Judge, 2006

Waverley Council Reference Committee. Bronte Cemetery Coastal Walkway 2008

Waverley Council Reference Committee. Bronte Pool Structural Remediation Works

2006

Waverley Council Reference Committee. Bronte Park Plan of Management 2004

Woollahra Council Reference Committee. Watsons Bay DCP 2003