Heritage Places
Heritage Place Details
| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
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| Address |
Cliff Street MANNUM |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Development Plan |
Mid Murray Council |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Dwelling ('Bleak House', former home of W R Randell) |
| Registered Name |
Bleak House |
| Significance |
Bleak House is of great heritage significance because of its identification with William Richard Randell.
Randell built the 'Mary Ann', the first steamer to ply the River Murray. It was launched from his father's property in February 1853. From these beginnings he built several steamers and barges and developed an extensive shipping business based upon Mannum. A site for the town was surveyed by the government in 1864. Soon after Randell bought and subdivided other land about the area where he had been transhipping goods for ten years. It was here that the town developed. Randell lived at Mannum (with intervals in other towns) until 1876, when his father died, and he moved to Gumeracha.
Bleak House was built about the same time as Randell's subdivision and was his home for many years. The garden was 'the pride of Mannum'. The terraced, irrigated garden was one of the places visited by Deakin, which stimulated him to invite the Chaffey brothers to set up an irrigation settlement in Australia. |
| Subject Index |
Residential - House |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
21-OCT-1993 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Mid Murray |
| State Heritage ID |
14305 |
| Heritage Number |
16319 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5395/872 D21080 A4 |
Disclaimer
While due care has been taken to ensure that the SA Heritage Places Database accurately reflects the South Australian Heritage Register and listings of Local Heritage Places in Development Plans, the State of South Australia does not accept liability for the use of the SA Heritage Database for any purpose. Users should consult the Department for Environment and Water - Heritage South Australia to confirm the listing of State Heritage Places and the relevant Development Plan for Local Heritage Places/Contributory Items.
In the majority of cases, the maps of State Heritage Places on this web site show the footprints of the most significant structures on a registered Place. However, sometimes they simply indicate the complete area of land comprising the Place. Work is proceeding to further refine the mapping of such places. It is also important to note that development control is not limited to the registered structures but extends to their setting and structures nearby (what is termed ‘development affecting’ a State Heritage Place). Hence it is vital that exact details of the listed place and implications for any proposed development be discussed with Heritage South Australia staff, as they cannot be deduced solely from the information on this web site. The inclusion of a place in the SA Heritage Register gives no right of public access. Permission to visit properties must be sought from the owners. The accuracy of the mapping of State Heritage Places is not guaranteed. Please contact Heritage SA ( https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/heritage/sa-heritage-register) if you believe there is an error.
GIS files
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