Subject: The Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator is of aesthetic significance as it is perhaps the best surviving example of the work of the architect Walter Burley Griffin and his partner Eric Nicholls.
Photographer: A Comrie
Copyright owner: A Comrie
Date: 28/09/1997
Subject: PCO Plan Number 084
Photographer: Heritage Council of NSW
Copyright owner: Heritage Council of NSW
Date: 26/10/1979
Subject: The incinerator, constructed of local sandstone with a top hamper of painted stucco, carries panels of Griffin's geometric modelling and the building cascades down the hillside in a series of steps with acrobatic verve.
Photographer: A Comrie
Copyright owner: A Comrie
Date: 28/09/1997
Subject: The incinerator is set over three levels and cascades down the sloping hillside in response to the functional requirements of its operation.
Photographer: A Comrie
Copyright owner: A Comrie
Date: 28/09/1997
Subject: The operation of the Incinerator required truck access at both upper and lower levels and Griffin made excellent use of the sloping ground to integrate the building and landscape with its functional requirements.
Photographer: A Comrie
Copyright owner: A Comrie
Date: 28/09/1997
Subject: The Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator is socially significant as it is held in high esteem by those who are interested in the works of Walter Burley Griffin.
Photographer: A Comrie
Copyright owner: A Comrie
Date: 28/09/1997
Subject: The Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator is of historical significance because it is associated with a move by Local Governments along the eastern seaboard of Australia to adopt a new technology in the 1930s.
Photographer: A Comrie
Copyright owner: A Comrie
Date: 28/09/1997
