Busby's Bore

Busby's Bore
An 1857 sketch of the stand pipe in Hyde Park
Overview
LocationCentennial Park to College Street via Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°53′52″S 151°13′42″E / 33.897833°S 151.228376°E / -33.897833; 151.228376
StartLang Park
EndHyde Park
Operation
Work begunSeptember 1827
OpenedJune 1837
OwnerSydney Water
Technical
Design engineerJohn Busby
Length3.6 kilometres (2+14 mi)
Official nameBusby's Bore; Busbys Bore
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.568
TypeBore
CategoryUtilities – Water
BuildersConvict labour

Busby's Bore, Sydney's second water supply, is a heritage-listed former water management facility located between Centennial Park and College Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Busby and built from 1827 to 1837 by convict labour. It is also known as Busbys Bore. The property is owned by Sydney Water. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999,[1] and on local government heritage registers.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Busby's Bore". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00568. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Busby's Bore". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  3. ^ "Busby's Bore". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  4. ^ "Busby's Bore". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.