Historical information

The grand home is the first Church of England vicarage, 'Priorswood' to be built in Sunbury. It was sited at the east end of Station Street on Vicarage Hill and about a kilometre from St. Mary's Church in O'Shanassy Street. The distance between the two buildings presented a problem especially when the vicar had to negotiate a natural waterway across the lower end of Station Street after heavy rain. In 1914 a new Federation style vicarage was built adjacent to the church in O'Shanassy Street and was replaced in the 1960s with a more modern building, which was demolished in the 2020s to make way for 8 Oaks Community Centre.

Significance

'Priorswood' is now a private home and has a local heritage listing.

Physical description

A print of a non-digital black and white photograph of a Gothic style brick home with a slate roof.