Charles Robert Summerhayes Explained

Charles Robert Summerhayes
Office:	21st Mayor of Ryde
Term Start:	February 1911
Term End:	12 February 1913
Successor:	David Anderson
Predecessor:	John Redshaw
Term Start1:	December 1921
Term End1:	December 1922
Predecessor1:	Charles Dyer
Successor1:	Charles Dyer
Office2:	Alderman on the Ryde Municipal Council
Term Start2:	14 February 1905
Term End2:	December 1923
Constituency2:	West Ward
Birth Date:	1860 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Mudgee, Colony of New South Wales
Death Place:	Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Architect

Charles Robert Summerhayes (1 September 1860 – 2 October 1948) was an Australian architect, builder and politician, who served on the Ryde Municipal Council, including several terms as mayor.

Biography

Summerhayes was first elected as an alderman for the West Ward on the Ryde Municipal Council in February 1905.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Summerhayes died age 88 at his long-time residence, "Womerah" in Eastwood, survived by his seven children.^[5]

Key works

• Terrace Group, 16–34 Gibbes Street, Newtown, New South Wales (1896)^[6]
• Bombara, Stanmore Road, Stanmore, New South Wales (1897)^[7]
• Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Surry Hills, New South Wales (1898; altered 1931)^[8]
• Womerah, Trelawney Street, Eastwood, New South Wales (1905)^[9]
• St Philip's Anglican Church, Eastwood, New South Wales (1907)^[10]
• Summerhayes Shops Group, Rowe Street, Eastwood, New South Wales (c. 1920)^[11]
• Duke of York Theatre (Odeon Eastwood), Rowe Street, Eastwood, New South Wales (1927; demolished 1973).^[12]
• Eastwood Park Grandstand, Eastwood, New South Wales (1933)^[13]
• Ryde Park Rotunda, Ryde Park, Ryde, New South Wales (1934)^[14]
• Elston Court, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales (1934)^[15]

Notes and References

1. News: MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF RYDE. Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 109 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 February 1905 . 29 April 2017 . 1465 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: ALDERMAN C. R. SUMMERHAYES (Mayor of Ryde). . Truth . 1022 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 February 1911 . 28 April 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Mayor of Ryde. . . XLIV . 1966 . New South Wales, Australia . 16 May 1912 . 28 April 2017 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: MAYOR OF RYDE. . The Cumberland Argus And Fruitgrowers Advocate . XXXV . 2791 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 December 1921 . 28 April 2017 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Family Notices . The Sydney Morning Herald. 34,566 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 October 1948 . 29 April 2017 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Terrace Group including interiors and front fencing. New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
7. Web site: Bombara - Villa. New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
8. Web site: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church . New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
9. Web site: Womerah - Federation Queen Anne style dwelling. New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
10. Web site: St Philip's Anglican Church and 1920s church hall . New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
11. Web site: Summerhayes Shops Group. New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
12. News: DUKE OF YORK THEATRE, EASTWOOD. . The Sydney Morning Herald . 27,907 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 June 1927 . 29 April 2017 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
13. Web site: Eastwood Park - Grandstand. New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
14. Web site: Ryde Park Rotunda. New South Wales Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. 29 April 2017.
15. News: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION . . 30,240 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 December 1934 . 26 December 2023 . 5 . National Library of Australia.