garden - a rare survivor and evidence of Burwood's onetime prominence among Sydney's fashionable suburbs. The mansion is well set back from Burwood Road with a semi-circular sweep of carriage loop in gravel, edged with recently replanted box hedges (Buxus sempervirens). To the mansion's north-west and rear is a fenced tennis court. The front garden's detailed plantings have recently been reinstated (gravel drive, box hedges, cast iron fountain). A number of mature large trees line the front iron fence facing Burwood Road between the two drive entry gates: a Queensland /macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia), lemon-scented gums (Corymbia citriodora), Port Jackson figs (Ficus rubiginosa), a Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis), camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), brush box (Lophostemon confertus) and another species of fig (Ficus ?microphylla). To the south on Minna Avenue are more mature figs which indicate the extent of The Priory's land prior to subdivision on this side. Modifications and dates The front garden's detailed plantings have recently been reinstated (gravel drive, box hedges, cast iron fountain). Heritage listing The Priory and Grounds was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. See also Australian residential architectural styles References Bibliography Attribution External links New South Wales State Heritage Register Burwood, New South Wales Houses in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Houses completed in 1877 1877 establishments in Australia