Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study: Stage 2B

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Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study Stage 2B 2007-08
PLACE NAME : Angahook General Store
Place No. A216
Assessment: December 2008
119 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Economic Development in the Shire (Commerce &
Retail)
Towns (Coastal Towns)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Photograph Date/No. 311007-25
CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON STATUTORY REGISTERS:
Victorian Heritage Register:
Heritage Inventory:
Local Planning Scheme:
CURRENT HERITAGE STATUS ON OTHER REGISTERS:
Register of the National Estate - Database No:
National Trust (Victoria) Register:
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE:
Local
PRECINCT NAME (If Located within a Precinct)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register
Recommended for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Inventory
Recommended for inclusion as a Heritage Overlay in the Planning Scheme
Schedule to the Heritage Overlay
External Paint Controls Should Apply
Internal Alteration Controls Should Apply
Tree Controls Should Apply
Fences &/or Outbuildings of Note
Comments
Extent of Heritage Overlay: whole site (Lot 1 of
recent subdivison).
It is recommended that the word "yes" be provided in the "Prohibited Uses May Be Permitted" column in the
Schedule to the Heritage Overlay, to give flexibility for future uses that may normally be prohibited, so long
as the uses do not impact on significance.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
The Angahook General Store at 119 Great Ocean Road, has significance as a legacy of commercial
development in Anglesea during the interwar period, a time when Anglesea progressed dramatically as a
seaside destination as a result of the opening of the Great Ocean Road. It was built in 1929 for Reg and
Ivy Baldry. From 1937, it was managed by Miss Marion Francis who purchased the business in 1942.
The shop has particular longtime associations with Miss Francis who was a local identity. The shop was a
local community hub prior to the construction of the Memorial Hall in 1954, with township meetings, Red
Cross meetings and other important community events being held there until the mid 20th century. The
Dr David Rowe: Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd & Wendy Jacobs: Architect & Heritage Consultant
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building appears to be in good condition and of moderate integrity.
The Angahook General Store at 119 Great Ocean Road is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL
level (AHC A.4, H.1, G.1). It is a physical legacy of the dramatic development in Anglesea during the
interwar period, when the town became more popular as a seaside destination as a result of the opening
of the Great Ocean Road. In particular, the General Store has associations with Miss Marion Francis,
longtime owner and operator who became a local identity in the town. The General Store continues to be
recognised by some locals as a reflection of early twentieth century community life, being a hub for
township meetings, Red Cross meeting and other important community events prior to the construction of
the Memorial Hall in 1954. The historical and social significance of the place is embodied in the surviving
(albeit altered) building fabric. The Angahook General Store is the only surviving intact example of an
interwar commercial building in Anglesea and one of few remaining in the Surf Coast Shire.
The Angahook General Store at 119 Great Ocean Road of architectural interest. Although the building has
experienced alterations, it continues to clearly demonstrate original design qualities for an interwar
commercial shop. These qualities include the gabled roof form and the stepped parapet at the front.
Other intact or appropriate qualities include the strapped cement sheet wall cladding, face brick chimney,
and the timber framed shopfront display windows. The projecting post-supported skillion front verandah,
while introduced, is similar to the original design.
Overall, the Angahook General Store at 119 Great Ocean Road is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The Angahook Cafe and General Store, 119 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea is set on a small flat site with a
car park at the front.
The symmetrical, single storey, strapped cement sheet interwar commercial building is characterised by a
gabled roof form clad in corrugated Colorbond and by a stepped parapet at the front. A post-supported
skillion verandah projects at the front. It has been introduced but largely reflects the original verandah as
shown in historical photographs. The timber framed shopfront display windows are early, but the double
door opening and doors have been altered by the removal of the original ingo. The cement sheet cladding
below the shopfront windows has also been replaced with ripple iron. There is an early face brick chimney
at the rear. At the side is an addition that was originally constructed in the c.1940s, and the front portion of
the side wing was altered in 2001. On the other side two early timber doors with leadlight glazing have
been boarded over for safety reasons.
HISTORY:
General Background
Post contact European settlement of Anglesea began as early as 1846 as part of the ‘Anglohawk’ run of
Thomas Carter. In 1852-53 the lease was purchased by Thomas Butson Pearse and Robert McConachy.
In the following year they applied for 530 acres of freehold land upon which they erected a slab house, two
huts and stables.
The Anglesea River was the boundary between the Shires of Barrabool and Winchelsea when the Shire of
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Barrabool was created in 1865. By this time, Anglesea was known as Swampy Creek, an isolated fishing
spot difficult to access. In 1868, James Noble bought 325 acres of land on the west side of Swampy
Creek. By the 1870s, there had been a number of applications for land having ocean frontages west
from Point Roadknight. Still isolated and difficult to reach, travelers were ‘told to ask for directions at
Cunningham’s Jan Juc (Bellbrae) store’ and were ‘reminded to close the gate when leaving his paddock.’
In 1877, a track from Jan Juc to Swampy Creek was surveyed. The impending permanent track appears
to have prompted the Victorian Government to permanently reserve the western side of the land
comprising the river bank and the sea embankments as a coastal reserve in 1876.
The popularity of Swampy Creek continued into the 1880s and on 1 March 1884, James Noble auctioned
part of his land as the Township of Gladstone on the Anglesea River. This caused the name of the area to
be changed from Swampy Creek to Anglesea River. Two years later in 1886, the Winchelsea Shire
Council was petitioned to erect a bridge over the Anglesea River. It was at this time when the Township of
Anglesea was subdivided into 40 allotments.
By 1916, Anglesea had become a small seaside village. The quiet nature of Anglesea was to substantially
change in the ensuing years. In 1918, the Great Ocean Road Trust was established to manage the
construction of the ‘modern coastal highway' to link Barwon Heads to Warrnambool. The first section of
the narrow gravel track was opened between Torquay and Eastern View in March 1922. It was planned
as a tourist and scenic road, demonstrating that ‘tourism was as powerful a road-building incentive in the
1920s as trade.'
The dramatic impact on progress of Anglesea as a result of the opening of the Great Ocean Road from
1922 and the greater availability of the motor car after the Second World War is reflected in the Military
Survey Plans of the town in 1928 and 1956. The Plan for 1928 shows approximately 22 buildings on the
west side of the Anglesea River. By 1956, there had been additional land subdivisions and a substantial
increase in the number of buildings constructed. This clearly reveals that Anglesea had become an
important tourist destination from the interwar period.
History of the Angahook General Store
The popularity of Anglesea as a seaside resort brought about the need for further commercial enterprises.
The site at 119 Great Ocean Road originally comprised allotment 24 on the Anglesea River subdivision
plan (n.d.). This cafe and store was constructed in 1929 for Reg and Ivy Baldry. A gabled building, it
featured a strapped parapet and post-supported skillion verandah at the front, as shown in the attached
historical photograph. The building contained a general store, grocery section, dining room and kitchen,
together with a small accommodation section. The shopfront comprised a central ingo with two single
timber and glazed door openings (to comply with the law at the time and allow the grocery section to be
closed off on a Sunday) and flanking timber framed display windows. The large parapet was used to
display signage.
Reg and Ivy Baldry moved to Lorne in 1937. In the ensuing years an advertisement for both of the
Baldrys' businesses and Anglesea and Lorne read: "Campers and Caravanners Patronise - L. & R.
Baldry's General Stores Lorne and Anglesea" (see historical photograph). Their employee, Marion
Francis, managed the business for them until 1942 when she purchased the business and freehold.
Marion Francis used the front part of the building as a general store, the middle section as a tea room (with
a side entrance from Minifrie Avenue) and the rear portion as a small two bedroomed dwelling. Her
parents came to live with her and helped her operate the establishment.
Marion Francis became a local identity in Anglesea. She was a popular and likeable person and during
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World War Two she and her mother were members of the Volunteer Air Observers' Corps at the Loveridge
Lookout. Lindsay Braden in Jottings of the past provides an insight into Marion's travels to and from the
Lookout during the war years:
"During this time most of the spotters rode across to the look-out on their bikes. Marion decided what was
good enough for them was good enough for her, and also purchased a bicycle. The story goes that she
was only game to pedal as far as what we now know as the 'Four Kings' corner [a road house demolished
in 2007], then dismounted and walked the rest of the way. Coming home she was too terrified to ride
down the incline, and walked again. There was no room to park her bike in the shop, so she kept it beside
her bed!"
As difficult as getting to and from the Lookout must have been for Marion Francis, a more serious difficulty
for her was her business, which was severely curtailed during the war years.
The postwar years brought with them greater prosperity for Marion Francis' store and cafe. A postwar
advertisement states that the Angahook Cafe and General Store specially catered for motorists and
campers with morning and afternoon teas and suppers, and hot meals were a specialty. Her business had
seating accommodation for over 60. A petrol bowser was situated at the front of the store.
Although the Angahook Cafe and General Store catered for locals and the tourist trade, it was also a
community hub. Before the Anglesea Memorial Hall was built in 1954, township meetings were held at
Marion's cafe. The inaugural meeting for ladies interested in forming an associates section of the
Anglesea Golf Club was also held here. It was also the location of the local Red Cross and for a meeting
of 150 protestors to the Town Plan in 1951.
Marion Francis died in 1964 at the age of 60. This brought about the end of an era in Anglesea at the wellknown Angahook General Store and Cafe. In the late 20th century, the business was renamed "Maid
Marion's" in reference to Marion Francis. By 2001, it had reverted to its original name.
COMPARISON:
Other Early Local Commercial Buildings in Anglesea
The only other commercial enterprise immediately historically comparable with the Angahook Cafe and
Store was the Four Kings Roadhouse, further south on the Great Ocean Road. It was built in 1946-47 for
Alex Wynum King and designed by the prolific Geelong architects, Buchan Laird and Buchan. Styled in a
futuristic Modern Functionalist idiom for the period, with an emphasis on roadside convenience, the
Roadhouse was originally designed as a large complex that was to include a snack bar, shop, garage,
cabaret, modern children’s playground and picnic area, and a three storey accommodation building to
house 80-100 holiday makers. While the eventual design was not as grand as the large complex initially
proposed, the food centre and snack bar was a pioneering concept at the time. The snack bar wing in
particular – with its reinforced concrete roof beams, flat roof and walls, large expanses of timber framed
windows and highly distinctive broadly projecting eaves overhang with curved corners – represented the
hallmarks of Modern Functionalist design for the new age of roadside architecture. It was built by J.C.
Taylor of Geelong. The former Four Kings Roadhouse was considered to be the earliest known extant
purpose-built roadhouse in Victoria. It was demolished in May/June 2007.
Other Early Commercial Buildings in the Surf Coast Shire
Other early commercial building in the Surf Coast Shire include the following:
*Moriac General Store, Cape Otway Road, Moriac: a timber shop and residence having a tiled roof and
projecting skillion verandah, it was the first building constructed in the Hendy Subdivision in Moriac in
c.1924.
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*Shop, 565 Cape Otway Road, Moriac: an interwar shop building having a stepped and curved prominent
front parapet, projecting post-supported skillion front verandah and early shopfront window and ingo with
single door opening.
* Former Butcher's Shop, 112-112a Mountjoy Parade: built in c.1910, the single storey shop with glazed
black and white tiled surround and projecting post-supported skillion verandah was substantially altered
with a multi-storey residential apartment development added in the late 1990s.
* Erskine River Shops: a group of small timber shops that includes: a 19th century book shop, c.1900 cafe
and a slightly later photographic studio and shop, these buildings have important associations with the
early history of the Lorne township. The oldest shop in the group was built before 1893 as William Wallis'
book shop (now Lorne Antiques and Bookshop). The Rivergum Cafe appears in a c.1900 photograph and
has always operated as a cafe. There is also a two storey timber building (Erskine River Trading
Company) that appears to have been built as an extension to the former book shop. It appears in a c.1912
photograph.
* Main Street Shops, Winchelsea: a strip of small shops adjacent to the Barwon Hotel which include at
least two altered interwar buildings having prominent parapets and projecting skillion front verandahs
similar to the Angahook General Store and Cafe.
*Torquay Crafts (former Butcher's Shop): 17-19 Anderson Street, Torquay: built in 1922 by Sam and Bert
Howes using hand-made bricks manufactured by David Berryman and Tom Pesud. The building was
apparently a butcher’s shop for many years until it was acquired by Mr Mack and Miss Pane of South
Geelong and used as a draper's shop. It was later used as Tea Rooms. The interwar shop building at the
corner (19 Anderson Street) is modestly scaled and has a simple gable roof form clad in corrugated
Colorbond. A broad skillion verandah projects at the front and is supported by introduced timber posts.
An early photograph of the shop (as depicted on the Craft Shop brochure below) reveals that the verandah
and timber weatherboard gable infill appear to be early, although one of the early shopfront windows and
the door opening have been relocated, as they differ from that shown in the historical photograph. Behind
the shop are outbuildings constructed of concrete block. Although altered and adapted, the design and
construction of these outbuildings suggest that they were constructed simultaneous to the original shop
building in the 1920s as killing sheds or cool stores, or other outbuildings associated with the butcher’s
operation.
* Former Murrell's General Store, Willis Street, Winchelsea: originally built in 1861 for Councillor Murrell,
the bluestone building has a steeply pitched hipped roof form and introduced skillion verandah at the front.
It has been altered, with early 20th century shopfront windows introduced at the front as well as the front
verandah.
REFERENCES:
K.L. Cecil, Chronological list of events at Anglesea, 2nd edn., Anglesea & District Historical Society Inc.,
Anglesea, 1992.
I. Wynd, Barrabool: Land of the Magpie, Barrabool Shire, Torquay, 1992.
L. Braden, Early Anglesea Houses and Structures, Anglesea & District Historical Society Inc., Anglesea,
update 1999, reprinted 2005, p.14.
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L. Braden, Early Anglesea Families, Anglesea & District Historical Society Inc., Anglesea, update 1999,
reprinted 2007.
L. Braden, Jottings of the past: Anglesea - Airey's Inlet - Through to Big Hill, Anglesea & District Historical
Society Inc., Anglesea, n.d.
Certificates of Title, vol. 272, fol. 269, vol. 1149, fol. 622.
Parish of Angahook Map, Geelong Heritage Centre map collection, A35.
Anglesea River Subdivision Plan and Auction Notice, n.d., Geelong Heritage Centre map collection, A37.
Township of Gladstone Subdivision Plan, c.1886, Geelong Heritage Centre map collection, G55.
Bon-Air Estate Subdivision Auction Notice, 26 December 1918, Geelong Heritage Centre map collection,
B90.
Bon-Air Homestead Estate Auction Notice, 29 December 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre map collection,
B31.
Military Survey Plans for Anglesea, 1928 and 1956, Susie Zada private collection.
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31.
Context Pty Ltd (with Dr Carlotta Kellaway), Surf Coast Shire Inventory of Places, Stage 1, 1998.
D. Rowe, 'Loveridge Lookout' Conservation Management Plan (draft), prepared for the Surf Coast Shire,
2007.
D. Rowe, Heritage Report & Assessment of the Four King's Roadhouse, Anglesea, prepared for the Surf
Coast Shire, October 2001.
D. Rowe, Heritage Report: 17-19 Anderson Street, Torquay, prepared for the Surf Coast Shire, August
2007.
Context Pty Ltd & D. Rowe, Surf Coast Shire Heritage Assessments Database, 1998-2002.
Verbal comments from Noel & Marion Russell, owners, November 2008.
Historical photograph of Miss Francis kindly provided by Vaughan Lamb, Coulter Roache Lawyers, 13
November 2008.
Aerial image supplied by the Surf Coast Shire.
Angahook Cafe & Stores, n.d. [interwar period]. Source:
Braden, Early Anglesea Houses & Structures, p.13.
Advertisement by L. & R. Baldry, 1938. Source:
Braden, Early Anglesea Families, p.2.
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Advertisement by Marion Francis, n.d. [c.1950]. Source:
Braden, Early Anglesea Families, p.8.
Maid Marion's Store, 1998. Source: Context Pty Ltd,
Surf Coast Heritage Study Inventory of Places.
Marion Francis outside the Angahook Cafe, n.c.
[c.1955]. Source: N. & M. Russell, c/o Vaughan Lamb,
Coulter Roache Lawyers, Anglesea.
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PLACE NAME : Loma Larnee
Place No. A319
45 Harvey Street, Anglesea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Housing (Holiday Houses)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The mature cypress hedges on three boundaries
contribute to the significance of the place.
Extent of Heritage Overlay: whole site.
Opportunities are available to remove the glazed balcony infill and reconstruct the timber verandah posts
and brackets to match the original design of 1916.
"Loma Larnee" at 45 Harvey Street has significance is a rare, more substantial example of a Late
Edwardian style in Anglesea. Built in 1916-17 as the holiday home for Arthur and Elsie Bingley of
"Warrambeen", Shelford, it also is a surviving moderately intact example of the Late Edwardian work of the
prolific Geelong architects, Laird and Buchan. "Loma Larnee" may be compared with other contemporary
examples, including the former "Sunnyside" at Belmont, a house in Mirboo North and a house at Willandra
Station, N.S.W. While a holiday home, the original owner, Arthur Bingley, contributed much to community
life in Anglesea. With Philip Harvey, he helped to establish the Anglesea Tennis Club, being its inaugural
President in 1930. In 1936, he was Chairman of the Public Hall Committee and he was involved with the
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local Regatta Cup, with the "Lorna Larnee" crew winning the regatta three years in succession between
1923 and 1925. The mature cypress hedges on three sides contribute to the significance of the property.
"Loma Larnee" appears to be in good condition.
"Loma Larnee" at 45 Harvey Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2). Although
partly altered, it still clearly demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Edwardian style. These
qualities include the L-shaped layout having a main hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with
a rear minor hipped roof and encircling broken back balcony. Other intact or appropriate qualities include
the asymmetrical composition, elevated height, corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, two face brick
chimneys with rendered bands, surviving remnant timber balcony posts with decorative timber brackets,
remnant capped timber balcony balustrades, front portion and landing of the entrance stairs, timber
framed double hung windows arranged in pairs, and the entrance openings with timber doors. "Loma
Larnee" represents one of only two of the more intact Edwardian domestic examples in Anglesea, the
other being the more modestly scaled "Rivernook" at 131 Great Ocean Road. It is also a representative
example of the Late Edwardian work of Laird and Buchan, Geelong architects. The mature cypress
hedges on three sides at "Loma Larnee" also contribute to the significance of the place.
"Loma Larnee" at 45 Harvey Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is a rare
moderately intact physical legacy of the residential developments in Anglesea during the Edwardian and
Late Edwardian periods, when the town was a small seaside village. Built in 1916-17, it has particular
associations with the original owners, Arthur and Elsie Bingley. Arthur Bingley contributed much to
community life in Anglesea. With Philip Harvey, he helped to establish the Anglesea Tennis Club, being its
inaugural President in 1930. In 1936, he was Chairman of the Public Hall Committee and he was involved
with the local Regatta Cup, with the "Lorna Larnee" crew winning the regatta three years in succession
between 1923 and 1925. "Loma Larnee" also has associations with the prolific Geelong architects, Laird
and Buchan.
Overall, "Loma Larnee" at 45 Harvey Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The property known as "Loma Larnee" at 45 Harvey Street, Anglesea, is dominated by an elevated timber
dwelling. Open gravelled areas comprise the front, side and parts of the rear yards, with the rear being
characterised by a grassed area dotted with mature native and exotic trees. The property is bound by a
mature cypress hedge along the front and side boundaries. There is also remnants of an early timber post
and rail and wire front fence within the front cypress hedge.
The asymmetrical, elevated, horizontal timber weatherboard, Late Edwardian styled dwelling is
characterised by an L-shaped layout having a main hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a
rear minor hipped roof and encircling broken back balcony. These roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet
metal. Two early face brick chimneys have rendered bands and adorn the roofline.
An early feature of the design is the encircling broken back balcony. A substantial proportion of the
balcony has timber framed and glazed infill that appears to have been introduced before 1967. Surviving
remnant original timber balcony posts with decorative timber brackets support the elevated entrance at the
side, together with part of the Harvey Street balcony. The capped timber balustrades also appear to be
original. Some of these posts have been relocated into their current position or are a reconstruction of the
original design. The original posts were more widely spaced, as shown in the attached historical
photographs and in the Harvey Street posts. The front portion of the timber stairs and landing, together
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with the capped timber balustrades also appear to be early, although the rear stairs have been introduced
after 1967.
Other early features of the design include the timber framed double hung windows arranged in pairs,
double entrance door opening with timber doors, and the entrance door and sidelights on the south
elevation.
The under storey has also experienced some minor changes with the introduction (or possibly relocation)
of at least three timber framed double hung windows. The door and on the south elevation appear to be
original.
HISTORY:
General Background
huts and stables.
construction of the ‘modern coastal highway’ to link Barwon Heads to Warrnambool. The first section of
1920s as trade.
History of Loma Larnee
The site at 45 Harvey Street reflects residential development in Anglesea during the Edwardian period at a
time when the town had become a small seaside village and prior to the dramatic increase in housing
during the interwar period. Originally comprising part of James Noble's 325 acre landholdings from 1868,
the property was subdivided into allotment 3 as shown on the Anglesea River Subdivision Plan (n.d.,
[c.1900]). The subject site (comprising both allotments 3 and 13) was sold to Sarah Mary Ann Cronk in
August 1886. By 1916, the site was owned by James McEwan Carroll and comprised two acres. It was in
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1916 when Arthur and Elsie May Bingley of "Warrambeen", Shelford, had a most enjoyable holiday at
Brearley's "Merrimbula" at Anglesea. During their holiday they purchased allotments 3 and 13 from
Carroll. The Anglesea River Subdivision Plan reveals that the Bingleys also acquired adjoining lots 4 and
14, as the name "Bingley" is hand-written over these blocks on the plan.
Arthur and Elsie Bingley engaged the prolific Gelling architectural firm of Laird and Buchan to design a
substantial holiday home at 45 Harvey Street in 1916-17. The timber dwelling was built by J.C. Taylor and
all the materials were carted by horse drawn wagon. The original architectural drawings and historical
photographs show that the house - named "Loma Larnee", was a large and elevated building with a
prominent hipped roof form that had another minor hipped roof projecting towards the rear. These roof
forms were encircled by a broken back balcony supported by timber posts having decorative timber
brackets. Timber shutters were proposed at one end on the south facade. The residence was situated in
a substantial landscaped garden setting which also had a dam and windmill, and its own generator for
lighting the dwelling.
Although their holiday residence, Arthur Bingley contributed much to community life at Anglesea. With
Philip Harvey, he helped to establish the Anglesea Tennis Club, being its inaugural President in 1930. In
1936, he was Chairman of the Public Hall Committee and he was involved with the local Regatta Cup, with
the "Lorna Larnee" crew winning the regatta three years in succession between 1923 and 1925.
Arthur Bingley died in 1940. T.J. Bingley subsequently subdivided the adjoining allotment 14 to "Lorna
Larnee" into five lots in 1958.
In early 1951, Mrs Bingley engaged the architectural firm of Buchan Laird and Buchan to design some
alterations and additions to "Loma Larnee". These works included the conversion of the basement store
room into a bed-sit and the addition of a sun room within the eastern verandah using timber framed
windows and doors. A new single storey skillion-roofed garage was also proposed for the south-west
corner.
By 1967 as shown in an aerial photograph (see attached). the cypress hedges forming the perimeter of the
property had matured and the house was surrounded by gravelled surfaces and the rear yard was an open
grassed area. Three years later in 1970, Elsie Bingley passed away. Bingley Parade, Anglesea, is named
after the family.
The Architects: Laird and Buchan
The architectural firm of Laird and Buchan commenced as Laird Barlow in 1891. John Angus Laird was
born on 25 May 1862 at Eddington Station in the Western District of Victoria. He was the son of Mr John
Laird who was one of Victoria’s early pioneers, arriving in 1852. John Angus Laird was educated under a
tutor until he was fifteen and on his parent’s removal to South Australia, he was placed at a cost of 300
Golden Sovereigns with Joseph Watts, Geelong Architect, making rapid progress and he eventually
became Watts’s supervising architect.
Laird worked both in Geelong and Melbourne for a brief period and upon returning to the practice of Watts
was on the understanding that he would eventually take it over. But when Watts died in 1890 the practice
was taken over by James Durran and William Tombs, and Laird resigned from the firm on 1 December
1890 to commence business on his own account. On 1 June 1891, Laird took into partnership Fred J.
Barlow of New Zealand.
Barlow was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 24 January 1868, the son of John and Augusta Cecil
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Vere Barlow, formerly of Herefordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. He was first educated at the
Papanui School before studying at Wiggin’s Sumner College, and after completing his education he was
articled to A.W. Simpson, architect of Christchurch in 1884. In 1905 Barlow left Geelong and established a
branch of the firm in Christchurch.
During the 1890s in Geelong, Tom Buchan was articled to J.A. Laird and in 1908 when both the
Christchurch and Geelong practices were of the same size the Laird and Barlow partnership was
dissolved. Buchan was admitted as a partner and the firm became Laird and Buchan. The design output
of the Laird and Barlow and Laird and Buchan architectural practices were prolific. While most of their
work was based in the Geelong region, their practice included commissions in the Western District and
coastal towns and as far away as New South Wales.
COMPARATIVE:
"Loma Larnee" is comparable to other dwellings designed by Laird and Buchan in the early 20th century.
These dwellings include:
* "Nangatta" Aged Care Facility (former "Sunnyside"), 206 High Street, Belmont: built in 1911 for George
Sprake, retired wheat farmer, the dwelling is single storey, constructed in timber and has a broad hipped
roof form, projecting gable and return verandah supported by timber posts with brackets similar to those at
"Loma Larnee" (most of the verandah has been glazed in). The former "Sunnyside" building has been
substantially altered and has an intrusive portico at the front. The property has local significance and is
included as a heritage overlay in the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme as part of the Wimmera Heritage
Area HO1903.
* House, Mirboo North: built in 1900, the single storey farm house featured a verandah on three sides. It
was destroyed by fire in recent years.
* Timber house at Willandra Station, N.S.W.: built in 1918, the dwelling is large and of a similar Late
Edwardian design concept.
"Loma Larnee" represents one of the earliest and most substantial surviving dwellings in Anglesea today.
Other surviving local examples of the Edwardian and late Edwardian era include the following:
* Former "Debonair Guesthouse", 15 Harvey Street. Built in 1916 for the Rev. Arthur William Tonge as a
holiday home, the overall integrity of the dwelling is low. While the original rudimentary Edwardian styled
dwelling is partially discernible in the asymmetrical composition of the hipped roof form with projecting
minor southern gable, the integrity of the dwelling has been substantially compromised by the later
additions and alterations from the 1950s until the 1990s. Historical photographs of the dwelling reveal
similar timber verandah brackets to those at "Loma Larnee", which may suggest that "Debonair" was
designed by Laird and Buchan architects.
* "Rivernook", 131 Great Ocean Road. Built in 1915 by Walter Harrison, the modest late Edwardian
styled dwelling features a steeply pitched hipped roof form and projecting hipped roof verandah clad in
corrugated Colorbond. The walls are clad in horizontal timber weatherboards and there are early timber
framed double hung windows and an early face brick chimney. "Rivernook" is substantially intact and was
built as a holiday home for Captain John and Georgina Webb. It is a considerably more modest example
of the Late Edwardian type.
* "Hereford House", 11 Holmwood Avenue. Built in 1908, this modest Edwardian styled dwelling features
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a gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a minor gable that projects towards the street
frontage. The verandah appears to have been introduced, possibly replacing a bullnosed verandah that
projected towards the front. Recently restored, the dwelling is noticeably altered.
* "Coo-ee", 3 McMillan Street. Located behind the Community Health Centre, the setting for this dwelling
has been compromised. Built in c.1919 for the Hunt family, the large transitional Edwardian and interwar
Bungalow styled dwelling has an asymmetrical composition with a broad hipped roof form and projecting
minor gable. ‘Coo-ee’ is in poor condition and of low integrity.
* ‘Rev. Paton’s “The Hut”’, Parker Street. Built in 1916 for the Rev. Paton by Walter Harrison, the small
gabled weatherboard dwelling originally consisted of one large room and small kitchen and dressing, and a
wide verandah. The dwelling has been extended since it was originally built.
REFERENCES:
D. Rowe, ‘Architecture of Geelong 1860-1900’, B.Arch (Hons.) Thesis, Deakin University, 1991.
Anglesea, 1992.
K. Cecil, Anglesea - a History Volume 2 - 1901 to 1930, Anglesea & District Historical Society Inc., 1964.
update 1999, reprinted 2005, p.14.
reprinted 2007.
Bon-Air Estate Subdivision Auction Notice, 26 December 1918, Geelong Heritage Centre, map B90.
Bon-Air Homestead Estate Auction Notice, 29 December 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre, map B31.
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books, 1916-17, 1917-18, 1918-19, 1919-20.
Buchan Laird & Buchan Architects, Index of Drawings & Specifications, Geelong Heritage Centre.
Laird and Buchan drawings of "Loma Larnee", 1916 & 1951, Geelong Heritage Centre, GRS 401, B60.
D. Rowe, 'City of Greater Geelong: Belmont Heritage Reports', 3 vols., prepared for the City of Greater
Geelong, 2007.
Lorraine Huddle, Heritage consultant, Melbourne, who specialises in the work of Laird and Buchan
Architects, personal comments, December 2007.
D. Rowe, Heritage Assessment: Former "Debonair Guesthouse", prepared for the Surf Coast Shire, 2005.
S. Zada, Biographical Family Report for A.P. Bingley, December 2007.
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"Loma Larnee", original south elevation drawing, 1916.
Source: Geelong Heritage Centre, GRS 401, B60.
"Loma Larnee", 1916. Source: Cecil, Anglesea - a
History Volume 2, p.60.
"Loma Larnee", 1916. Source: Cecil, Anglesea - a
History Volume 2, p.60.
Aerial View ("Loma Larnee" is in middle ground in last third of
photo to the right), 1967. Source: Anglesea & District Historical
Society, photo A094.
View from Harvey Street showing mature hedge at front
& sides. Photo 311007-06.
Detail of early timber post & rail & wire fence at front.
Photo 311007-08.
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PLACE NAME : "Ben Nevis"
Place No. A924
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Housing (Houses for Permanent Residents)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Substantially Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The gabled rear outbuilding, curved driveway, perimeter
cypresses on the Parker and Harvey Street and Sparrow
Avenue boundaries, and the mature native and exotic trees
in the front grassed area also contribute to the significance
of the place. Extent of Heritage Overlay: Whole Site
Given the maturity and poor condition of the cypresses lining the boundaries of the property, their life span may be
limited. Opportunities may be available for new dwellings at the north-eastern end of the site, of respectful design &
scale to the existing dwelling & located in a way that retains as much of the garden setting as possible.
"Ben Nevis" at 69 Harvey Street has significance as one of the more intact interwar Californian Bungalow
examples in an elaborate landscaped setting in Anglesea. Built in 1923 for Carl and Millie Hale of
Elsternwick, the significance of the property includes the house, rear outbuilding and large garden having a
curved driveway, perimeter mature cypress trees and large exotic and native trees in the grassed area in
front of the house. "Ben Nevis" in its landscape setting is comparable with "Carinya" in Tonge Street.
"Ben Nevis" appears to be in good condition. Historically, the property is one of few remaining seaside
dwellings still owned by the same family.
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"Ben Nevis" at 69 Harvey Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2, E.1). It
demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style in an early landscaped setting. These
qualities include the broad gable roof form clad in corrugated sheet metal, three roughcast chimneys,
broad eaves and the recessed return verandah supported by round concrete columns and tapered
roughcast piers. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the timber framed double hung windows,
timber framed and glazed front double doors and the timber shingling and bellcast form in the front gable
end. The rear gabled outbuilding constructed with strapped cement sheet wall cladding and corrugated
sheet metal roof cladding, the substantial garden setting with mature perimeter cypresses, curved
gravelled driveway and the open grassed area having large native and exotic trees, also contribute to the
significance of the place.
"Ben Nevis" at 69 Harvey Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is associated
with the substantial increase in residential development in Anglesea during the interwar period as a result
of the opening of the Great Ocean Road. Built in 1923, the property has particular associations with
longtime owners Carl and Millie Hale and their descendants, who have made a contribution to the
development and progress of the town.
Overall, "Ben Nevis" at 69 Harvey Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
"Ben Nevis" at 69 Harvey Street, Anglesea, has a substantial landscaped garden setting. A contextually
large site, the Harvey Street and Parker Street and Sparrow Avenue boundaries are lined with large
cypress trees that may once have formed a cypress hedge on all three sides. The centrally-positioned
Bungalow has perimeter plantings and is accessed by a curved gravelled driveway to the south. An open
grassed area is located in front (to the east) of the house, which also features several large native and
exotic trees and other plants. At the rear is an open gravelled area and gabled outbuilding constructed of
strapped cement sheet wall cladding and a corrugated sheet metal roof.
The single storey, roughcast cement interwar Californian Bungalow styled dwelling is characterised by a
broad gable roof form clad in corrugated sheet metal. An introduced gabled wing and pergola are situated
at the rear. Three early roughcast cement chimneys adorn the roofline. Broad overhangs are features of
the eaves. Other early fabric includes the timber framed double hung windows at the front and sides and
the timber framed and glazed double doors at the front.
An early feature of the design is the return verandah recessed under the main roof. It is supported by
round concrete columns which in turn are supported by tapered roughcast piers. The gable end is
characterised by timber shingling having a bellcast base.
HISTORY:
General Background
huts and stables.
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1920s as trade.’
History of Ben Nevis
The site at 69 Harvey Street reflects the height of residential development in Anglesea during the interwar
period. Originally comprising part of James Noble's 325 acre landholdings from 1868, the property was
subdivided into allotments 62 and 63 as shown on the Township of Gladstone subdivision plan for c.1886.
At this time the land was owned by a Mr Rosier.
In 1921, Rosier sold allotments 62-63 (then comprising 3 acres, 3 roods and 11 perches) to Carl and Millie
Hale, merchants of "Cumbrae", 33 Point Nepean Road, Elsternwick, for £91. In 1923, the existing interwar
Californian Bungalow was constructed (see early photograph). The design of the dwelling was prepared
jointly by Millie Hale and the builder, although the verandah piers were drawn up by Carl Hale. John
Evans carted timber for the house from Geelong. Concrete bricks were made on site. The elevated
property commanded unobstructed views to the sea at this time. The garden was not laid out until after
1934, when water was laid on in Anglesea.
Carl and Millie Hale became permanent residents of Anglesea after the completion of the house. In 1930
their son "young Bill" was a student at the local State School. Another family member, C. Millar Hale, was
involved with the establishment of the Anglesea Life Saving Club. The property was subdivided into 13
allotments in 1952-53, although the house was retained in a landscaped setting.
The property remains in ownership of the Hale family.
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COMPARATIVE:
The broad gable roof form and shingling in the gable end of "Ben Nevis", together with the recessed
verandah supported by solid piers, have an affinity with the Bungalows constructed in California, U.S.A. in
the early 20th century. These Bungalows were inspired by a range of influences, including Japanese
idioms and the British Arts and Crafts Movement. In Victoria, many articles on the design of interwar
Bungalows were published in the 1920s which relate to the design, landscaped setting and seaside
location of "Ben Nevis". In particular, the Melbourne architect, Robert Bell Hamilton published a series of
articles entitled "Comfortable Week-End Houses", "The £1250 Brick House" and "Design for a Cool
House" in the Australian Home Builder in 1922 and 1923. Design and construction aspects in these
articles have an affinity with "Ben Nevis". The importance of the landscaped setting was also exemplified
in contemporary publications, such as an article in the Australian Home Beautiful on the home of the
Melbourne architect, Marcus Barlow in 1927. His property, "Wirringulla", Surrey Hills, Victoria, was given
the following description that could also have applied to "Ben Nevis" ("Wirringulla" being slightly more
elaborate in its articulation of forms):
"The style is one that will always hold its own when given a site proportionate to its spreading lines, but
one totally at variance with the small allotment. In "Wirringulla" we find it exemplified at its best and in its
proper setting, the garden holding the same suggestion of breadth and shelter as the house itself."
Given that Anglesea was transformed by residential building development during the interwar period, there
are several interwar Bungalows surviving in the town today. These include:
* Melaleuca Gallery, 121 Great Ocean Road: a simple gabled Bungalow, this altered example was built in
c.1923. "Ben Nevis" is considerably more intact.
* House, 123 Great Ocean Road: a simple gabled interwar Bungalow built in c.1936 for R.L. Ockleston, the
house has been altered at the front in the c.1950s, with the introduction of expansive timber framed
windows and doors.
* House, 125 Great Ocean Road: a substantial example of an interwar Bungalow in Anglesea, the original
design has been significantly altered by an extension of the original front skillion verandah at one side,
and the introduction of timber framed glazing and weatherboards in the front verandah. "Ben Nevis" is a
more intact example of the interwar Bungalow type.
* Bell Bradley's Holiday Cottage, 127 Great Ocean Road: built in c.1922, the gabled interwar Bungalow
has been extensively altered.
* "Carinya", 1 Tonge Street, built in 1921 for John McKenzie, this dwelling is a substantial example of the
interwar Bungalow type and is predominantly intact. It is also situated on a large landscaped allotment
and is directly comparable to "Ben Nevis".
* House, 7 Tonge Street: this house was constructed in 1924 as the retirement residence for William and
Mary McRorie. It has a deep front setback and the house has experienced a number of alterations. "Ben
Nevis" has a more substantial landscaped setting.
* "Children's Joy", 129 Great Ocean Road. Built in c.1936 for William and Edith Gribble , the
predominantly intact interwar Bungalow is a more rudimentary example of the type, given its original
function as a holiday home.
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*"Summerleigh", 29 Harvey Street: this dwelling represents the only known surviving brick example of the
interwar Bungalow in Anglesea. Built in c.1930, it features a tiled gambrel roof form and is characterised
at the front and side by flat roofed projecting bowed bay windows. "Summerleigh" appears to be largely
intact.
REFERENCES:
Anglesea, 1992.
update 1999, reprinted 2005.
reprinted 2007.
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25.
R.B. Hamilton, 'The £1250 Brick House', 'Design for a Cool House', 'Comfortable Week-End Houses' &
'Economies in the Small House' in The Australian Home Builder, November 1922, pp.26-27, February
1923, pp.30-31, May 1923, pp.52-53 & November 1923, pp.34-35 respectively.
R. Chandler, 'The Bungalow in its Proper Setting' in the Australian Home Beautiful, August 1927.
G. Butler, The Californian Bungalow in Australia, Lothian Books, Port Melbourne, 1992.
P. Cuffley, Australian Houses of the Twenties & Thirties, The Five Mile Press, Noble Park, 1989.
William Hale & Susan Allen, verbal comments, November 2008.
"Ben Nevis", n.d. Source: Braden, Early Anglesea
Families, p.12.
"Wirringulla", Surrey Hills. Source: 'The Bungalow in its
Proper Setting', Aust. Home Beautiful, Aug 1927.
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Detail of front corner of dwelling. Photo 311007-10.
Side elevation showing return verandah. Photo 311007
-13.
Detail of side gable end of outbuilding. Photo 311007
-11.
View of rear portion of property, showing gabled outbuilding
(right) and introduced rear gabled dwelling addition
(background). Photo 311007-14.
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PLACE NAME : Blink Bonnie
Place No. A199
39-43 Parker Street, Anglesea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Good
Integrity
Photograph Date/No. 1998
Heritage Inventory:
State
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The significant fabric includes the bark hut, gabled
outbuilding & the former bachelor quarters with lookout
tower.
Extent of Heritage Overlay: as broadly shown on the
attached aerial image.
It is recommended that a Conservation Management Plan be prepared for the site.
"Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street has significance as one of the few surviving 19th century vernacular
huts constructed in bark in Victoria and the only known surviving example of a Victorian residential holiday
complex of buildings in Anglesea. The site consists of a bark hut, gabled timber outbuilding and a late
19th century single storey gabled bachelor quarters building with a lookout tower. The bark hut represents
the earliest known surviving and largely intact example of this type of construction in the Surf Coast Shire,
most comparable with the Angahook Bark Hut at Aireys Inlet which is a replica of a reconstructed hut
destroyed by fire in 1983. The other few surviving 19th century buildings constructed of bark on the
Victorian Heritage Register include the Staplegrove Meat Works bark shed, Flynn (built 1870),
Blacksmith's Shop, Strathbogie (built 1892 - bark wall lining only), Tea Loft at the former Bush's Store,
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Bendigo (built 1881 - bark roof insitu), Strathfieldsaye Homestead station & outbuildings, Perry Bridge
(built 1854 - bark ceilings insitu), and buildings at Chateau Tahbilk, Tabilk (built 1860 - sections of remnant
bark wall linings surviving). The bachelor quarters building is only one of two known late 19th century
residential structures in the Shire featuring a lookout tower, the other building being "Sea View Villa" in
Torquay. The property was first owned by Jessie McMillan and then Alexander Parker McMillan, banker of
Geelong from c.1885 and continues to be owned by descendants of the McMillan family. The bark hut was
built for £2 by caretaker Jonas Hollingsworth as a living area. The holiday residence was completed in
1887 (and was subsequently demolished in the c.1960s and replaced with the existing house). The
gabled timber outbuilding was built as a kitchen in the 19th century. The gabled bachelor quarters with
lookout tower may have been erected in c.1890 and was built to house the unmarried men. The buildings
are largely intact.
"Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2, E.1). The
bark hut demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian vernacular style more common in mid 19th
century buildings. These qualities include the steeply pitched hipped roof clad in corrugated sheet metal,
timber framed twelve paned double hung windows, central timber framed doorway and particularly the
bark wall cladding with horizontal sapling battens (some of the bark may represent later reconstruction).
The bark hut represents the earliest known surviving and largely intact example of this type of construction
in the Surf Coast Shire, most comparable with the Angahook Bark Hut at Aireys Inlet which is a replica of a
previous building. It represents one of few surviving 19th century bark buildings in Victoria.
The gabled outbuilding is another example of a standard Victorian design. Its integrity has been slightly
compromised by the loss of a gabled porch on the south facade.
The bachelor quarters with lookout demonstrate original design qualities of a Late Victorian vernacular
style, with its single storey gabled roof forms, broken back verandah and elevated hipped roofed tower.
The staff quarters building is only one of two known late 19th century residential structures in the Shire
featuring a lookout tower, the other building being "Sea View Villa" in Torquay.
"Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is
associated with some of the earliest 19th century residential developments in Anglesea and as a complex
of buildings it is the only known surviving example in Anglesea today of a seaside residence reflecting the
evolution of change in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 19th century buildings on the site appear to have
been constructed between c.1885 and c.1890 and have longtime associations with the McMillan family,
original owners, whose descendants continue to own the property today. The existing 19th century
buildings represent the seaside retreat and affluent lifestyle of the family from the 1880s.
"Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street is scientifically significant at a STATE level (AHC F.1). The bark
construction of the original hut represents a rare, early and largely intact form of surviving 19th century
construction in Victoria (some of the cladding may reflect reconstructed fabric). The other few surviving
19th century buildings constructed of bark on the Victorian Heritage Register include the Staplegrove Meat
Works bark shed, Flynn (built 1870), Blacksmith's Shop, Strathbogie (built 1892 - bark wall lining only),
Tea Loft at the former Bush's Store, Bendigo (built 1881 - bark roof insitu), Strathfieldsaye Homestead
station & outbuildings, Perry Bridge (built 1854 - bark ceilings insitu), and buildings at Chateau Tahbilk,
Tabilk (built 1860 - sections of remnant bark wall linings surviving).
Overall, "Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street is of STATE significance.
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DESCRIPTION
"Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street, Anglesea, is situated on sloping site on the north-east corner of
Parker and Jackson Streets and consists of four buildings with open grassed areas between, perimeter
plantings and a large number of eucalypts. The early buildings on the site are situated along the western
and southern boundaries in the south-west corner of the site, while the later 20th century main residence is
position in front of them.
Bark Hut
The symmetrical, modestly scaled, bark, Victorian vernacular styled hut is characterised by a steeply
pitched hipped roof form clad in green painted galvanised corrugated steel. A projecting cantilevered
porch at the front has been introduced. The symmetry of the design is accentuated by the early timber
doorway and flanking early timber framed 12 paned double hung windows. Of particular interest is the
bark wall cladding strapped with horizontal sapling battens (some of the cladding represents a
reconstruction). The original roof was secured with sapling battens (as shown in the historical
photograph). The later galvanised steel roof was nailed to board laid on the bark. The original steel and tin,
and subsequent stone chimneys on the south end of the hut (as shown in the historical photograph) have
both been removed. Overall, the building appears to be in reasonable condition for its age and of high
integrity.
Gabled Outbuilding
To the north of the kitchen is another outbuilding. The rudimentary gabled building has timber
weatherboard construction with one timber framed twelve paned window on the east facade. There is a
central timber door opening on the northern gable end. An early photograph suggests that a gabled porch
once projected from the south gable end, the whole resembling a State school building of standard design.
This building has been totally repaired, including restumping, rewiring, re-roofing and repainting.
Bachelor Quarters
In the south-west corner of the site is the former bachelor quarters and lookout tower. This single storey
building has an elongated gable roof form, together with a projecting minor rear gable and a broken back
verandah on the north side. At the western end is the elevated lookout tower with a hipped roof. These
roof forms are clad in green Colorbond The verandah is supported by square timber posts with a
horizontal timber railing comprising the balustrade. Other early features include the timber framed double
hung windows and timber door openings, together with the timber verandah floor.
Also on the site is a c.1960s flat roofed house, clad in vertical boarding.
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HISTORY
General Background
huts and stables.
Anglesea was subdivided into 40 allotments. In 1888, Alexander Sutherland in Victoria and Its Metropolis
described Anglesea as 'a small seaside watering-place, which is rapidly growing into public favour, being
easy of access, and well provided with accommodation.'
1920s as trade.’
History of Blink Bonnie
The site known as "Blink Bonnie" at 39-43 Parker Street originally comprised part of James Noble's 325
acre landholdings from 1868. The substantial landholdings were transferred to George Cornelius Noble in
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1879, the year the land was subdivided. "Blink Bonnie" comprised allotments 43 and 44 of the subdivision
as shown on the Township of Gladstone subdivision plan of c.1886. By 1886, the site had been was
owned by Jessie McMillan and soon after by Alexander Park McMillan as also shown on the Township of
Gladstone subdivision plan. His landholdings were increased by 1890 to include adjoining allotments 45
and 46, the whole comprising three acres, three roods and 30 perches.
The Winchelsea Rate Books list McMillan has owner of “land and residence" in 1886-87 on lots 43-44.
Lindsay Braden in Early Anglesea Houses and Structures states that "Alexander McMillan's 'Blink Bonnie'
on the corner of today's Parker and Jackson Street, started out as a Bark Hut" in 1885. This appears to
refer to the surviving hipped roofed bark hut on the site today and which is shown in an historical
photograph. The hut was built for £2 by the McMillan family caretaker, Jonas Hollingsworth, as a living
area. The main residence had been completed by 1887 as a holiday retreat, as shown in an historical
photograph. It may have been by this time when the small hipped timber kitchen outbuilding adjoining the
timber slab hut had been built, as well as the nearby gabled outbuilding. This latter outbuilding appears to
have originally been constructed with a small projecting gabled porch, as shown in the foreground (far
right) in the historical photograph. It has an appearance as an early single-roomed State school building
and was built as a kitchen for the owners.
It was possibly in 1890-91 when the gabled single storey bachelor quarters with lookout tower was built.
The design and construction of the building suggests that it dates from this time and the Winchelsea Shire
Rate books show an increase in the net annual value of the property from £10 in 1886-87 to £16 in 1890
-91. The net annual value of the property in 1910-11 was £17.
In 1899-1900, the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books listed the McMillan property as also including a bathing
box and two boat sheds that were rated separately. By 1910-11, only one of the boat sheds was listed
and this appears to have been situated on the west side of the Anglesea River, adjacent to the intersection
of the Ocean Road and Parker Street. Between 1919 and 1926, the caretaker at "Blink Bonnie" was
Jonas Hollingworth. Between 1941 and 1946 it was Jim and Hilda Allan.
In 1942 during World War Two, the nearby Loveridge Lookout was requisitioned by the Volunteer Air
Observers' Corps as an observation post. The McMillan family provided their mounted telescope from the
"Blink Bonnie" lookout for VAOC purposes at this time.
Although no documentary evidence has been ascertained, the early main house of 1887 appears to have
been demolished in the 1960s when the existing dwelling was constructed.
Alexander Parker McMillan married Annie Thompson Traill in c.1888 and they had two sons, Stanley and
Leslie. Alexander McMillan was a prominent Geelong West citizen, sharebroker, businessman, credit
agent and representative of Sun Insurance, holding his office in Malop Street, Geelong. The Winchelsea
Rate Books list McMillan as a banker and accountant. He was a Geelong Harbor Trust Commissioner and
between 1886 and 1892 the Chairman of the Geelong Gas Company. Upon Alexander McMillan's death
in 1907, his family moved to Inverleigh. They continued to regularly holiday at Anglesea as the News of
the Week newspaper in 1914 reported that 'Mrs McMillan and sons would motor each week end down to
"Blink Bonnie".
Stan McMillan was an inaugural committee member of the Anglesea Recreation and Sports Club from
1911. From 1914 he was Honorary Secretary and from 1950 until his death in 1967 he served as
President. Stan McMillan was well-known for organising the Anglesea Regatta, a highly popular and
historical annual rowing event on the Anglesea River each Christmas. After he retired, he lived at "Blink
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Bonnie" for a short time. He subsequently built a new dwelling on the adjoining allotments 44-45, on the
south-east corner of McMillan and Jackson Streets.
The 1957-58 Barrabool Shire Rate book entries show that "Blink Bonnie" was owned by L.A. McMillan by
this time. In 2008, descendants of L.A. McMillan still occupy the property.
McMillan Street in Anglesea is named after the McMillan family of "Blink Bonnie".
COMPARATIVE:
Other 19th century residential complexes in Anglesea
"Blink Bonnie" represents the earliest-surviving and predominantly intact 19th century residential buildings
in Anglesea. There are no other known 19th century buildings which survive and no other known complex
of buildings that illustrate the evolution and development of 19th century holiday residences as "Blink
Bonnie" in Anglesea.
Other Bark Buildings in the Surf Coast Shire
Contextual Background
According to Miles Lewis in Australian Building: a cultural investigation, bark was used for both roofing and
wall cladding in the 19th century. Lewis states that 'bark construction is one of the few forms which might
seriously be through to have derived from the Aborigines, who had developed the techniques of stripping
and curing bark, and who used it for dwellings, canoes and other purposes.' He further states:
'The bark roof, notwithstanding the example at Meadows [Michelmore house, built in the 1840s] and some
others in South Australia, was overwhelmingly a phenomenon of the eastern seaboard colonies of Victoria
and New South Wales, and then of Queensland. In Queensland bark construction was possibly less
ubiquitous than in areas like Hill End, but there were many examples. An illustration of a hut at the Cape
River diggings in 1868 shows a neat building with a boarded door, a bark chimney, and with the roof overframed pegged together. A house at Roma, in the same year, had neat weatherboarded walls, but a
complete bark roof. Bark was also used to build the first Church of England at Stanthorpe, opened in
1872. Also at Stanthorpe, the Presbyterian church was a most impressive bark building so tall as to
require two lengths of bark to make the side walls, and a little more than three to make up the gable end.
In Western Australia, bark was used more sporadically, as at Boebourne where the medical officer Charles
Mayhew (and his notoriously aggressive wife) occupied a bark hut briefly in 1869. ... At Port Essington in
Northern Australia, bark was used experimentally for walling in the 1840s, after it was found that he
conventional timber structures were eastern by white ants. Even at Palmerston [Darwin] in 1870, there
was at least one bark roof, covering the long shed used as stables, and by 1872 bark huts were
numerous."
In Victoria, Lewis further indicates that bark huts were occasionally built at the Ballarat goldfield. Possibly
the earliest bark hut may be that at 'Naringal' near Wallinduc, alleged to have been built by William Rowe
in 1841 (Lewis states that this claim needs authentication).
Angahook Bark Hut, Aireys Inlet
The only other known building of similar construction in the Surf Coast Shire is the Angahook Bark Hut in
Inlet Crescent, Aireys Inlet. However, this building is a replica reconstruction of the original bark hut first
occupied by the Pearse family who settled at Aireys Inlet in 1852. The original hut was substantially
restored in 1979 and destroyed in the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. It was reconstructed in 1985
and officially opened to the public in 1986. The timber slab hut at "Blink Bonnie" is original (with some
later modifications) and predominantly intact as a 19th century vernacular building.
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The other few surviving 19th century buildings constructed of bark on the Victorian Heritage Register
include in the Staplegrove Meat Works bark shed, Flynn (built 1870), Blacksmith's Shop, Strathbogie (built
1892 - bark wall lining only), Tea Loft at the former Bush's Store, Bendigo (built 1881 - bark roof insitu),
Strathfieldsaye Homestead station & outbuildings, Perry Bridge (built 1854 - bark ceilings insitu), and
buildings at Chateau Tahbilk, Tabilk (built 1860 - sections of remnant bark wall linings surviving).
Other Tower Houses in the Surf Coast Shire
The only other known house with a tower in the Surf Coast Shire is "Sea View Villa", 4 Anderson Street,
Torquay. It was built in 1894-95 to a design by the Geelong architects, Laird and Barlow, for Charles
Smith, manager of the Clyde Works woolscourers in Breakwater, Geelong. The viewing tower at "Sea
View Villa" is its most distinctive feature. It has timber framed arched windows on all four sides and once
had a timber flagpole crowning the pyramidal roof. Below the arched windows was the Smith family shield
dated 1894 and an arched timber nameplate entitled “Sea View Villa”.
REFERENCES:
Information kindly supplied by Rowena Coutts, daughter of the owner of "Blink Bonnie", December 2008.
A. Sutherland, Victoria and its Metropolis: Past and Present, McCarron Bird & Co., Melbourne, 1888, vol.2,
p.157.
D. Rowe, 'Loveridge Lookout' Conservation Management Plan (draft), prepared for the Surf Coast Shire,
2007.
D. Rowe, Heritage Assessment of Sea View Villa, 4 Anderson Street, Torquay (initial report 2002, revised
report 2007), prepared for the Surf Coast Shire.
Anglesea, 1992.
K.L. Cecil & R.V. Carr, Anglesea - a History to 1900, Anglesea & District Historical Society Inc., 1989.
reprinted 2007.
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books, 1885-1924, Geelong Heritage Centre.
Shire of Barrabool Rate Books, 1930-31, Geelong Heritage Centre.
S. Zada, Biographical Family Report for Alexander Parker McMillan, manuscript, December 2007.
M. Lewis, Australian Building: a cultural investigation, University of Melbourne, online publication at http://
www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/aboutus/staff/milesbl/dbmenu.html, January 2008.
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Bark hut, n.d. [c.1900]. Source: Cecil & Carr, Anglesea
- a History to 1900, p.19.
Main residence, New Year's Day, 1887. Source: Cecil &
Carr, Anglesea - a History to 1900, p.19.
View showing bachelor quarters in background, bark hut & kitchen (now
demolished) in middle ground & gabled outbuilding (with projecting
porch now removed) in foreground, n.d. Source: Braden, Early
Anglesea Houses, p.3.
Former Bachelor Quarters. Photo: 1998 - Context P/L.
Timber outbuilding. Photo: 1998 - Context P/L
Later 20th century dwelling. Photo: 1998 - Context P/L.
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PLACE NAME : Carinya
Place No. A438
01 Tonge Street, Anglesea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Good
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The substantial front setting also contributes to the
significance of the place.
The dwelling known as "Carinya" at 1 Tonge Street has significance as one of the more substantial and
intact examples of an interwar Bungalow in Anglesea. Built in 1921 for John and R.P. McKenzie, the
design of the house, with its broad gable and return verandah having a central gabled portico, appears to
have been a local interpretation of Indian Bungalow design. The house is in good condition and is
predominantly intact.
The dwelling known as "Carinya" at 1 Tonge Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC
D.2, E.1). It demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include
the broad steeply pitched gable roof form, together with the minor gable that projects to the side and the
return shallow-pitched verandah having a central gabled portico at the front. Other intact or appropriate
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qualities include the elevated single storey height, corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, horizontal
timber weatherboard wall cladding, two elongated face brick chimneys, wide eaves, square timber
verandah posts having curved solid timber brackets, decorative timber eaves brackets to the verandah
portico and side gable, timber shingling, strapped panelling and ventilator openings (but not the windows)
in the gable ends, timber framed double hung windows (arranged in banks of three at the front with the
central windows having bowed sashes), and the segmentally-arched hall window under the central portico.
The design of "Carinya" represents one of the more substantial examples of interwar Bungalows in
Anglesea. The large front setting also contributes to the significance of the place.
The dwelling known as "Carinya" at 1 Tonge Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4).
It is associated with the dramatic increase in residential development in Anglesea during the interwar
period as a result of the opening of the Great Ocean Road. "Carinya" was built just prior to the opening of
the Great Ocean Road in 1921 and reflects the design philosophies published by leading architects of the
period relating to interwar Bungalow designs and designing for the local climate.
Overall, "Carinya" at 1 Tonge Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The property known as "Carinya" at 1 Tonge Street, Anglesea, is situated on a contextually large site with
a substantial front garden setting. An introduced timber picket fence forms the front boundary beyond
which is an open lawn area with perimeter garden beds and a side gravelled driveway.
The elevated single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, interwar Bungalow styled dwelling is
characterised by a broad steeply pitched gable roof form, together with a minor gable that projects to the
side and a return shallow-pitched verandah having a central gabled portico at the front. At the rear is a
more recent, elevated gabled/gambrel addition. These roof forms are clad in corrugated zincalume. Two
early elongated face brick chimneys with dropped corbelled tops adorn the roofline. Wide overhangs are
features of the eaves.
An early feature is the return verandah with the central gabled portico at the front. It is supported by
square timber posts having curved solid timber brackets. The portico gable (and the side projecting gable)
also have decorative timber brackets under the gable eaves.
Other early features of the design include the timber shingling, timber ventilator openingss in the gable
ends (with recently-introduced glazing), timber framed double hung windows (arranged in banks of three at
the front with the central windows having bowed sashes), and the segmentally-arched hall window under
the central portico.
HISTORY:
General Background
huts and stables.
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1920s as trade.’
History of Carinya
The dwelling known as "Carinya" at 1 Tonge Street reflects the height of residential development in
Anglesea during the interwar period. Originally comprising part of James Noble's 325 acre landholdings
from 1868, the property was subdivided into allotments 26 and 27 as shown on the Anglesea River
subdivision plan (n.d.). In later years this land was acquired by Harvey Sichlau who established the
neighbouring "Bon-Air" property. In 1918, Sichlau advertised for sale the "Bon-Air" Homestead Estate,
comprising 24 smaller allotments. The property at 1 Tonge Street formed allotment 4 and was sold to Mr
John and Mrs R.P. McKenzie of 12 Wexthourne Road, Camberwell, in 1921. The McKenzies were
relatives of Mrs Alice Parker Sichlau of "Bon-Air".
The existing dwelling known as "Carinya" was constructed for J. and R.P. McKenzie in 1921. An early
photograph of the dwelling shows it with its board steeply pitched gable roof form, minor central entry
gable at the front, side projecting gable and return shallow-pitched verandah. The house had been
completed by December 1923 as it is shown on the "Bon-Air" Homestead Estate subdivision plan of that
year.
In 1949, the McKenzies sold "Carinya" to Mrs P.V. Somerset for £4000. It was later sold to the Midolo
family and in 2001 additions and a two car garage were constructed at the rear. In more recent times, the
upper gable infill and timber ventilators on the front gable have been altered with the introduction of
window glazing.
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COMPARATIVE:
The interwar Bungalow design for "Carinya", with its broad roof outline and sheltering return verandahs
appears to have been inspired by Californian and British architectural Bungalow precedents, and in
particular, Indian precedents. Although the architect for "Carinya" has not been ascertained, the emphasis
on designing for the local climate through the application of the return verandah has an affinity with the
design philosophy of the prominent Melbourne architect, Robert Bell Hamilton. He had worked in India in
1920 as the Assistant to the Government Architect in Bombay and returned to Victoria and published a
series of articles on Bungalow design. While his published works do not relate to the design of "Carinya",
the broad underlying concepts are demonstrated in the Anglesea dwelling. As Hamilton stated in his
article "Design for a Cool House":
In India bungalows are planned to suit equable heat conditions. They are usually arranged so that every
room has "through ventilation" by means of windows and doors at either end, often leading to verandahs.
Frequently they are in two stories, in order to give all rooms the double aspect and ventilation, and to keep
the ground floor rooms sheltered. In Australia, this arrangement, with limitations, owing to colder
conditions, may well be studied.
The correct orientation of a house is of great importance. Bedrooms should have, where possible, an
eastern and southern outlook, and be placed on the upper floor. Admittance of the morning sun is thus
provided for, and by their double-aspect position these rooms escape the western afternoon heat and gain
the southern breeze at night. Sleep-out balconies should have a south-easterly aspect, with movable
screens on the southern side. The living room should, I think, have a protected northern outlook, and
windows facing east and south. The diningroom, used only for meals, may be conveniently placed on the
west side of the house, close to the kitchen, which should face south, with one eastern window if possible.
Admittedly, such arrangements are not always practicable; nevertheless, much may be gained by
attempting our planning on these lines."
Given that Anglesea was transformed by residential building development during the interwar period, there
are several interwar Bungalows surviving in the town today. These include:
* Melaleuca Gallery, 121 Great Ocean Road: a simple gabled Bungalow, this altered example was built in
c.1923. "Carinya" is considerably more intact and of higher design quality.
* House, 123 Great Ocean Road: a simple gabled interwar Bungalow built in c.1936 for R.L. Ockleston, the
house has been considerably altered at the front in the c.1950s, with the introduction of expansive timber
framed windows and doors.
* House, 125 Great Ocean Road: a substantial example of an interwar Bungalow in Anglesea, the original
design has been significantly altered by an extension of the original front skillion verandah at one side,
and the introduction of timber framed glazing and weatherboards in the front verandah. "Carinya" is a
more intact example of the interwar Bungalow type.
* Bell Bradley's Holiday Cottage, 127 Great Ocean Road: built in c.1922, the gabled interwar Bungalow
has been extensively altered.
* House, 7 Tonge Street: this house was constructed in 1924 as the retirement residence for William and
Mary McRorie. It has a deep front setback and the house has experienced a number of alterations.
* "Children's Joy", 129 Great Ocean Road. Built in c.1936 for William and Edith Gribble , the
predominantly intact interwar Bungalow is a more rudimentary example of the type, given its original
function as a holiday home.
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"Ben Nevis", 69 Harvey Street: a largely intact and notable example of the interwar Bungalow type built in
1923 for Bill and Millie Hale, this house is set on a substantial and well-landscaped site. It also has an
early gabled garage outbuilding at the rear. "Carinya" is most comparable with this property in relation to
the large landscaped site and substantial nature of the interwar Bungalow design. "Ben Nevis" appears to
have been designed on more American Bungalow lines.
*"Summerleigh", 29 Harvey Street: this dwelling represents the only known surviving brick example of the
interwar Bungalow in Anglesea. Built in c.1930, it features a tiled gambrel roof form and is characterised
at the front and side by flat roofed projecting bowed bay windows. Apart from the overpainting the
brickwork, it appears to be largely intact.
REFERENCES:
Anglesea, 1992.
reprinted 2007.
Bon-Air Estate Subdivision Sale Auction Notice, 26 December 1918, Geelong Heritage Centre map
collection, B90.
Bon-Air Homestead Estate Subdivision Sale Auction Notice, 29 December 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre
map collection, B31.
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books, 1921-22, 1922-23.
R.B. Hamilton, 'Design for a Cool House' in The Australian Home Builder, February 1923, pp.30-31.
Surf Coast Shire Planning Permit Application 01-0090.
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'Carinya", n.d. Source: Braden, Early Anglesea
Families, p.12.
"Carinya", 1998. Note the glazed in portion of the
verandah. Source: Context Pty Ltd.
"Carinya", 2002, after the completion of the rear additions &
removal of the glazed in verandah infill.
Source: David Rowe
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PLACE NAME : Dwelling
Place No. A925
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Good
Integrity
Substantially Altered
Heritage Inventory:
Heritage Interest Only
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
No heritage overlay recommended.
The house at 7 Tonge Street is of heritage interest as one of the few surviving examples of an interwar
Bungalow in Anglesea. It was built in 1924 for Bill and Mary McRorie, previously of St. Kilda. Bill McRorie
contributed much to the progress of Anglesea through land speculations and community life as a keen
member of the Anglesea Progress Association, being the Honorary Secretary of its Public Hall
Investigation Committee. The setting and the dwelling have experienced a number of alterations in the
20th century.
DESCRIPTION:
The dwelling at 7 Tonge Street, Anglesea, has a deep front setback consisting of an open grassed area
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dotted with some shrubs and trees. Little evidence of the early garden established by Bill and Mary
McRorie in the 1920s appears to survive on the site.
The single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, interwar Bungalow styled dwelling has experienced a
number of alterations, although the main gable that projects towards the front appears to represent the
original design. At the sides and rear are other gables (some of which having been introduced) that are in
keeping with interwar Bungalow design, together with other introduced roof forms. These roof forms are
clad in corrugated sheet metal. An early face brick chimney adorns the roofline. Wide overhangs are
At the front is a gabled verandah with an extended deck. It is supported by timber posts and has an
introduced timber balustrade. The front gable also features early timber battening and panelling supported
by timber brackets. Flanking the central gable are flat roofed verandahs.
Other early features of the design include the timber framed double hung windows (arranged in pairs at the
front). The central doorway at the front has been introduced.
HISTORY:
General Background
huts and stables.
1920s as trade.’
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History of the Dwelling at 7 Tonge Street
The dwelling at 7 Tonge Street reflects the height of residential development in Anglesea during the
interwar period. Originally comprising part of James Noble's 325 acre landholdings from 1868, the
property was subdivided into allotments 24 and 25 as shown on the Anglesea River subdivision plan (n.d.).
In later years this land was acquired by Harvey Sichlau who established the neighbouring "Bon-Air"
property. In 1918, Sichlau advertised for sale the "Bon-Air" Homestead Estate, comprising 24 smaller
allotments. The property at 7 Tonge Street formed allotment 6 and was sold to William (Bill) and Mary Ann
McRorie of 265 Orrong Road, St. Kilda, in 1918.
The existing dwelling was built for Bill and Mary McRorie in 1924, when they relocated to Anglesea.
Lindsay Braden in Early Anglesea Houses and Structures states that 'after water reticulation came to the
area, they planted a 'beautiful front flower garden' and this 'splash of colour was even mentioned in the
'Addy' [Geelong Advertiser newspaper] when their blooms were used to decorate the pavilion at the
opening of the new nearby tennis club.' The contribution Bill McRorie made to local community life is
given in Jottings of the past: Anglesea - Airey's Inlet - Through to Big Hill by Lindsay Braden as follows:
"After retiring as a successful grain merchant in Melbourne, Bill McRorie financed many land sales in
Anglesea and Torquay during the early twenties.
He launched into a new venture of presenting Real Estate as observed in Melbourne. Even before living
here permanently, he astutely purchased large blocks of land at both Anglesea and Torquay for cash, subdivided these into smaller sites , and resold on easy terms.
Geelong Agents Frank Roadknight and Norman Belcher helped him with the selling side of his business.
In those exciting years, an increasing number of subdivisions close to the River Esplanade were auctioned
over the Xmas/Easter holiday periods - Anglesea really started to emerge with sales confidence after this.
... Bill McRorie was also a keen member of the local Progress Association. He had a busy time with this
group in 1936 as Hon. Secretary of their Public hall Investigation committee - unfortunately he died before
construction of this community meeting place commenced."
Failing health caused Bill and Mary McRorie to sell their property in 1948 and relocate to Geelong. It was
sold to S.J. and I.T Salmon. The original allotment has been subsequently subdivided with the interwar
Bungalow dwelling now situated on the smaller of the two allotments. A street near the Anglesea school is
named after Bill and Mary McRorie.
REFERENCES:
Anglesea, 1992.
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reprinted 2007.
Bon-Air Estate Subdivision Sale Auction Notice, 26 December 1918, Geelong Heritage Centre map
collection, B90.
Bon-Air Homestead Estate Subdivision Sale Auction Notice, 29 December 1923, Geelong Heritage Centre
map collection, B31.
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books, 1921-22, 1922-23.
R.B. Hamilton, 'Design for a Cool House' in The Australian Home Builder, February 1923, pp.30-31.
F. Klingender, “For Week Ends By the Sea” in the Australian Home Beautiful, 12 December 1925.
Dwelling at 7 Tonge Street, post 1993. Source: Braden,
Early Anglesea Families, p.12.
Introduced front timber post & rail & wire fence &
scrolled metal gate. Photo 311007-42.
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PLACE NAME : Banuke
Place No. L927
06-08 Beal Street, Lorne
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Good
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
HO77
Local
Mountjoy Parade
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The rear gabled outbuilding contributes to the
significance of the property.
Opportunities may be available to integrate the gabled outbuilding in any new addition to "Banuke", given
the site constraints. Given the apparent history of relocation of the outbuilding, further relocation may be
acceptable if this is the sole means of ensuring its survival and that the new site is situated in Lorne.
The house known as "Banuke" at 6-8 Beal Street has significance as a predominantly intact and rare local
example of an Edwardian style in Lorne, and as a legacy of the residential developments in this part of
Lorne in the 19th and early 20th centuries for prominent Melbourne and Western District families. Built in
1903 initially for Captain Charles Parsons and later owned by the McIntyre family of "Mountside"
Homestead at Winchelsea, the house is one of only five known surviving examples of Edwardian dwellings
in Lorne overlooking Loutit Bay. Although the house has experienced some minor alterations towards the
rear, it is predominantly intact and in good condition. The rear outbuilding is a legacy of the lifestyle of the
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ADDRESS :
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early owners as it appears to have functioned as the maids' quarters in part of the 20th century.
The house known as "Banuke" at 6-8 Beal Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2).
It demonstrates original design qualities of an Edwardian style. These qualities include the broad hipped
roof form, rear double hipped (M) roofs, encircling broken back verandah and rear skillion wing. Other
intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, timber weatherboard wall cladding,
corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, timber framed casement windows arranged in banks of three,
timber framed front doorway with sidelights, brick chimney, stop chamfered timber verandah posts, timber
verandah brackets and valances and balustrade capping. The rear gabled outbuilding and garden setting
(identified by the open grassed areas and stone retaining wall to the Beal Street frontage) also contribute
to the significance of the place. The front timber post and woven wire fence, although not original, is in
keeping with the Edwardian character and appearance of the dwelling. Architecturally, "Banuke"
represents one of five known surviving examples of Edwardian dwellings in Lorne, with "Banuke" being a
particularly intact version. "Banuke" also makes a significant contribution to the Mountjoy Parade
Residential Heritage Area HO77.
The house as "Banuke" at 6-8 Beal Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is
associated with residential developments in this part of Lorne in the very early 20th century commonly for
prominent Melbourne and Western District families. Built in 1903 for Captain Charles Parsons, the house
has particular longtime associations with the McIntyre family of "Mountside" Homestead, Winchelsea, from
1914-15 until at least the mid 20th century.
Overall, "Banuke" at 6-8 Beal Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION
"Banuke" at 6-8 Beal Street, Lorne, is set on an open sloping site with views to Loutit Bay. The surviving
portion of the original frontage north of the dwelling features an open grassed area and perimeter garden
beds. The current street frontage (east of the dwelling) is identified by a timber post and woven wire fence
and gates with perimeter plantings, and a random rubble retaining wall and stone steps. To the north of
the dwelling is another smaller open grassed area with perimeter plantings, shrubs and some mature
eucalyptus. A gravelled driveway is situated to the south of the dwelling.
The symmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Edwardian styled house is characterised
by a broad hipped roof form, rear double hipped (M) roofs and encircling broken back verandah on three
sides. A skillion wing is also situated to the rear (south). These roof forms are clad in recent green
corrugated Colorbond. Two early face brick chimneys adorn the roofline.
An early feature of the design is the encircling verandah. It is supported by stop chamfered timber posts
and has curved timber brackets and a decorative timber fretwork valance. The verandah has an early
timber floor, although there are some replacement boards that have been introduced over time. The
timber balustrade capping may be early, although the balustrade may have replaced an earlier design.
Other early features of the design include the timber framed casement windows arranged in banks of
three, and the timber framed front doorway with sidelights and highlights.
A new timber framed doorway with sidelights has recently been sympathetically introduced off the kitchen
at the western end of the dwelling.
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To the west of the dwelling is an early timber outbuilding. It has a steeply pitched gable roof form clad in
green painted galvanised corrugated steel. The early timber framed windows (arranged in a bank of three)
on the east gable end has been relocated from the north side of the main house (in the location of the new
door opening). A broad skillion verandah projects towards the front (north). Two timber doors under the
verandah provide access to the two-roomed interior clad in beaded edged timber boards (recently
replaced).
Generally, "Banuke" is in good condition, as repairs and restoration have been carried out on the exterior
in recent years. The house is also substantially intact and reflective of its original Edwardian design. Most
of the alterations are confined to the rear skillion wing.
HISTORY
General Background
In 1869, the township of Lorne was surveyed by A.C. Allan and named after the Marquis of Lorne.
Residential allotments overlooking Loutit Bay (to the east of the central township area today) formed part
of another survey of the Lorne Township by George C. Darbyshire in 1871.
From the 1890s, as Lorne became important as a premier Victorian seaside resort, the subdivided land to
the east of the central township area became popular as a prestigious location for the construction of
holiday and retirement homes. These houses, with associated bathing boxes along the foreshore,
illustrate the affluent lifestyle of these families from the late 19th century.
History of Banuke
The site at 6-8 Beal Street was originally owned by Edward Silk from January 1872. From that time, he
owned allotments 8-12 in Section 1 shown on the Darbyshire survey plan. The land was subsequently
owned by James S. Reid of South Australia.
In 1903, the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books identify that the house at 6-8 Beal Street had been constructed
for the then owner, Captain Charles A. Parsons. It was situated on allotments 7-9 comprising 1 acre and
two roods. The property had a substantial frontage to Mountjoy Parade.
By 1908-09, the property had been sold to Mary McKellar and was subsequently named "Banuke". Upon
her death in 1913-14, "Banuke" was temporarily owned by Thomas McKellar of Mortlake. The Winchelsea
Rate Books identify a bathing box as part of the property (but situated on the Lorne foreshore) in 1914-15.
It was at this time when "Banuke" had been sold to Maggie Fairbairn McIntryre of "Mountside",
Winchelsea, as a holiday retreat. The Winchelsea Shire Rate Books list the McIntyre family as owners of
the Beal Street property until at least 1955. At that time, it was owned by Hector Charles McIntyre and
Donald Armytage, and still included a bathing box (no. 49) on the Lorne foreshore.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the existing outbuilding at "Banuke" was a bathing box and has had a
history of being relocated on a couple of occasions prior to being moved to "Banuke". From an early
period it appears to have been the maids' quarters as until recently early hand writing survived on the
interior lining boards documenting the number of saucepans and other kitchen items.
The McIntyre family were well known graziers of Winchelsea. Maggie McIntyre (nee Armytage) was the
wife of Charles Duncan McIntyre, whose pioneer father, Peter McIntyre, purchased "Mountside
Homestead" for him in 1900. In 1904, Mountside Homestead consisted of 8,000 acres and featured a
substantial Victorian Gothic bluestone residence (see photograph).
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Throughout most of the 20th century, the "Banuke" property was considerably more substantial than it is
today. Spanning between Mountjoy Parade and Smith Street, it appears that the property had a
considerable landscaped area to the front of the house.
An Auction Notice for 17 December 1925 reveals that Beal Street had been created by this time. Situated
to the immediate east of "Banuke", it had previously formed private land. The street was named after
Charles Beal, Winchelsea Shire Councillor from 1861-65, who with his family took up residence in their
"superb marine retreat", "Varna", in 1881. Beal Street and the land immediately east of it had formed part
of the large "Varna" property.
It was some time after 1955 when the "Banuke" property was reduced in size. The house was retained as
part of a central allotment with a frontage to Beal Street, while four allotments were created to the north
and south fronting Mountjoy Parade and Smith Street respectively.
COMPARATIVE
Architecturally, "Banuke" represents only one of five known surviving Edwardian dwellings in Lorne. The
other dwellings are:
* Teacher's Residence, Lorne Primary School No. 2162, 15 Grove Road (VHR H1716): a two storey, fourroomed timber dwelling constructed by the Public Works Department in c.1905 and design with Swiss
Chalet overtones. It is of State significance and is of moderate integrity (the half timbering in the gable end
has been removed).
* "Merrilbah", 220 Mountjoy Parade (HO77): built in c.1912, the elevated single storey timber
weatherboard Edwardian dwelling has a broad hipped roof form and encircling broken back verandah, and
is one of the most comparable dwellings to "Banuke". The verandah is punctuated by a small gable end in
the centre of the front facade. The dwelling is accessed by a corner bay. This dwelling appears to be
substantially intact.
* "Keverell", 16 Armytage Street (HO51): an elevated single storey timber dwelling with enclosed area
under the house, it was built in 1909. Like "Banuke", "Keverell" has a broad hipped roof form and
encircling verandah supported by timber posts with bracket and decorative timber bracket and balustrades.
It appears to be moderately intact.
* Former "Pentlands", 230-232 Mountjoy Parade (HO77): constructed in c.1907-08, the two storey timber
Edwardian dwelling has a hipped roof form and encircling verandah. The ends of the verandah have been
altered and infilled. In more recent times, the dwelling was subsumed as part of the Lorne Hospital
redevelopment.
Historically, "Banuke" represents one of a number of seaside retreats for prominent Melbourne or Western
District families. Throughout the 20th century, "Banuke" was occupied by the longtime owners, the
McIntyre family, graziers of Winchelsea. Other comparable properties with similar historical associations
include:
* "Varna", 101-103 Smith Street (HO31): built in 1881 for Charles Beal and family, originally of Winchelsea.
* "Lower & Upper Kincraig": 236 Mountjoy Parade & 127 Smith Street (HO77): built in 1888 as the holiday
home for James Russell and family of Barunah Plains Homestead, Inverleigh. "Upper Kincraig" represents
the servants' quarters and has been subdivided from "Lower Kincraig".
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* "Keverell", 16 Armytage Street (HO51): built in 1909 for Emma Topp, widow of Judge St. John Top,
eminent Victorian barrister.
* Merrilbah", 220 Mountjoy Parade (HO77): built in c.1912 for Catherine Dennis of Warncourt near Colac.
* "Former Pentlands", 230-232 Mountjoy Parade: built in c.1907-08 for Edward Manifold of Camperdown.
* "Wareen", 15 Fern Avenue (HO52): originally situated at 230 Mountjoy Parade, "Wareen" was built in
1894 for Professor Andrew Harper but has longer term associations as the holiday retreat of Edward
Manifold and family of Camperdown.
* "Leighwood", 222 Mountjoy Parade (VHR H604): built in 1915 in an Arts and Crafts Bungalow style for
the Bell family of Addiscot Homestead, Bells Beach.
* "Jura", 246-248 Mountjoy Parade (VHR H822): built in 1919 for the Western District grazier, Clive
Campbell.
* House, 246-248 Mountjoy Parade (HO65): built in 1931 for Miss Margaret Dennis of "Eeyeuk" near
Terang.
REFERENCES:
Context Pty Ltd (with Dr Carlotta Kellaway), Surf Coast Shire Places of Cultural Significance Study Stage 2
- Lorne Area & Heritage Plan', prepared for the Surf Coast Shire, 2000.
G.C. Darbyshire, 'Township of Lorne at Loutitt Bay', survey plan, 12 December 1871, Geelong Heritage
Centre.
Lorne Township Plan, Landscape Department Map, 1908, Geelong Heritage Centre, folio 7/67.
D. Rowe, 'Additional Lorne Heritage Assessments', prepared for the Surf Coast Shire, May 2003.
W.L. Koenig (comp.), "Lorne, The Loutitt or Loutit Bay of By-Gone Days' in The History of the Winchelsea
Shire, publication compiled in connection with the celebration to honour the 100th anniversary of the
founding of Victoria in 1834-35, 1933.
Victorian Heritage Register online.
Register of the National Estate online.
J. Smith (ed.), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vol.2, The Cyclopedia Co., Melbourne, 1904, p.469.
Winchelsea Shire Rate Books 1903-04, 1908-09, 191215, 1925-26, 1932-33, 1942-45, 1955, Geelong
Heritage Centre.
"Varna" Estate Auction Notice, 17 December 1925, Geelong Heritage Centre map collection, v7.
'Lorne Victoria's Leading Seaside Resort: Important Auction Sale', 20 February 1937, Geelong Heritage
Centre map collection, L55.
E.B. Gregory, M.L. Gregory & W.L. Koenig, Coast to Country: Winchelsea, A History of the Shire, Shire of
Winchelsea in conjunction with Hargreen Publishing Company, North Melbourn, 1985, p.225.
David Johnson, carpenter of Lorne, November 2007, provided anecdotal evidence about the outbuildoing.
No documentary evidence has been ascertained to support this information.
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PLACE NAME : Banuke
ADDRESS :
Place No. L927
"Mountside" Homestead, Winchelsea, 1970. Source: La
Trobe Picture Collection, SLV, image jc178176.
Detail of stone retaining wall and steps to the Beal
Street frontage.
East elevation of the rear gabled outbuilding to the west
of the main house.
View of the main house from Beal Street.
North elevation of the rear gabled outbuilding to the
west of the main house.
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PLACE NAME : "Valetta"
Place No. L932
03 Fern Avenue, Lorne
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Good
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
Extent of Heritage Overlay: whole site
The house known as "Valetta" at 3 Fern Avenue has significance as a moderately intact example of a Late
Victorian style in Lorne. Built in 1892-93 for Edward Seymour, teacher and second Principal of the Lorne
State School, the house reflects the type of housing constructed in the town as part of its growing
popularity as a seaside resort in the 19th century. It appears to be in good condition and of moderate
integrity.
The house known as "Valetta" at 3 Fern Avenue is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2).
Although there have been some alterations, it continues to clearly demonstrate original design qualities of
a Late Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with
minor hipped roofs at the rear. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the elevated single storey
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height, timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated sheet metal roof cladding, rendered chimneys with
projecting cornices, narrow eaves, timber framed double hung windows, and the four panelled timber front
door with highlight. While the return verandah may not be completely original, it is similar to a number of
comparable Late Victorian dwellings in Lorne, including the timber verandah posts and capped timber
balustrade.
The house known as "Valetta" at 3 Fern Avenue is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1).
It is associated with residential developments in Lorne in the 1890s when the town was becoming popular
as a seaside resort. In particular, "Valetta" has associations with the original longtime owner, Edward
Seymour, local school teacher and the second Principal to the Lorne State School from 1891-1900 and
from 1908 until 1914.
Overall, the house known as "Valetta" at 3 Fern Avenue is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The house known as "Valetta" at 3 Fern Avenue, Lorne, is situated on a sloping site having open grassed
areas at the front and side with perimeter garden beds. A substantial eucalypt dominates the front garden.
The front is also bound by a steel post and wire fence with scrolled metal pedestrian gate that have been
introduced.
The elevated single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Late Victorian styled dwelling is characterised
by a hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with minor hipped roofs at the rear, a rear skillion
and a return verandah at the front and side. These roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet metal. Two
early rendered and painted chimneys with projecting cornices adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs are
At the front is an original centrally located front four panelled timber door with highlight and flanking timber
framed double hung windows. The timber framed and glazed doors at the side (north) have been
introduced although the side windows may be early.
A feature of the design is the return verandah. The verandah is supported by square timber posts with
moulded timber capitals. The early cast iron verandah valances and brackets (as shown in a photograph
of the dwelling in The Age newspaper in 1996) are missing. A capped timber balustrade completes the
verandah.
HISTORY:
General Background
residential allotments overlooking Loutit Bay (to the east of the central township area today) formed part of
another survey of the Lorne Township by George C. Darbyshire in 1871.
From the 1890s, as Lorne became important as a premier Victorian seaside resort, several homes were
constructed as either permanent residences or holiday retreats. These houses, with associated bathing
boxes along the foreshore, illustrate the seaside retreat lifestyle of the occupants from the late 19th
century.
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History of Valetta
The site at 3 Fern Avenue originally formed part of Section 5 comprising 5 acres, 1 rood and 37 perches
first owned by A.E. Belcher from 6 April 1880. In 1891-92, the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books identify the
site as allotment 4 of Section 5 being "land" comprising 1 rood and 8 perches . It was owned by Edward L.
Seymour who was listed as a teacher. In the following year of 1892-93, the house had been constructed
for Seymour. He continued to own the property until at least 1932-33.
Seymour was the Second Headmaster of the nearby Lorne State School (corner of Grove Road and Smith
Street) from 1891 until 1900 and from 1908 until 1914. It is of interest that while a teacher's residence was
built at the school site in c.1905, Seymour continued to reside at his own residence in Fern Avenue.
In 1942-45, the Rate Books list Frank Beaurepaire, proprietor of the nearby Carinya Guest House in Smith
Street as owner of 3 Fern Avenue, with the house being occupied by Ray Bridges. The dwelling was
known as "Valetta" at this time. Beaurepaire continued to own the property for some years and is identified
as owner in the 1952-54 Rate Books.
In 1996, the property section of The Age newspaper advertised the sale of "Valetta". The article included
the following details about the landscape features and the dwelling as follows:
"The house, called Valetta, was built in the late 1880s and the original chimneys still rise above its
corrugated iron roof. The verandahs offer a marvellous view, with the sun rising over Bass Strait in the
morning and setting behind the Otways and the house in the evening. Behind the house and at an angle,
there is a tennis court, constructed with considerable trouble because of the steepness of the hill behind
the main street of Lorne, the famed Ocean Road.
According to the agent, the stonemason responsible for much of the stonework around the Ocean Road
between Lorne and Apollo Bay was also responsible for the terracing that fringes three sides of the tennis
court at Valetta.
On one side of the court there is a small rotunda for summer shade or evening entertaining. ... In the
garden there is a bungalow which has three beds and a built-in wardrobe. The well-established garden
has an automatic sprinkler system and the plants include an avocado, a tree dahlia and ferns dating from
the turn of the century."
In more recent times, the tennis court has been excised from the property and the avocado and dahlia
trees removed. The rear bungalow has also been extensively altered.
COMPARATIVE:
"Valetta" represents a moderately intact example of a Late Victorian style in Lorne. It is one of only five
known Late Victorian dwellings built locally in the 1890s. Other examples include:
*Ravenswood, 70 Smith Street (corner Bay Street) (HO74): built in the late 1890s for James Buick, the
house is a more substantial and elaborate example of the Late Victorian type. It features the similar
hipped roof forms and return verandah and timber construction as the dwelling at 3 Fern Avenue, but a
bellcast tower at the side complete with widow's walk, forms a local landmark.
*Wareen, 15 Fern Avenue (HO52): constructed in 1894 for Andrew Sanger, the dwelling was originally
situated at 226-228 Mountjoy Parade before being relocated to its current site in 2002. Wareen features a
similar hipped roof and return verandah composition as the dwelling at 3 Fern Avenue, together with the
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timber construction and window design and construction. Wareen is directly comparable with the dwelling
at 3 Fern Avenue although it is larger in size and has an understorey.
* Dwelling, 58 Smith Street (citation no. L930): built in 1895-96, this dwelling is directly comparable with
"Valetta" as it shares a similar scale, design composition (including return verandah) and rudimentary
detailing.
* "Cora Lynn Guest House", 22-28 Mountjoy Parade (not significant): possibly built in the 1890s, the Cora
Lynn Guest House originally shared a similar Late Victorian composition as the dwelling at 3 Fern Avenue.
However from the late 1990s the former Guest House has been substantially altered and adapted and it
does not possess the architectural integrity as "Valetta".
* "Kyanga", 56 Smith Street (citation L931): built in 1891-92, "Kyanga" was designed in a Late Victorian
Italianate style. It features a hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a projecting hipped roof
and faceted bay window with conical roof. There is also a return verandah that also encircles the
projecting bay window. "Kyanga" represents a slightly more sophisticated example of a Late Victorian type.
REFERENCES:
W.L. Koenig (comp.), "Lorne, The Loutit or Loutit Bay of By-Gone Days' in The History of the Winchelsea
Winchelsea Shire Rate Books 1891-92, 1892-93, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1932-33, 1942-45, 1952-54, Geelong
Heritage Centre.
E.B. Gregory, M.L. Gregory & W.L. Keonig, Coast to Country: Winchelsea, A History of the Shire, Shire of
Winchelsea in conjunction with Hargreen Publishing Company, North Melbourne, 1985.
'Spot-on location' in The Age newspaper (property guide), 24 January 1996, p.9, Lorne & District Historical
Society.
C. de Fraga, 'Spot-on location', property section, The Age newspaper, 24 January 1996, p.9.
Andrew & Rachel Thomson, owners, submission to the Surf Coast Shire, 23 october 2008.
Nola Symes, verbal comments to Mark Harwood, Surf Coast Shire, November 2008.
Surf Coast Shire Planning Permit 06/0244.
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View of dwelling from the front.
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Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study Stage 2: Lorne & District
2002
HERITAGE ASSESSMENTS
Site
Address:
Stanmorr B&B
Site No:
465
64 Otway Street, Lorne
Approx. Date:
1922-23
Integrity:
Minor Modifications
Significance Level:
Local
Survey
07/24
History
The house on this site was rated first in 1922-23 as the home of Albert Worlley (labourer). (Shire of
Winchelsea Rate Books 1922-23 Lorne Township, No. 1241) Worlley’s name is written in the
rate records also as Worrley and Worlley. In the late 1930s, Worlley sold his house to L.G.
Armytage of 19 Orchard Street, East Geelong. During the early 1940s, Armytage’s Otway Street
house was let to F. Armistead. (Shire of Wichelsea Rate Books 1938-39, No. 1341; 1939-42, No.
1003)
The 1938 Winchelsea Shire Engineer’s Map of Lorne Township shows Worlley’s house on the
corner of Otway and William Streets. An adjacent house in William Street is also associated with
Worlley. Both are located on Crown Allotment 43. The later 1939 plan of the township prepared
by the Lorne Sewerage Authority shows the corner timber house with verandahs around three
sides and two entrances to Smith Street. One entrance is near the corner and the second drive
goes past a small galvanised iron building close to Smith Street. On this plan, the adjacent
building in William Street is fenced off and is made of fibro-cement.
According to research by the Lorne Historical Society, the house at 64 Otway Street was later
owned by Stan Morris and run as a guest house, hence its name. (Graham 1999, pers comm)
There is also a small timber garage with decorative fretwork matching that of the house. The
property operates now as Stanmorr B & B.
Description
The substantial allotment/s at 64 Otway Street and 26 William Street accommodate a large and
significant two storey interwar Bungalow styled guest house, an introduced single storey gabled
garage at the front (Otway Street frontage) to one side, and two introduced one and two storey
outbuildings that front onto William Street and have galvanised corrugated iron hipped roofs and
weatherboard wall cladding.
The significant, two storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, interwar Bungalow styled guest house
is characterised by a hipped roof form, together with an encircling verandah and balcony that has
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a broken back roof. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel. An unpainted brick
chimney with a corbelled top adorns the roofline. Wide overhangs and exposed timber rafters are
features of the balcony eaves. The timber framed double hung windows and the timber framed
doorways are either early or appropriately introduced.
A feature of the design is the encircling balcony and verandah. They are supported by introduced
(but appropriate) square timber columns. The verandah and balcony have introduced (but
appropriate) timber fretwork valances.
Two double storey outbuildings were proposed for construction in 2002 at the rear of the main
guesthouse. (Rowe, 2002)
Statement of Cultural Significance
Stanmorr B&B is of local significance because of its historical and architectural values. It is a good
example of an early 1920s Lorne residence, later used as a guest house and then as a B&B, a
typical progression in usage in this major resort town. (criterion A4). Significant elements include
the external appearance and fabric of the building, particularly its early twentieth century elements.
References
Shire of Winchelsea Rate Books 1922-42
Graham, M., personal communication, 1999
Rowe, David, Report on Stanmorr B&B, 64 Otway Street, Surf Coast Shire, 2002
Recommendations
Planning Scheme
07/25
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PLACE NAME : Former Jura Outbuilding
Place No. L934
133 Smith Street, Lorne
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Economic Development in the Shire (Building &
Construction)
Condition
Poor
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
HO77
Local
Mountjoy Parade
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The former "Jura" outbuilding at 133 Smith Street, Lorne, has significance for its contextually unusual
concrete Knitlock wall construction and for its associations with "Jura", the substantial former seaside
property constructed for Clive Campbell, grazier of "Warranooke" Homestead, Marnoo West, in 1919. The
former "Jura" outbuilding directly relates to the design and evolution of the "Jura" mansion, being originally
constructed as an outbuilding as part of the property. It is now a physical legacy of the much larger
original "Jura" estate that was subdivided in the latter 20th century. The building is a rare surviving
example of Knitlock construction, with only four other known examples (including Jura) in the Shire. It
appears to be in fair condition and predominantly intact when viewed from the street. It contributes to the
significance of the Mountjoy Parade Heritage Precinct HO77.
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The former "Jura" outbuilding at 133 Smith Street is architecturally and scientifically significant at a LOCAL
level (AHC D.2, F.1). It demonstrates a rare surviving form of concrete construction known as "Knitlock",
patented by the eminent American architect, Walter Burley Griffin, in 1917. It represents one of only five
known buildings constructed of Knitlock in the Shire. Built as part of the larger "Jura" estate in 1919, the
outbuilding demonstrates original interwar design qualities which include its L-shaped layout, intersecting
hipped roof forms, single storey height, terra cotta tiled roof cladding, vertical timber doors and its concrete
Knitlock wall construction.
The former "Jura" outbuilding at 133 Smith Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4). It
is a physical legacy of the once larger "Jura" property and has associations with the residential
developments in this part of Lorne in the early 20th century commonly for prominent Melbourne and
Western District families. The "Jura" outbuilding was built in 1919 for the prominent grazier, Clive
Campbell, of "Warranooke" Homestead, Marnoo West. The "Jura" outbuilding also has associations with
the prominent Melbourne architectural firm of Klingender and Alsop who were responsible for its design.
Overall, the former "Jura" outbuilding at 133 Smith Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The former "Jura" outbuilding at 133 Smith Street, Lorne, is situated on a sloping site. The property is
dominated by a later 20th century two storey gabled residence and there are perimeter trees and other
plantings around the property.
The former "Jura" outbuilding is located on the Smith Street boundary. The interwar building has an Lshaped layout with intersecting hipped roof forms clad in early terra cotta tiles. There are early redpainted galvanised steel gutters which have rusted. The walls are constructed of concrete Knitlock
construction which is particularly distinguished by the projecting dovetailed ribs that represent the
interlocking joints of the concrete panels. There are vertical timber boarded sliding vehicular doors on the
Francis Street facade, together with a single vertical timber door on the north-west elevation. The building
appears to be in fair condition and predominantly intact when viewed from the street.
HISTORY:
General Background
Residential allotments overlooking Loutit Bay (to the east of the central township area today) formed part
of another survey of the Lorne Township by George C. Darbyshire in 1871.
From the 1890s, as Lorne became important as a premier Victorian seaside resort, the subdivided land to
the east of the central township area became popular as a prestigious location for the construction of
holiday and retirement homes. These houses, with associated bathing boxes along the foreshore,
illustrate the affluent lifestyle of these families from the late 19th century.
History of the Former Jura Outbuilding
The site at 133 Smith Street originally formed part of allotment 9 in Section 3 of the Lorne Township Plan.
This and the adjoining allotment 10 were purchased by E.R. Morris on 5 March 1872. The land comprised
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four perches and had frontages to Mountjoy Parade and Francis and Smith Streets.
By 1919, allotments 9 and 10 had been acquired by Clive Campbell, grazier of "Warranooke". He
engaged the prominent architectural firm of Klingender and Alsop to design a substantial two storey early
interwar Arts and Crafts Bungalow as a holiday house. The design was apparently similar to the recentlyconstructed "Warranooke" homestead built for Campbell. At Lorne, "Jura" was a large house with a
frontage to Mountjoy Parade, and was built in Knitlock construction, a concrete block building system
patented by the eminent American architect, Walter Burley Griffin in 1917. The building materials for the
building of "Jura" were transported by boat. At the rear of the property, the architects designed a garage
outbuilding as part of the "Jura" property. It was also constructed of Knitlock and represents the existing
building at 133 Smith Street today.
In 1953, Campbell retired to "Jura" where he lived until his death in 1972. It may have been after
Campbell's death when the rear portion of the "Jura" property was subdivided into three smaller
allotments. This resulted in the "Jura" outbuilding being separated from the main building.
COMPARISON:
Other Local Outbuildings
The "Jura" outbuilding represents one of a small number of surviving outbuildings in Lorne associated with
larger seaside estates owned by prominent Melbourne or Western District families in the 19th and early
20th centuries. Other properties in Lorne include:
* "Lower & Upper Kincraig": the Victorian Italianate villa originally known as "Kincraig" was built in 1888 for
the Russell family of "Barunah Plains". The servants' quarters, now known as "Upper Kincraig", were
subdivided from the main house ("Lower Kincraig") in 1952. The "Upper Kincraig" property included a rear
timber stable outbuilding that was demolished in 2004.
* "Banuke", 6-8 Beal Street: the Edwardian styled dwelling was built in 1902-03 for Captain Charles
Parsons before being occupied by the longtime owners, the McIntyre family of "Mountside" Homestead,
Inverleigh. The property includes a gabled outbuilding that may have been the Maids' Quarters at an early
stage, which anecdotal evidence suggests was relocated to the site.
Other Structures of Knitlock Construction in the Surf Coast Shire
In 1917, the American architect, Walter Burley Griffin and the builder, D.C. Jenkins, patented the concrete
block construction called Knitlock which has been described as "one of the most remarkable concrete
building systems." It comprised a system of precast concrete structural panels (also known as tiles) that
were horizontally interlocked in straight coursing by means of their own shape, with rods and concrete
placed insitu.
According to a National Trust Research Report of 1990, there are only 19 known examples of Knitlock
structures built in Australia between 1919 and c.1933. Of the 14 Victorian examples, which includes Jura,
only 11 survive. The "Jura" outbuilding is therefore another rare example of this type of construction.
In the Surf Coast Shire, other examples include:
* Winchelsea Soldiers' Memorial Grandstand, Winchelsea: built in 1922-23 by H.E. Warner, local builder,
as a memorial to the district soldiers who fought in the First World War. The large structure has recently
been restored.
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* Sunday School wing: former Barrabool Presbyterian Church, Barrabool: the original sandstone Church
building was built in 1871. The rear Sunday School wing was constructed of Knitlock in 1923.
* House, 10 Blacks Road, Winchelsea: the Late Edwardian design of the dwelling suggests it was
constructed in c.1917-18.
REFERENCES:
G.C. Darbyshire, 'Township of Lorne at Loutitt Bay', survey plan, 12 December 1871, Geelong Heritage
Centre.
W.L. Koenig (comp.), "Lorne, The Loutitt or Loutit Bay of By-Gone Days' in The History of the Winchelsea
J. Smith (ed.), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vol.2, The Cyclopedia Co., Melbourne, 1903.
Winchelsea Shire Rate Books 1899-1928, Geelong Heritage Centre.
"Varna" Estate Auction Notice, 17 December 1925, Geelong Heritage Centre map collection, v7.
'Lorne Victoria's Leading Seaside Resort: Important Auction Sale', 20 February 1937, Geelong Heritage
Centre map collection, L55.
E.B. Gregory, M.L. Gregory & W.L. Koenig, Coast to Country: Winchelsea, A History of the Shire, Shire of
Winchelsea in conjunction with Hargreen Publishing Company, North Melbourne, 1985, p.225.
P. Harrison, Walter Burley Griffin: Landscape Architect, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1995,
p.61.
D. Dunbar, 'Of social concern: towns and buildings for ordinary Australians' in J. Turnbull & P. Y. Navaretti,
The Griffins in Australia and India, The Miegunyah Press, Carlton South, 1998, p.33.
M. Lewis, History of Building Construction Study Guide, Part 2, School of Architecture & Building,
Deakin University, 1996, p.111.
"Jura", 242-244 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, Victorian Heritage Register online, H822, December 2007.
C. Clare, 'The post-Federation house in Melbourne: Bungalow & Vernacular Revival styles 1900-1930',
Research Report, Faculty of Architecture & Planning, University of Melbourne, October 1984, pp.40-43.
Doug Stirling, Lorne & District Historical Society, personal comment, December 2007.
Jacobs, Johnson, Rowe & Taylor, ':Warranooke" Homestead" in the Shire of Northern Grampians Heritage
Study Stage 2, prepared for the Northern Grampians Shire, 2004.
A. Willingham, Geelong Region Historic Buildings & Objects Study, Geelong Regional Commission,
Geelong, vol.1, sheet 50.
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Side elevation viewed from Smith Street, 2004. Source:
David Rowe
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PLACE NAME : Former Butcher's Shop & Associated Outbuildings
Place No. T421
19 Anderson Street, Torquay
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Retail)
Condition
Fair
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The rear outbuilding immediately behind the shop also contributes to
the significance of the place.
Extent of Heritage Overlay: the former shop and rear building, plus
the land 1 metre east of the shop and the area including the front
verandah, as broadly shown on the attached aerial image.
Opportunities are available to reconstruct the central door opening and one of the shopfront windows in
accordance with the historical photograph, using the existing building fabric.
The former butcher's shop and associated outbuildings at 19 Anderson Street have significance as a rare
intact grouping of buildings relating to an interwar butcher's operations in Torquay and as one of the earlier
locations of surf board manufacture and sales in the town. Built in 1919-20 by the father and son builders,
Sam and Bert Howes for Thomas Floyd Pescud, butcher of Market Square, Geelong, the concrete blocks
for the construction of the building were manufactured by David Berryman and Thomas Pescud. The
building served as a butchery for many years, but by mid 20th century it had been converted into a drapers
shop for a Mr Mack, the store being operated by a Miss Paine of Geelong. From the 1960s it was the
location of Paddy's Morgan's Surf Board shop. The former butcher's shop is predominantly intact,
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although there have been noticeable alterations to some of the rear outbuildings. Overall, they are a
largely intact grouping of interwar buildings in good-fair condition.
The former butcher's shop and associated outbuildings at 19 Anderson Street are architecturally significant
at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2). They demonstrate original interwar era design qualities. For the former
butcher's shop these qualities include the simple gable roof form, together with the broad skillion verandah
that projects at the front and is supported by introduced timber posts. Other intact or appropriate design
qualities of the former butcher's shop include the single storey height, corrugated profile sheet metal roof
cladding, concrete block wall construction, timber weatherboard gable infill, and shopfront windows and
the door opening (albeit relocated). The early design qualities of the outbuildings include the gabled roof
forms, concrete block wall construction (including the courses of blockwork under the eaves with double
holed ventilation openings), exposed timber eaves brackets and the timber weatherboard gable ends with
timber ventilators.
The former butcher's shop and associated outbuildings at 19 Anderson Street are historically significant at
a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). They represent the most intact and earliest surviving grouping of interwar
buildings associated with a commercial operation in Torquay. Built in 1919-20 by Sam and Bert Howes for
Thomas Floyd Pescud, butcher of Market Square, Geelong, the buildings served as Pescud's local
butchery through the first half of the 20th century. Also associated with the construction of the buildings is
David Berryman, who, along with Thomas Pescud, manufactured the concrete blocks for the wall
construction. From the 1960s, the former butcher's shop was the location of Paddy Morgan's surf board
outlet, being one of the earlier commercial enterprises associated with the surfing industry in Torquay.
The former butcher's shop and associated outbuildings at 19 Anderson Street are scientifically significant
at a LOCAL level (AHC G.1). The hand-made concrete blocks reflect an unusual form of construction for
interwar buildings in Torquay. The only other known example of this form of construction is the
neighbouring (and altered) dwelling at 17 Anderson Street that was once associated with the butcher's
shop.
Overall, the former butcher's shop and associated outbuildings at 19 Anderson Street are of LOCAL
significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The interwar shop building at 19 Anderson Street is modestly scaled and has a simple gable roof form clad
in corrugated Colorbond. A broad skillion verandah projects at the front and is supported by introduced
timber posts. An early photograph of the shop (see attached) reveals that the verandah and timber
weatherboard gable infill appear to be early, although one of the early shopfront windows and the door
opening have been relocated, as they differ from that shown in the historical photograph. Originally, the
doorway was centrally located and was flanked by the windows. However, the existing windows appear to
be early. Overall, the shop appears to be of moderate-high integrity and its interwar era design and
concrete block construction remain clearly distinguishable today.
The outbuildingsconstructed of concrete block immediately to the rear of the shop are of interest. This
building has a gabled roof form clad in corrugated Colorbond. A course of blockwork under the eaves has
double holed ventilation openings. There are also early exposed timber eaves brackets and early timber
weatherboard gable ends with timber ventilators. A skillion pergola has been introduced to the east side.
Adjacent to the pergola is an introduced gabled carport.
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A smaller concrete outbuilding is located to the east of the carport, but it has been noticeably altered.
These outbuildings were associated with the butcher's operations.
HISTORY:
General Background
The settlement originally known as Spring Creek initially formed part of Spring Creek or Springs Station
Tooyoung-e-warre, owned by Henry Tait from 1841-42. Soon after, John Goodall selected a farm on
Spring Creek and his first house is believed to have been built on the site of the present Torquay township.
By the mid 1860s, Section 65 in the Spring Creek area had been subdivided into 25 allotments. The
largest landholder was J. Follett, with 86 acres in the northern portion, the remaining smaller lots
immediately south of Follett's land had been acquired by T. Frivett, A.G. White, James Noble and F.E.
Gilbert. Until this time, the settlement of Spring Creek was largely an agricultural area also known as an
ideal fishing location. The land south of these 22 allotments sold in the 1860s had been reserved for the
Torquay township, to be known as Puebla, after the Parish within which the area was situated. In 1875, a
strip of foreshore land and an area south of the proposed Puebla township was withheld for public
recreation and as a timber reserve. These areas were to become highly popular for seaside recreation
and camping by the 1880s, with 1500 people having frequented the picturesque coastal resort in 1887 for
picnicking and camping. Further impetus for seaside recreation at Torquay came in 1888 with the opening
of Follet's Coffee Palace.
In the early 1880s, the Township of Puebla was surveyed which included the land stretching from
Anderson Street to the recreation reserve near the mouth of Spring Creek. Early land buyers included J.
Follett, Andrew White, A.G. White, Pearson, Rudd, Rosser, J.W. Taylor and his brother, H. Taylor, and
particularly J.L. Price who owned several allotments. By 1884, some dwellings had been constructed
within the township subdivision, including H. Rudd's corrugated iron house and the Taylor brothers' pre-cut
two-roomed shacks.
With the construction of a new road from Mount Duneed by 1888 came further land sales. In January
1888, the Spring Creek Estate (comprising eight allotments initially subdivided as part of Section 65 in the
1860s) was offered for sale. This soon followed in February 1888 by the sale of White's Paddock to the
immediate north of the Spring Creek Estate. In the ensuing years, J. Follett's 86 acres to the north of the
White's Paddock was offered for sale as the Puebla Estate. It was anticipated at this time that the small
township would become 'one of the most frequented and popular of our Watering Places with all the
advantages of Sea and River Bathing and Boating, Fishing, Shooting, &c.' A Coast Railway Line and
Railway Station was also proposed to the west of the main road (Surf Coast Highway) to cater for the
influx of tourists, while golf grounds had been laid out on a Government Reserve now comprising Taylor
Park. In 1892, the township names of Puebla and Spring Creek were replaced with the gazetted name of
Torquay, as suggested by James Follett after the popular watering place, Torquay, in his native
Devonshire, England.
By the early 20th century, Torquay had become a popular seaside village and resort. This reflected in the
various dwellings that had been built and in the number of bathing boxes on the foreshore, which rose
from three in c.1890 to ninety-eight in c.1908. By 1915, a road had been constructed adjacent to the
reserved foreshore land. Initially known as Ocean Parade, the name had been changed to The Esplanade
by c.1920. Further development occurred after the Great War, with the greater availability of the motor
car and the establishment of the Great Ocean Road Trust in 1918 to manage the 'modern coastal highway'
linking Barwon Heads to Warrnambool. The first section of the narrow gravel track was opened between
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Torquay and Eastern View in March 1922.
The dramatic rise in building development and the popularity of Torquay prior to and particularly after the
Second World War is reflected in the Military Survey Plans of the town in 1928 and 1956. The Plan for
1928 shows a concentration of buildings in the township area south of Zeally Bay Road. In 1940, a
substantial part of the town was destroyed when a bushfire swept through the town (over 80 houses and
buildings were lost). However by 1956, building development had spread in great numbers as far north as
Darian Road. Further growth in Torquay as a tourist destination had continued during the postwar years
through the establishment of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club in 1945, and particularly the surfing
industry, with an early surfboard shop opened by Fred Pyke in 1967. This was followed by Rip Curl
Surfboards in c.1969 by Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick, together with other local manufacturers and
surfing stores, including Quicksilver International created by John Laws, professional surfer, from the
1970s.
History of Buildings
The property at 17 Anderson Street, Torquay, formed allotment 1 in Section 1 owned by Robert Willey of
"Avondale", East Bellarine, in 1916-17. In 1918, the land was purchased by Thomas F. Pescud for 50
pounds. In the following year 1919-20, the father and son builders, Sam and Bert Howes, constructed the
butcher's shop and associated outbuildings using hand-made concrete blocks manufactured by David
Berryman and Thomas Pescud. During the construction, Sam and Bert Howes stayed at the "Two Bays"
guesthouse.
It appears that the works had been completed by 1920 as the South Barwon Shire Rate Books for that
year list a "shop" owned by Thomas Floyd Pescud, butcher of Market Square, Geelong. In 1924, the Rate
Books listed John Wilson Pescud as the occupier of the shop while in the following year, 1925, Thomas
Pescud was again owner and occupier of a "house and butcher's shop". In 1928-29, the butcher's shop
was occupied by Henry James Jennings. The South Barwon Rate Books listed a Mrs Elvie Finnegan at
this address in 1950-51, the property then being identified as the Estate of Thomas Pescud. In 1952-53,
the property was leased to Mack and Paine, drapers of Geelong, the owner being Thomas Pescud of 163
Royal Parade, Parkville. He appears to have been the son of the late Thomas Pescud Senior. Mr Mack
sold goods from house to house before opening this shop at Torquay. Miss Paine travelled to Torquay
each day from Geelong by bus to run the shop.
In the 1960s the shop was taken over by Paddy Morgan who manufactured and sold surf boards from this
location.
COMPARATIVE:
Although there had been considerable building activity in Torquay during the interwar period (as shown in
the Military Plans of 1928 and 1956), the former butcher’s shop and associated buildings at 17 Anderson
Street reveal a contextually rare small grouping of interwar buildings associated with the butcher’s shop in
Torquay. There is no other known local example of interwar buildings of this type.
The former butcher's shop also has associations with the neighbouring and substantially altered
Edwardian dwelling. Another grouping of a dwelling with associated commercial building in Torquay is the
residence and the former Nairn's Dairy at 6 Boston Street (corner Pearl Street). The former Nairn's Dairy
building has been substantially altered and converted into a shop.
Of comparable construction to the former Butcher's Shop is the neighbouring and greatly altered
Edwardian dwelling at 17 Anderson Street, built of similar concrete blockwork.
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REFERENCES:
Shire of South Barwon Rate Books 1895-1983, 1984-85, Geelong Heritage Centre.
Crown Land files 05RS01644, Department of Sustainability & Environment, Geelong.
J. Pescott, South Barwon 1857-1985, City of South Barwon, Belmont, 1985.
J. Baines, The History of Torquay, James Baines, 1939.
Torquay Craft Shop brochure, 2007.
Military Survey Plans for Torquay, 1928 and 1956, Susie Zada private collection.
Geelong Advertiser newspaper, 14 March 1940.
M. Bath, L. McQuinn & M. Van Rompaey, Torquay Improvement Association Inc.: One Hundred Years - A
Short History 1889-1989, Torquay Improvement Association Inc., 1989.
Geoff Lutz, owner, verbal comments, November 2008.
Former Butcher's Shop, c.1920. Source: Source:
Torquay Craft Shop brochure.
Former Butcher's Shop, 2007. Source: David Rowe.
Former Butcher's Shop, 2007. Source: David Rowe.
View of rear outbuildings from Munday Street, 2007.
Source: David Rowe.
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View of rear elevation of former Butcher's Shop, 2007.
Source: David Rowe.
View of rear of outbuildings from Munday Street, 2007.
Source: David Rowe.
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Place No. T446
02 Parker Street, Torquay
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Poor
Integrity
Altered
Heritage Inventory:
Heritage Interest Only
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
No heritage overlay recommended.
The dwelling at 2 Parker Street, has heritage interest as one of few surviving seaside dwellings
constructed during the fledgling years of Torquay's development. Built in 1912 in a Late Victorian style
(being late for this style of dwelling) as a holiday house for James Gear, chemist of Ballarat, the dwelling
has long-time associations with the Gear family until at least the mid 20th century. It is in poor condition.
DESCRIPTION:
The house at 2 Parker Street, Torquay, has a modest front setback dominated by mature trees and
shrubs. The front is bound by a high, capped timber paling fence with lattice screening above, and capped
timber paling pedestrian and vehicular gates providing access to a side driveway.
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The symmetrical, single storey, rendered beach stone, Late Victorian styled dwelling is characterised by a
steeply pitched hipped roof form typical of the Federation era, together with an introduced bullnosed
verandah that projects towards the street frontage. At the rear is a single storey addition. These roof
forms are clad in corrugated Colorbond. An early rendered brick chimney with corbelled top adorns the
roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves.
The Late Victorian stylistic composition of the Federation era dwelling is continued on the front facade,
with the central panelled timber entrance door (possibly introduced) and flanking timber framed double
hung windows. The timber shutters flanking the windows appear to have been introduced.
A feature of the design is the front verandah. It has a metal valance of unusual design that has been
introduced. The solid rendered masonry verandah balustrade also appears has also been introduced.
HISTORY:
General Background
two-roomed shacks.
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1970s.
History of Dwelling at 2 Parker Street
The property at 2 Parker Street initially formed part of allotments 8, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16 owned by John
Ambrose Kitchen from 1895. This and neighbouring land was later subdivided, with the site at 2 Parker
Street becoming allotment 27 in Section 6. By 1904 it had been sold to James Albert Gear, chemist of
Ballarat whose shop operated under this name throughout the 20th century. In 1912, the existing dwelling
was built for the Gear family as a holiday house. It appears that James Gear had died by 1916, as the
owner of the property was listed as Mrs Sarah Gear, Humffries Street, Ballarat, from 1916 until 1940. It
then passed to Albert Gear of Main Street, Ballarat in 1940 and then to Mrs M. Gear of Main Street,
Ballarat, in 1945. In 1952-53, the South Barwon Rate Books list Margaret Mary and Michael Richard
Frewen of Main Street, Ballarat, as owners.
REFERENCES:
Shire of South Barwon Rate Books 1895-1985, Geelong Heritage Centre.
Roy Holden Collection, Various newspaper cuttings on Torquay, Geelong Heritage Centre.
A Brief History of Torquay, Torquay Improvement Association, n.d.
Map of Torquay, c.1920, Geelong Heritage Centre.
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Dwelling, 2 Parker Street, Torquay. View from the
street, 2007. Source: Wendy Jacobs.
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PLACE NAME : St. Luke's Anglican Church
Place No. T451
17 Pride Street, Torquay
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Community Life (Spiritual Life)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The C.H. Smith Memorial Sunday School Hall also
contributes to the significance of the place.
St. Luke's Anglican Church, 17 Price Street, Torquay, has significance for its associations with the
development of the Anglican Church in the town from the early 20th century, when Church services were
first held in private homes and during the summer months in the public hall or kiosk on The Esplanade.
This Church building represents the first permanent home of St. Luke's Anglican Church, having been
relocated to the northern portion of the site in 1946. Originally built in 1913 to serve St. Luke's Anglican
Church at Fyansford, the original design of the relocated building was retained when it opened for worship
in 1947. It was relocated to its present position in 1989. The adjoining hall was built in 1955-56 as a
Sunday School hall and was dedicated to the memory of Charles Henry Smith, stalwart of the Church of
England in Geelong. Although the original front porch has been removed, the Church building symbolises
the importance of faith and faith education of the Anglican Church in the town. This historical and social
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value is embodied in the surviving physical fabric. Overall, the Church building appears to be in good
condition and the adjoining hall contributes to the historical and social values. It comprises one of six
Carpenter Gothic churches in the Surf Coast Shire.
St. Luke's Anglican Church, 17 Price Street, is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It
is associated with the development of the Anglican Church in Torquay from the early 20th century, when
services were held in private homes or during the summer months in the Public Hall or Kiosk on The
Esplanade. In particular, this building has associations with the local Anglican Church after its relocation
from Fyansford in 1946, where it had been built in 1913 to serve the local St. Luke's congregation there.
Repositioned from the northern to the southern portion of the site in 1989, the building has served the
Torquay Anglican community until the present day. The adjoining hall was opened in 1956 and dedicated
to the memory of Charles Henry Smith, stalwart of Christ Church in Geelong, and well -known owner of the
holiday home "Sea View Villa" at 4 Anderson Street, Torquay.
St. Luke's Anglican Church, 17 Price Street, is socially significant at a LOCAL level (AHC G.1). It is
recognised and valued by sections of the Torquay community for religious reasons, as a symbol of their
faith, and their history of local participation in faith education. The adjoining hall has commemorative
value, having been dedicated to the memory of Charles Henry Smith, member and benefactor of the
Church of England in Geelong, and owner of the holiday residence, 'Sea View Villa' in Anderson Street,
Torquay.
St. Luke's Anglican Church, 17 Price Street, has architectural interest. Although relocated and partly
altered by the removal of the original entrance porch and the replacement of the existing parapeted entry,
it continues to demonstrate original design qualities of a Federation Carpenter Gothic style. These
qualities include the steeply pitched gable roof form, together with the rear gabled chancel, projecting side
gabled vestry, corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding,
Celtic cross surmounting the chancel gable, timber framed pointed arched stained glass windows along
the sides, timber bargeboards, timber gable brackets and the decorative gable infill (timber battening and
stuccoed panelling, supported by timber brackets).
Overall, the Torquay Uniting Church, 17 Price Street, is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
St. Luke's Anglican Church, 17 Price Street, is set on a contextually large corner site. It has modest front
and side setbacks to the street frontages which are dominated by trees, shrubs and grassed areas. The
site is bound along Price and Pride Streets by a row of agapanthas and an open tubular steel fence
approximately 800 mm high. Perimeter plantings encircle the Church building.
On the Price Street boundary is an introduced, steeply pitched gabled covered entry which links to an
introduced parapeted entrance having timber weatherboard wall cladding. The parapet features a central
pointed bay above which is a timber cross sheltered by a small open gabled element. The parapeted
entrance has replaced the original small gabled entrance porch as identified in the attached photograph.
The elevated single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Federation Carpenter Gothic styled Church
building to the east of the introduced entrance is characterised by a steeply pitched gable roof form
(comprising the nave), together with a gabled chancel to the east and a projecting gabled vestry to the
south. These roof forms are clad in green corrugated profile sheet metal. Two elongated ridge ventilators
(which appear to have been introduced) adorn the roofline, as does an early Celtic cross which surmounts
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the chancel gable.
Early features of the design include the pointed arched timber framed stained glass windows along the
sides (the window in the introduced entrance has been recycled from the original gabled porch now
removed), projecting timber bargeboards, timber gable brackets and the decorative gable infill (timber
battening and stuccoed panelling - supported by timber brackets) in the southern gable end of the nave
and the northern gable end of the chancel.
At the western end of the introduced porch fronting Price Street is the Sunday School hall. This postwar
shallow pitched, gabled building is constructed of horizontal timber weatherboards, with the central front
bay featuring vertical timber boarding and three narrow timber four paned windows have two paned
hopper sashes above. Under the central windows is a plaque which reads: "The C.H. Smith Memorial
Sunday School. This Building is Erected in Memory of Charles Henry Smith, Died 8th May 1908. A.D.
1956". Other features of the hall include the projecting boxed steel columns on the west elevation and the
narrow windows of identical design to those on the Price Street facade.
HISTORY:
General Background
two-roomed shacks.
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1970s.
History of St. Luke's Anglican Church
It has not been ascertained when the first Anglican Church services were held in Torquay, although it has
been recorded that early services were held in private homes and during the holiday season in the Public
Hall. In 1892, the Torquay Improvement Association placed a tender for the construction of a hall 'to be
used for both entertainment and religious purposes.'
In 1946, a public meeting was held to discuss the possibility of regular Anglican Church services at
Torquay. In the 1946-47 holiday season they were held in the kiosk on the Esplanade.
Land had apparently been acquired on the north-west corner of Price and Pride Street by the Church of
England in earlier years. This land comprised allotment 10 of Section 1 and was owned by J. and J.T.
Baxter from 1888 until 1918. It was then acquired by E.A. Ballhausen of Ballarat before being owned by
the Anglican Church.
Known as St. Luke's Anglican Church, Torquay, the Church sought the acquisition and relocation of the
timber St. Luke's Church, Fyansford (then under the jurisdiction of St. Paul's, Geelong) in 1947. Originally
built in 1913, the relocated building was set on the northern portion of the site and was opened in May
1947 (the Church is shown in its early location in the attached photograph). A dedication service was held
the following year in May 1948 by Bishop Baker. According to a "sketch plan" in the Public Building files at
the Victoria Public Records Office, the original Federation Carpenter Gothic design had been retained and
reconstructed on the new site at Torquay. It consisted of a steeply pitched gable roof form (comprising the
nave), together with a rear gabled chancel and projecting gabled vestry, and a small gabled entrance
porch at the front.
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In 1954, the Geelong architect, J. Gordon Williams was commissioned to design a Sunday School Hall,
meeting and kitchen in the south-west corner of the St. Luke's Church site. The shallow pitched gabled
building with projecting side gable was constructed in timber and featured a flat roofed front entrance
porch. The building was opened in 1956 and dedicated to the memory of Charles Henry Smith, original
owner of 'Sea View Villa' at 4 Anderson Street, who had died in May 1908. Smith had been Director of the
family fellmongery firm, C.H. Smith and Sons in South Geelong, with the family residence being the
mansion house "Edgecombe" in Newtown. A stalwart member of Christ Church Anglican Church,
Geelong, he bequeathed 50 pounds to Christ Church Sunday School (on the proviso that Canon Nash was
reinstated as incumbent of Christ Church) and 20 pounds to the Church of England Girls' High School,
Geelong. It appears that family members of Charles Smith were regular attendees of St. Luke's, Torquay,
during the holiday periods when in residence at 'Sea View Villa'.
In June 1964, there was a complaint that the Anglican Hall was being used by the Surf Club for dances
which was against the regulations, given that the building was not registered as a Public Hall.
Requirements of registration included a maximum limit of 200 people and the enlargement of toilet
facilities. By November 1965, the toilet and shower facilities had been added to the building and it was
registered as a Public Hall.
In 1989, the Church building was relocated from the northern to the southern side of the site, closer to the
hall. It appears to have been at this time when the Church and hall were connected by the construction of
parapeted entry and rear parish office wing.
COMPARATIVE:
The St. Luke's Anglican Church represents the earliest Church building fabric in Torquay. The other
Church buildings in the town include:
* Torquay Uniting Church, 25-27 Anderson Street: this Church represents the earliest purpose-built Church
in Torquay, having been constructed in 1925 to a design by the prolific Geelong architects, Laird and
Buchan. It features an original steeply pitched gable roof form with early rear parapeted vestry. The
dominant gabled entrance porch at the front has been introduced.
* St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, Surf Coast Highway: this brick Church was constructed in 1959 and
officially opened in 1960 by Archbishop Fox.
Within the Surf Coast Shire are a number of Carpenter Gothic Church buildings. These include:
* All Saints' Anglican Church, 190 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne (HO32): this Church was built in 1880 and
relocated from its original site to its present location in 1884.
* Former Deans Marsh Uniting Church, 22 Deans Marsh Road, Deans March (HO43): built in 1933 as the
Deans Marsh Methodist Church, the Uniting Church closed in recent years and has been converted into a
private residence.
*Moriac Uniting Church, 795 Hendy Main Road, Moriac: a single roomed 19th century building adjacent to
a more recent Church building used as the principal worship space.
* St. Cuthbert's Uniting Church, 92 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne (HO28): built in 1933 as St. Cuthbert's
Presbyterian Church, the building was designed by Andrew Sanger, a Scottish-born cabinet maker and
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builder.
REFERENCES:
Surf Coast Shire Planning Application 03/0153.
D. Rowe & L. Huddle, Greater Geelong Outer Areas Heritage Study Stage 2, prepared for the City of
Greater Geelong, April 2000.
M. Frewin & L. Phelan, Churches of Geelong & District, vol.2, pre 1900 Outer Geelong Region, 2006.
Public Building Files, VPRS 7882/P1/Unit 767, Item No. 5048, Public Record Office, Victoria.
Torquay Historical Society Photograph collection.
Plan of St. Luke's Church at Fyansford, prior to relocation to
Torquay, 1946. Source Public Building file, PROV.
St. Luke's Church and Hall, 1989, prior to the relocation
of the Church to the southern portion of the site.
Introduced open gable entry, connected to the recent
parapet entrance porch. Source: David Rowe, 2008.
St. Luke's Church showing north and east elevations.
Source: David Rowe, 2008.
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C.H. Smith Memorial Sunday School Hall. Source:
David Rowe, 2008.
Plaque on Memorial Hall. Source: David Rowe, 2008.
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PLACE NAME : House
Place No. T041
018 The Esplanade, Torquay
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Excellent
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
Opportunities are available to reconstruct the front timber picket fence, as shown in the attached historical
photograph. Opportunities may also be available to construct recessive two storey additions that allow the
existing single storey form and character of the dwelling to be retained as the dominant feature.
The dwelling at 18 The Esplanade, has significance as one of the few surviving and largely intact
examples of an interwar Bungalow in Torquay. It was built in 1925-26 for Mrs Ada Dunn, storekeeper, who
had also built the adjoining shop at this time. The construction of the shop and this dwelling reflects the
increase in building activity in Torquay during the interwar period, as a result of the growing popularity of
the town as a tourist resort after the opening of the Great Ocean Road in 1922. Overall, the dwelling
appears to be in excellent condition when viewed from the street.
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The dwelling at 18 The Esplanade is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2). It
demonstrates original design qualities of an interwar Bungalow style. These qualities include the gable
roof form that traverses the site, together with the minor gable that projects towards the street frontage,
another minor gable with front broken back roof that projects at the side, and the broken back return
verandah. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the asymmetrical composition, single storey height,
horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, face brick chimney with terra cotta pots, wide eaves, paired
square timber verandah posts having simple geometric timber fretwork between, boxed-in lightweight clad
verandah piers and balustrades, projecting flat-roofed faceted bay window having a timber timber framed
central window with a bowed sash and flanking timber framed double hung windows, and the other timber
framed double hung windows under the verandah.
The dwelling at 18 The Esplanade is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4). Built in 1925-26
for Mrs Ada Dunn, it is associated with residential developments in Torquay during the interwar period, a
time when building activity had increased as a result of the growing popularity of the town as a tourist
resort and the opening of the Great Ocean Road.
Overall, the dwelling at 18 The Esplanade is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The dwelling at 18 The Esplanade, Torquay, is set on a contextually substantial site having a large front
setback comprising an open grassed area with perimeter plantings and shrubs and introduced Canary
Island Palm trees. The front is bound by a high capped tea tree fence with solid timber pedestrian and
vehicular gates. Behind the vehicular gates is an introduced timber arbor structure, the detailing of the
paired posts with geometric fretwork matching the original verandah detailing of the dwelling. A side
driveway provides access to a rear gabled garage.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, interwar Bungalow styled dwelling is
characterised by a gable roof form that traverses the site, together with a minor gable that projects towards
the street frontage, another minor gable with front broken back roof that projects at the side, and a broken
back return verandah. These roof forms are clad in introduced grey corrugated Colorbond. An early face
brick chimney with terra cotta pots adorns the roofline. Wide overhangs are features of the eaves.
An early feature of the design is the return verandah. It is supported by paired square timber posts having
simple geometric timber fretwork between. The boxed-in lightweight clad verandah piers follow the original
design and construction, as do the verandah balustrades. Another early feature is the projecting front
gable with a flat-roofed faceted bay window with an timber timber framed central window having a bowed
sash and flanking timber framed double hung windows. The timber framed double hung windows under
the verandah are also early.
The windows and wall cladding comprising the front facade of the side wing (the wing with the minor
traversing gable with a broken back roof) appear to have been introduced in the later 20th century, as the
broken back roof component was a verandah/sleep-out as illustrated in the historical photograph.
At the rear is a projecting gable roof form with additional gable and skillion roofs. The rear portion of the
dwelling represents the alterations and additions of 2005.
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General Background
two-roomed shacks.
1928 shows a concentration of buildings in the township area south of Zeally Bay Road. A substantial part
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of the town was destroyed in 1940 when a bushfire swept through the town (over 80 houses and buildings
were lost). However by 1956, building development had spread in great numbers to as far north as Darian
Road. Further growth in Torquay as a tourist destination continued during the postwar years through the
establishment of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club in 1945, and particularly the surfing industry, with an
early surfboard shop opened by Fred Pyke in 1967. This was followed by Rip Curl Surfboards in c.1969
by Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick, together with other local manufacturers and surfing stores, including
Quicksilver International created by John Laws, professional surfer, from the 1970s.
History of House at 18 The Esplanade
The site at 18 The Esplanade, Torquay, was originally situated on allotment 2 of Section 2, comprising 2
roods, was purchased by Miss Lillian Mary Pride (daughter of Henry Pride) in 1898. At this time, The
Esplanade had not been formed and the land fronted onto the foreshore reserve. By 1902-08, the land
had been purchased by Miss M.A. Hooper who also held a bathing site on the foreshore. In 1920, the
South Barwon Shire Rate Books list John Pettite as owned of the land, including adjoining allotments 8
and 10. A timber merchant, Pettitt sold part of the land to Mrs Ada Dunn, storekeeper in 1925-26. She
had a shop and dwelling built at this time. Tragically, the shop was destroyed by fire the day after it
opened, but it was soon rebuilt.
The dwelling appears to have survived the fire and is the interwar Bungalow house at 18 The Esplanade.
An early photograph of the dwelling in the c.1940s show it with a timber picket fence at the front. The
overall composition of the traversing gable roof form, projecting gable with bay window, minor traversing
gable at the side and the return verandah, is largely intact today.
Between 1930 and 1939, the South Barwon Shire Rate Books list J.F. Ingram as the owner of allotments 8
and 10, including the house. From 1939 until 1946, the property was owned by Jessie M Evans and by
1950 it had been sold to Donald Hartwick, grocer, identified in the Rate Books as 'shop, shed and house,
corner of Price Street.'
In 2005, rear single storey alterations and additions were carried out to the dwelling. A new capped solid
timber paling fence was built (replacing a previous high paling fence as shown in the the attached
photograph of c.1998), as was a rear gabled garage and an arbor structure behind the front vehicular
gates.
COMPARATIVE:
The character of the interwar Bungalow dwelling at 18 The Esplanade embodies the general design
principles for Bungalow design during the interwar period, largely (but not always) for holiday homes.
Such Bungalows of varying types were published in journals and magazines during the interwar era, as
shown for example in the article entitled “For Week Ends By the Sea” in the Australian Home Beautiful, 12
December 1925. While the emphasis of the article by the Melbourne architect, F. Klingender was on outer
metropolitan seaside suburbs, the same philosophy was applied to more rural coastal locations. As
Klingender wrote:
"The open-air habit, which has grown so considerably upon the people of Australia during the past decade,
has led to the opening up of many beach districts, notably upon the eastern shores of Port Phillip.
... With this growing popularity of the littoral, there has been much activity in the construction of suitable
dwellings of an inexpensive type, for the convenience and enjoyment of those desiring to dwell, more or
less temporarily, in the outer suburban areas where land near the sea is inexpensive, yet where all the
pleasures of the sea are within reach."
Although there had been considerable building activity in Torquay during the interwar period (as shown in
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the Military Plans of 1928 and 1956), the Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study Stage 1 has identified few intact
interwar Bungalows. The dwelling at 18 The Esplanade appears to be one of the more intact examples.
Other local examples include:
* Former Payne's Garage & Associated Residence, 18 Bristol Road: built in 1933 for Alfred Payne, motor
mechanic, both the garage and residence appear to be substantially intact and reflect interwar Bungalow
design. They feature broad gable roof forms with the motor garage having a round-arched loggia
supported by stuccoed brick piers at the front, and timber shingling, battening and panelling in the gable
end. The dwelling has a broad recessive hipped roof form with two projecting gables towards the street
frontage. One of the gables comprises a front verandah, supported by stuccoed brick piers with squat
round Doric columns. While there are similarities in design and details with the dwelling at 18 The
Esplanade, the overall compositions of these buildings are different. The garage building represents an
early, rare and intact example of a motor garage, both in Torquay and more widely in Victoria.
* Hillside, 20 Anderson Street: the South Barwon Shire Rate Books identify a dwelling on this property as
early as 1897-99 and again in 1910. However, the front portion of Hillside may have been built in c.1930
-31 when it was first owned by Mrs Lily Rawlings Roberts. Although there are a series of gables and flat
roofed wings at the rear, the front portion of the dwelling features a broad gable roof form that traverses
the site, together with a projecting faceted bay window at the front having an unusual curved roof and
bargeboards. The composition of the traversing main gable and projecting bay window have an affinity
with the composition of the dwelling at 18 The Esplanade.
REFERENCES:
Surf Coast Shire Planning Application 03/0153.
F. Klingender, “For Week Ends By the Sea” in the Australian Home Beautiful, 12 December 1925.
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Dwelling, 18 The Esplanade, c.1940. Source: Stephen
Hill (2004).
Dwelling, 18 The Esplanade, c.1998. Source: Context
Pty Ltd, Surf Coast Shire Heritage Study Stage 1
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PLACE NAME : Former Laketown School
Place No. B094
1600 Princes Highway, Buckley
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Towns (Farming Towns)
Community Life (Education)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
State
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The face brick wall construction and unpainted
bluestone plinth contribute to the significance,
character and appearance of the former school
building.
Opportunities are available to reconstruct the timber finials, using the attached historical photograph (of the
similar school building) as a guide.
The former Laketown School building at 1600 Princes Highway, Buckley, has outstanding significance as a
substantially intact and now rare surviving brick example of the Victorian Education Department's standard
40-Type school design with attached residence. This standard design was used for the construction of
State school buildings throughout Victoria in the 1870s and 1880s. Probably designed by the
Department's architect, Henry Bastow, the Laketown State School No. 2063 (originally known as Mount
Moriac School No. 2063) opened on 1 June 1878. At that time, the school building formed part of the
small Laketown settlement. Today, it is the only surviving physical legacy of Laketown that was
established in the mid 1850s with the construction of the Lady of the Lake Hotel, and is the only known
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surviving brick 40-Type school with attached residence in Victoria. The former School building is in good
condition.
The former Laketown School building at 1600 Princes Highway, Buckley, is architecturally significant at a
STATE level (AHC D.2, E.1). It demonstrates original Victorian stylistic design qualities of the Victorian
Education Department's standard 40-Type school design with attached residence, being one of only four
known examples of this type surviving in Victoria. These qualities include the steeply-pitched gable roof
form to one side (comprising the former school room), together with the minor gabled entry porch at the
front and the gabled form comprising the former teacher's residence that traverses the site. Other intact or
appropriate qualities include the single storey height, asymmetrical composition, galvanised corrugated
steel roof cladding, face brick wall construction, bluestone plinths, timber bargeboards, remnant timber
finials, modest eaves with exposed timber rafter ends, ventilator in the gable end, timber framed 12 paned
double hung windows, bluestone window sills and ventilator sill, door openings at the side of the front
porch and centrally located on the traversing former residential wing, and the face brick voussoirs forming
the window and door heads.
The former Laketown School building at 1600 Princes Highway, Buckley, is historically and socially
significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, G.1, H.1). It is associated with the cultural development of
Laketown (now known as Buckley) in the 19th century, and particularly as the centre of education in the
district from 1878, when the building opened as the Mount Moriac State School No. 2063. Probably
designed by the Education Department's head architect, Henry Bastow, the school building served the
local community until its closure in 1893. Over 190 pupils attended the school during its short life of 15
years, the first head teacher being John Taylor. Although the former school building is now a private
home, it clearly reflects the standard 40-Type school design of the 1870s, and its historical significance is
embodied in the early physical fabric. The former Laketown School building is the only surviving 19th
century legacy of the Laketown settlement.
Overall, the former Laketown School building at 1600 Princes Highway, Buckley, is of STATE significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The former Laketown School building, 1600 Princes Highway, Buckley, has a rural setting with a
contextually small front setback to the Princes Highway. A gravelled drive provides access to the property,
and there are several trees and shrubs, a number of which are located around the perimeter of the site.
There are open grassed areas and flower beds near the front of the building. To the rear (north) of the
former School building are a number of outbuildings.
The asymmetrical, single storey, face brick, Victorian styled former school building is characterised by a
steeply-pitched gable roof form to one side (comprising the former school room), together with a minor
gabled entry porch at the front and a gabled form comprising the former teacher's residence that traverses
the site. At the rear is also a skillion roof form, comprising the rear room of the former teacher's residence
and an original verandah now enclosed as a small kitchen. The roof forms are clad in galvanised
corrugated steel. An early face brick chimney with a corbelled top adorns the roofline. Other features of
the design include the timber bargeboards and the remnant timber finials, modest eaves with exposed
timber rafter ends, ventilator in the gable end, timber framed 12 paned double hung windows and
bluestone window sills and ventilator sill. There are also early door openings at the side of the front porch
and centrally located on the traversing former residential wing. These openings and the window and
ventilator openings have shallow-arched heads accentuated by early face brick voussoirs. The building
has an early two-coursed face bluestone plinth. Overall, the early composition, construction and design
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details of the building clearly demonstrates the standard 40-Type school design with attached residence
adopted by the Education Department in the 1870s.
Internally, the L-shaped plan comprises the former school room at the side (featuring a coved beaded
edged timber lining board ceiling), the three-roomed former teacher's residence and a small kitchen.
HISTORY:
General Background
In the 1850s, the settlement of Laketown (now known as Buckley) was established on the transport route
between Geelong and Colac in the northern portion of the Parish of Modewarre. It began with the opening
of the Lady of the Lake hotel (see attached photograph) by James Callaghan in 1854. He was the first of a
line of publicans bearing Irish names. In 1855, Callaghan organised a race meeting to promote his hotel.
According to Ian Wynd in Barrabool: Land of the Magpie, "the [Geelong] Advertiser contained a cryptic
note to the effect that he was likely to be subject to the law for the 'barefaced manner he treated certain
parties'." Aside from this inauspicious beginning, the Lady of the Lake hotel (with its four sitting rooms and
five bedrooms) flourished. It was a coaching stop on the road to Colac, providing a regular supply of
customers. The hotel became the community focal point for the area, hosting dinners after ploughing
matches and sporting events.
In the ensuing years, a store and post office opened and in 1873 the Laketown Football Club was formed.
Situated to the west of the Lady of the Lake Hotel, the football ground also became the home of the cricket
club that was established in 1874. In 1878, a State School was opened near the hotel, initially known as
Mount Moriac No. 2063.
The 20th century witnessed the decline of the small Laketown settlement. The license to the hotel lapsed
in 1912 and it was converted into a private home until it was destroyed by fire in 1965. By this time, all that
survived of the settlement was the School building.
History of the former Laketown State School No. 2063
In 1861, a National School was established at Mount Moriac (then known as part of Mount Duneed). The
head teacher was John Taylor and the small school boasted 24 pupils (15 boys and 9 girls). The school
was carried on in a rented building. It was later to become known as Mount Moriac State School No. 401.
On 1 June 1878, a brick school building with teacher's residence was opened at Laketown, known initially
as Mount Moriac State School No. 2063, on land that appears to have formed part of James C. Wallace's
133 acre landholdings. The school was probably designed by Henry Bastow, head of the Architecture
branch of the Department of Education, on allotment 7, section 9 in the Parish of Modewarre. The head
teacher, John Taylor, and his 29 pupils from the former Mount Moriac School transferred to the new
building. The names of some of the first children of the school at Laketown included Hugo Anderson,
Albert Anderson, Frederick Challis, Salome Plant, Richard Anderson and George Batson. Between 1878
and 1883, enrolments at the school escalated to 111 pupils. The death of John Taylor in 1883 caused
William Errey to become head teacher. It appears to have been at this time when the name of the school
was changed to Laketown State School No. 2063. E.M. Blake in Vision and Realisation states that "some
32 children from the Catholic School at Lake Modewarre transferred to the school" which would have been
an unusual occurrence given the divisions between the Catholic and Protestant churches in the 19th and
early 20th centuries. In 1892, Joseph Elliott became head teacher, with his ward, Ethel Palmer, being the
last pupil enrolled at the school. In 1893, the Laketown State School closed, with a total of 190 pupils
having received an education from this location in its 15 years of operation.
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The school was subsequently purchased by a Mr Stiles from a neighbouring property. It remained in the
Stiles family until Keith Stiles sold it in the mid 1970s. Mr Stiles resided in the school building for a brief
period in the 1950s. It was also used by the Methodist Church for some years in the 1960s.
It appears that a post-supported bullnosed verandah was added to the front of the building in the early
20th century, as a photograph of 1965 shows the verandah with decorative timber verandah brackets,
typical for the Federation era. A concrete verandah floor had been added. The verandah was removed in
1992-93, the same time as the timber floors were replaced internally.
It was also in the 20th century when the rear skillion verandah was enclosed by timber weatherboards and
converted into a kitchen. A narrow shallow skillion bathroom was also added at the side, while the
chimney was extended. Today, the private property is called "Morango".
The Architect: Henry Bastow
Henry Robert Bastow (1829-1920) emigrated to Australia from Bridport, Dorset, England in c.1862 and first
advertised as an architect and surveyor in Tasmania in 1863. In 1866, Bastow was commissioned to
design the first Winchelsea Shire Hall at 28 Hesse Street, Winchelsea. He was soon appointed draftsman
with the Victorian Water Supply in the same year, before moving to the Victorian Railways Department.
By 1873, Bastow became the head of the new Architecture Branch in the Department of Education.
Initially, his attention was confined to the designing of smaller rural Victorian schools. His first design was
for a school at Tarnagulla in 1873. Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, Bastow produced numerous urban
and rural school buildings of various sizes using a fixed repertoire of designs.
In 1885, Bastow was appointed Senior Architect of the Public Works Department. He worked in this
position until the world wide economic depression of the early 1890s brought about heavy retrenchment in
government spending and ultimately, Bastow's position. With his services dispensed with from 30 April
1894, Bastow retired to his property at Harcourt where he lived and worked as an orchardist until his death
in 1920.
COMPARATIVE:
Contextual Design Background
The one-room school with attached residence at Buckley formed part of a broad standardized design
approach that has its origins in the architectural campaign established by the Victorian Board of Education
in the 1860s. The Board had looked to England for ideas, and particularly towards the implementation of
the English Privy Council system of school organization including the shape and layout of school buildings.
The English Committee of Council on Education established standardized plans in 1851, and it was from
these designs where the Victorian Board of Education found ideas to form the standardized schemes in
Victoria in the 19th century.
With the establishment of the Education Department in 1873 (and the disbandment of the Board of
Education), the standard one-room school plans developed by the previous Department became the
foundation of school design until the turn of the century. It was also the Education Department that
standardized the exteriors, under the design guidance of Henry Robert Bastow, head of the architectural
branch of the Department. The rudimentary construction of these school buildings were largely offset by
some minimal ornamentation in the gable ends, with the use of timber finials, gable ventilators, and
moulded bargeboards, the school room being accessed by a projecting gabled porch.
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During the first three years under the control of the Education Department from 1873-76, 40 and 60 plan
types predominated. The actual size of a school building was dependent on the number of pupils that
were estimated to attend, hence the 40 type for 40 children and the 60 type for 60 children.
The former Laketown School comprises an "ordinary brick school for forty children with quarters". This
standard school building design featured a steeply-pitched gable roof form at one end (comprising the
school room) with a projecting minor gabled porch, together with a traversing gabled roof form comprising
the head teacher's residence. The attached historical photograph of a 60-Type school with attached
residence shows the remarkable design similarity with the former Laketown school building (apart from the
latter being smaller). Further similarities are shown in the original drawings for the Morang South School,
built in 1877 and described by Lawrence Burchell in Victorian Schools as follows:
"Originally made because of a variation required in the exterior elevation, one - that for Morang South
(1877) - is almost identical with the Board of Education plan 8, even to the lengths of the desks. A minor
practical improvement in the placing of the external door in the side rather than the front wall of the porch an arrangement which gave added protection from rain and wind."
Other 40-Type School Buildings with Attached Residences
Richard Peterson in 'Historic Government Schools: A Comparative Study' (1993) claims that only six 40Type school buildings were constructed of brick. He also states that a "40-Type school with attached
residence was the most popular single room school built until the late 1870s" and "from the 1880s,
residences had 3 rooms, rather than 2." The only known extant brick 40-Type School building identified by
Peterson was State School No. 959 at Elmhurst. It had experienced additions an d the timber Ralgan
School had been relocated to the site as an additional classroom.
The former Laketown School therefore represents one of only six known brick 40-Type school buildings
and the only example of a brick 40-Type school with attached residence. The 'Historic Government
Schools' study recommended the former Laketown School for the Historic Buildings Register (now the
Victorian Heritage Register). No other brick 40-Type school appears to be currently included on the
Register.
REFERENCES:
L.J. Blake (ed.), Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria, vol.2,
Education Department, Melbourne, 1973.
L. Burchell, Victorian Schools: A Study of Colonial Government Architecture 1837-1900, Melbourne
University Press, Carlton, 1980.
R. Peterson & Heritage Assets Branch, 'Historic Government Schools: A Comparative Study', Department
of Planning & Development, June 1993.
Shire of Barrabool Centenary 1865-1965, Shire of Barrabool, Geelong, 1965.
Shire of Barrabool Rate Books, 1878-1952, Geelong Heritage Centre.
Modewarre Parish Plan (part), 20 March 1891, National Library of Australia digital map collection, http://
nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm2741-303-sd-cd.
Geoffrey Pfitzner & John Roger, owners, submission to the Surf Coast Shire, 11 September 2008.
John Roger, verbal comments, November 2008.
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Former Lady of the Lake Hotel, Princes Highway, Buckley (now
demolished), n.d. Source: Wynd, Barrabool: Land of the Magpie, p. 95.
Historical photograph of a standard 60-Type brick school with attached
residence. n.d. Source: Burchell, Victorian Schools, p. 115.
Plan & Section Drawing of the Morang South School,
1877. Source; Burchell, Victorian Schools, p. 115.
Elevation & Detail Drawing of the Morang South School,
1877. Source: Burchell, Victorian Schools, p.115.
Former Laketown School, 1965. Source: Shire of Barrabool
Centenary, p.61. Note the introduced front verandah.
Former Laketown School, 2008. Source: David Rowe.
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PLACE NAME : Fairview
Place No. W149
13 Austin Street, Winchelsea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Condition
Fair
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The original character of the dwelling featured an
unpainted bluestone appearance.
Extent of Heritage Overlay: an area including the
dwelling & its front setback to Austin Street, plus an
area of 2 metre distance from the side and rear walls.
Opportunities are available to remove the introduced overpainting on the bluestone walls (by approved chemical
method), reconstruct a timber and glazed four panelled front door, and to reconstruct the deteriorated turned timber
finial in the gable end. The significance of the place would be enhanced by these works.
Fairview at 13 Austin Street, Winchelsea, has significance as one of a small number of surviving 19th
century bluestone buildings in the central township area, and as a predominantly intact example of a
Victorian vernacular style. Built in 1883 for George and Ann Alsop, long-term owners and occupiers, the
dwelling appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the street.
Fairview at 13 Austin Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level (AHC D.2). One example of a
small number of surviving 19th century bluestone buildings in the central township area, the building
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demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian vernacular style. These qualities include the gable
roof form that traverses the site, brick chimney with a corbelled top, central front door opening with
transom, and the flanking twelve paned timber framed double hung windows. The remnant decorative
timber bargeboards are also early.
Fairview at 13 Austin Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4). Built in 1883 for longterm owners George and Ann Alsop, the dwelling is associated with building developments in the central
township area after the mid 19th century, when the town became an early centre for commerce, education,
postal services and social activities.
Overall, Fairview at 13 Austin Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
Fairview at 13 Austin Street, Winchelsea, has a small front setback to the street. The cottage is aligned on
the side boundary, while there is a wide setback on the other side comprising private open space. There
are mature trees in the rear yard.
The single storey, bluestone (with introduced overpainting), Victorian vernacular styled dwelling is
characterised by a gable roof form that traverses the site, together with an introduced skillion verandah
that projects towards the front, and a rear skillion wing. These roof forms are clad in corrugated sheet
metal. An early brick chimney with a corbelled top adorns the roofline.
Other early features of the design include the central front door opening with transom, and the flanking
twelve paned timber framed double hung windows. The timber and glazed front door has been introduced.
The decorative timber bargeboards on the gable ends and remnant timber finial are early.
It is noted that the early brick chimney has experienced some deterioration, with introduced render repairs
and flashing at its base. The roof cladding is also suffering deterioration, as noted by the rust stains. The
raised garden bed along the side of the dwelling may be inhibiting satisfactory subfloor ventilation.
HISTORY:
General Background
On 19 November 1834 the arrival of the Henty brothers in Portland Bay marked the beginning of European
settlement in Victoria, which was then known as the Port Phillip District. In the following year John
Batman concluded his treaty (on behalf of the Van Dieman’s Land-based Port Phillip Association) with the
Aboriginal inhabitants for the ownership of about a million acres of land on the west of Port Phillip Bay.
While the Colonial Office subsequently denounced the treaty, Batman’s reports across Bass Strait excited
the interest of many prospective pastoralists. This was reinforced in 1836 by Major Thomas Mitchell
during his expedition through Victoria, which he called ‘Australia Felix’.
By 1837, settlement on the Barwon River within the former Shire of Winchelsea had been well established.
Those in possession of significant landholdings included: The Derwent Company, Thomas and S.L.
Learmonth, John Highett and William Harding, Hugh Murray, G.T. Lloyd, G.A. Anstey, A. Morris and W.
Carter, the Austin brothers - Thomas, Josiah and Solomon, Henry Hopkins, C. Armytage and Sons, and
Thomas Ricketts.
As a result of the European settlement of the land came the establishment of overland trade routes. The
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transportation of provisions between the fledgling towns, centres and pastoral stations in Victoria
witnessed the development of country stores. The rapid progress of Geelong and the Western District at
this time brought about the beginnings of a settlement on the Barwon River now known as Winchelsea, on
the route between Geelong and Colac.
It was in December 1842 when Charles Beal, accompanied by P.N. Trebeck, founded the township of
Winchelsea which they originally called "The Barwon". It was situated near a natural ford in the Barwon
River. There, they built the Barwon Hotel and the first general store.
The township of Winchelsea was first surveyed and laid out by A.J. Skene on 4 December 1850. In 1851,
Governor Latrobe, then Superintendent, submitted the name of "Winchelsea" for approval. It was named
after the English port of Winchelsea. The township was laid out on the western bank of the River, with
some "suburban" residential allotments on the opposite bank. Settlement soon developed, particularly
after the construction of the timber bridge over the Barwon in c.1851 when the volume of bullock drays and
other traffic increased. In 1867, this bridge was replaced by the existing bluestone bridge.
From the mid 19th century, Winchelsea became an early centre for commerce, education, postal services
and social activities; the home of station hands, shearers and some tradesmen who worked for the
numerous graziers and farmers that constituted the outlying population; the retirement location for a
number of people from the land; and the place of residence of the population providing the support
infrastructure - including bankers, store keepers, hotel keepers, teachers and employees of the
Winchelsea Shire.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries witnessed further developments in the town. St. John the Baptist
Roman Catholic Church was built in 1893, while the original public library behind the Barwon Hotel was
replaced with a new building on the triangular block on the Geelong side of the bridge in 1894. In 1908,
the Winchelsea Shire Hall was replaced with a commodious new building. In 1914, the Winchelsea Water
Works Trust was constituted. After the Great War a substantial grandstand was erected at the Eastern
Reserve in 1923 as a functional memorial to the people of Winchelsea and district who served in the
armed services. Another building of importance to the town was the construction of the Globe Theatre in
1926-27 by the father of the world-famous local singer, Marjorie Lawrence.
By the mid 20th century, the steady progress in the evolution and development of Winchelsea had slowed.
This resulted from the opening of the Great Ocean Road (initially between Torquay and Eastern View from
1922), drawing the passing tourist trade away from Winchelsea. The rapid decline of the town as a
stopping place also resulted from technological advances in vehicular transport, with the ability of motor
cars and trucks to travel great distances without the need for roadside stops. A small increase in the
population came in the 1950s, when Housing Commission homes were built for employees of the nearby
coal mine.
History of Fairview
The site at 13 Austin Street, Winchelsea, formed allotment 10 as part of section 9 (comprising 2 roods) in
the Parish of Lake Lake Wollard, the original owner being W. Higgins from 22 March 1864. In 1879, this
land was purchased by Jacob Alsop, laborer. He was born in 1847 and is reputedly the first white child to
have been born in Winchelsea. In 1881, he sold the land to his brother, George, also a laborer. By 1882
-83, the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books list the property as including a dwelling, having a net annual value
of £2.10.0. In the following year, 1883-84, the net annual value of the property was £10, suggesting that
the stone dwelling was built in 1883, prior to George Alsop's marriage in January 1884 to Ann Helena
Wright. George and Ann Alsop continued to own and reside at the property at 13 Austin Street (which they
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appear to have named 'Fairview') until 1922-23, when it was sold to John Downes, car proprietor.
Early photographs of the dwelling in the 19th and early 20th centuries show that the small gabled Victorian
vernacular styled building was constructed of bluestone (which remained unpainted) and had a central
front door and flanking window openings. The photographs shows the absence of a front verandah, while
the property was bound at the front by a timber picket fence.
COMPARATIVE:
Within the Winchelsea township are a small number of Victorian buildings constructed of bluestone that
may be compared with Fairview at 13 Austin Street. These buildings include:
- Former Vicarage, 5 Batson Street: built in 1865 for St. Thomas' Church of England in the Victorian
Picturesque Gothic style. The dwelling survives today, with early and recent alterations and additions,
mainly at the rear.
- House, 39 Harding Street: built in c.1874 in a Victorian style. The house has a steeply pitched hipped
roof addition constructed of timber weatherboards at the rear.
- Murrell's Store, 22 Willis Street: built in c.1864 as a commercial building in a Victorian style for Findon
Murrell.
- Barwon Hotel, 1 Main Street: initially built in 1842, the hotel was rebuilt in 1843 after being destroyed by
fire. It has been remodelled and extended several times in the 19th and 20th centuries, but a portion of
the original bluestone Picturesque Gothic design survives.
- Former Wesleyan Mission Chapel, 37 Austin Street: built in c.1864 in a Primitive Gothic Revival style. An
early timber gabled wing was removed in c.1910 and was possibly replaced with the existing gabled wings
and bullnosed verandah at this time.
- Plum Tree Cottage, 9 Mercer Street: built between 1857 and 1864 as a bluestone Victorian vernacular
dwelling. There are c.1940s gabled additions at the rear.
Fairview represents a later example of the small number of Victorian styled bluestone dwellings built within
the central township area after the mid 19th century.
REFERENCES:
W.L. Koenig (comp.), The History of the Winchelsea Shire, publication compiled in connection with the
celebration to honour the 100th anniversary of the founding of Victoria in 1834-35, 1933.
Winchelsea & District Historical Society maps and photographs collection.
Winchelsea Shire Rate Books, 1879-80, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1889-90, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1919-20, 1929
-30, 1939-40, 1949-52, 1952-55, Geelong Heritage Centre.
J. Koster & L. Lloyd, Austins Ford - Barwon - Winchelsea Time Line 1835-1990, Winchelsea & District
Historical Society Inc., Winchelsea, 1990.
Geelong Heritage Centre map collection.
P. Alsop (comp.), Australia: a new beginning - our family 1822 to 2002 (history of the Alsop family),
Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc. collection.
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Fairview, before 1901. Source: P. Alsop (comp.), Australia: a new
beginning - our family 1822 to 2002 (history of the Alsop family),
Fairview, 1901. Source: P. Alsop (comp.), Australia: a new beginning our family 1822 to 2002 (history of the Alsop family), Winchelsea &
District Historical Society Inc. collection.
Fairview, after 1901. Source: P. Alsop (comp.), Australia: a new
beginning - our family 1822 to 2002 (history of the Alsop family),
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PLACE NAME : Former Wesleyan Mission Chapel
Place No. W148
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Community Life (Spiritual Life, Education)
Condition
Fair
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The original character of the dwelling featured an
unpainted bluestone appearance.
Opportunities are available to remove the introduced overpainting on the bluestone walls by approved
chemical method, and to reconstruct the original window in the front pointed arched opening (using the
attached historical photograph as a guide).
The former Wesleyan Mission Chapel at 37 Austin Street, Winchelsea, has significance as one of only
three known surviving mid 19th century chapel buildings surviving in the Surf Coast Shire. Built in c.1863,
it initially served as the chapel for the local Primitive Methodist Church, although the church failed to take
hold in Winchelsea. The building subsequently became the location of Edward Carse's school between
1867 and c.1876. These associations with the Primitive Methodist Church and Edward Carse's school
were at a time when Winchelsea became an early centre for commerce, education, postal services and
social activities and they are embodied in the surviving fabric of the original Victorian Primitive Gothic
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styled bluestone building. The former chapel is of low integrity and appears to be in fair condition when
viewed from the street.
The former Wesleyan Mission Chapel at 37 Austin Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC
A.4, D.2). Although the building has been altered, its original associations as the chapel of the local
Primitive Methodist Church between c.1863 and 1867 and as Edward Carse's private school from 1867
until c.1876 are embodied in the surviving stone building. This building is a physical legacy of the early
cultural development of Winchelsea from the mid 19th century. It represents one of only three known
surviving mid 19th century chapel and/or school buildings in the Surf Coast Shire.
The former Wesleyan Mission Chapel at 37 Austin Street has architectural interest. Although altered and
the original timber gabled wing having been removed, the original Victorian Primitive Gothic Revival design
is discernible in the stone portion of the building. These design qualities include the steeply pitched gable
roof form, bluestone wall construction, narrow eaves, timber bargeboards and the front pointed arched
window opening with smooth-finished stone quoining.
Overall, the former Wesleyan Mission Chapel at 37 Austin Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The former Wesleyan Mission Chapel at 37 Austin Street, Winchelsea, is set on a wide allotment. The
original stone building and early gabled additions are situated close to the front boundary that has an
introduced fence comprising random rubble piers. There is a very wide side setback with driveway
access. The open rear yard has some mature trees and outbuildings.
The single storey, modestly scaled, bluestone, Victorian Primitive Gothic Revival styled former chapel
building is characterised by a steeply pitched gable roof form clad in corrugated sheet metal. There are
modest eaves and plain timber bargeboards on the gable ends. The bluestone walls have introduced
overpainting. An early feature of the design is the central pointed arched window opening in the front
gable end, with smooth-finished quoined surrounds and sill. The timber framed double hung window with
timber boarding in the pointed arch have been introduced, replacing a multi-paned window with hopper
sash and stained glass border (see attached historical photograph).
Attached to the original stone building to one side are two modest, gabled timber weatherboard additions,
linked by a bullnosed verandah supported by timber posts and adorned with a timber fretwork valance.
The gabled wings have timber framed multi-paned double hung windows. The design of the verandah
suggests that these wings have been added during the Federation era (c.1910), possibly replacing the
early gabled timber chapel wing (see attached historical photograph).
To the side and the back of the rear gable are flat roofed and skillion single storey additions clad in timber
weatherboards.
HISTORY:
General Background
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Thomas Ricketts.
Winchelsea Shire.
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coal mine.
History of the Former Wesleyan Mission Chapel
The site at 37 Austin Street, Winchelsea, formed allotments 5 and 6 as part of section 11 (comprising 4
roods) in the Parish of Lake Lake Wollard. In 1863, the land was gazetted in the name of the Primitive
Methodist Church. It appears that a Wesleyan Chapel was constructed on the site soon after as the
Geelong Advertiser newspaper on 15 May 1865 reported the existence of a Wesleyan Chapel and Day
School. The Primitive Methodist cause appears to have failed to take hold in Winchelsea, as by 1867
Edward Carse had a established school in the building. It was in 1867 when the the building was
described by the Geelong Advertiser as the "old Wesleyan Chapel", confirming the absence of the
Primitive Methodists on the site. Carse appears to have operated the school in the Wesleyan Chapel until
c.1876. The impending opening of the Winchelsea State School No. 2015 in Gosney Street in 1879 may
have caused the demise of Carse's school.
An historical photograph of the former Wesleyan Mission Chapel in c.1872 shows the early design and
extent of the building at that time. It comprised a steeply pitched and gabled stone wing, together with an
intersecting gabled timber wing. These roof forms were clad in timber shingles and the building was
accessed by a small gabled porch having a belfry above. The photograph also shows a timber picket
fence, with Edward Carse and the pupils of his school in front.
In 1876-77, the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books list Almiger Richmond, builder, as the owner of 'stone and
wooden buildings' on the site at 37 Austin Street, comprising the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. No
reference was made of Edward Carse, which suggests that his school had closed by this time. By 1879
-80, the property was occupied by Joseph Richmond, while Almiger continued ownership of it. By 1889
-90, Joseph Richmond had acquired the property.
It may have been around 1909-10 when William Farquharson had purchased the property that the original
gabled timber wing of the former chapel was removed and replaced with the existing, smaller gabled wings
with a bullnosed verandah between. The bullnosed form of the verandah and the timber fretwork
verandah valance are indicative of Federation era design.
COMPARATIVE:
The former Wesleyan Mission Chapel at 37 Austin Street represents one of only three known mid 19th
century chapel and school buildings in the Surf Coast Shire. The other buildings are:
- Former Church of England School and Chapel, 31 Barwon Terrace: built in 1846 and financed by
Thomas Austin, Prosper Trebeck and Charles Beal, this building represents the first chapel and school
building in Winchelsea. The building is predominantly intact.
- Former Bible Christian Siloam Chapel, 440 Considines Road, Modewarre: built in 1858, the building is
the earliest known surviving Bible Christian Chapel in Victoria, and only one of three known surviving
former Bible Christian Chapels in the State. The Chapel also served as a Sabbath School from an early
period. The building is moderately intact but in very poor condition.
REFERENCES:
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-40, 1949-52, Geelong Heritage Centre.
L. J. Blake (ed.), Vision & Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria, vol.2, Education
Dept., Victoria, Melbourne, 1973.
Rev G. Harmer (comp.), St Thomas’s Church of England Winchelsea: One Hundred Years of Parish Life
1854-1954, Winchelsea, 1954.
I. Gladman, Winchelsea Higher Elementary School No 2015 Centenary 1878-1978, Winchelsea School,
Winchelsea, 1978.
M. Frewin & L. Phelan, Churches of Geelong & District: Vol. 2 pre-1900 Outer Geelong Region, Geelong
Family History Group Inc., Geelong, 2006.
Victoria Government Gazette, no. 94, 11 September 1863, p.2019.
Edward Carse's school at the former Wesleyan Mission Chapel, c.1872.
Source: Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc., image 4507.
Former Wesleyan Mission Chapel, 1981. Source: Winchelsea
& District Historical Society Inc., image 2466.
Former Wesleyan Mission Chapel, side view showing
early & later additions, 2008. Source: Wendy Jacobs.
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PLACE NAME : House
Place No. W500
59 Main Street, Winchelsea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Community Life (Community Organisations)
Condition
Fair
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The dwelling at 59 Main Street has significance for its associations with Robert Gosney, local resident,
who contributed much to the community life of Winchelsea and wider Victoria, as Shire Rate Collector and
later Shire Secretary, and Secretary of the Public Library and one-time Grand Master of the Ancient Order
of Independent Oddfellows in Victoria. Possibly built in c.1869-70, with additions in c.1885 and again in
c.1890-91, the dwelling is an early example of a Victorian style, the early alterations probably reflecting the
growth in the Gosney family in the late 19th century. Overall, the dwelling appears to be in fair condition
and although altered from the original design, the early additions also contribute to the significance of the
place.
The dwelling at 59 Main Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is associated
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with the long time owners and occupiers, the Gosney family, and particularly Robert Gosney (1847-1911)
who contributed much to community life in Winchelsea as the Shire Rate Collector and later Shire
Secretary. He also held other positions in the community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
including the role of Secretary to the Public Library, correspondent to the Winchelsea State School and
Grand Master of the Ancient Independent Order of Oddfellows in Victoria. The associations with Robert
Gosney and family are embodied in the existing physical fabric of the dwelling which appears to have been
built in c.1869-70, the early alterations and additions possibly reflecting the growth in the Gosney family
between the 1870s and the 1890s.
The dwelling at 59 Main Street has architectural interest. Although altered, these early changes contribute
to the historical significance of the place. The dwelling demonstrates a number of original and early design
qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the double gabled roof form that traverses the site
with its projecting post supported bullnosed verandah, long gable roof form on the west side (which
appears to represent the addition of c.1890-91), single storey height, asymmetrical composition, horizontal
timber weatherboard wall cladding and the corrugated sheet metal roof cladding. Other intact or
appropriate qualities include the brick chimneys, narrow eaves, front timber framed doorway with a four
panelled timber door and flanking timber framed double hung windows, timber framed double hung
tripartite window in the gable end with a curved hood above, and the decorative timber bargeboards and
turned timber finial and pendant.
Overall, the dwelling at 59 Main Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The dwelling at 59 Main Street, Winchelsea, is set on a contextually wide allotment that has been
subdivided at the rear. The front and side setbacks are characterised by open grassed areas, with some
perimeter plantings. There is a gravelled driveway on the east side and a pedestrian path at the front. A
hedge and timber picket gate form the front boundary.
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Victorian styled dwelling is characterised
by a double gabled roof form that traverses the site, together with a front bullnosed verandah and rear
skillion. This portion of the dwelling represents the original house (built c.1869-70) with rear additions
(built c.1885). The dwelling is further characterised by the long gable roof form on the west side which
appears to represent the addition of c.1890-91. These roof forms are clad in galvanised corrugated steel.
On the original portion of the dwelling is an early brick chimney (now overpainted) with a terra cotta pot,
while on the early east addition is a c.1890-91 brick chimney (also now overpainted). Narrow overhangs
are features of the eaves.
The original portion of the dwelling has a symmetrical composition, defined by the central doorway with an
early four panelled timber door and flanking early timber framed double hung windows. The postsupported bullnosed verandah may have replaced a skillion verandah in the late 19th century.
The early western addition features a timber framed double hung tripartite window in the gable end with a
curved hood above clad in sheet metal. The gable end is adorned with decorative timber bargeboards and
turned timber finial and pendant.
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HISTORY:
General Background
Thomas Ricketts.
Winchelsea Shire.
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coal mine.
History of the Dwelling at 59 Main Street
The site at 59 Main Street, Winchelsea, is situated on part of allotment 24 in the Parish of Mirnee and was
originally owned by G. Wiltshire from 14 September 1855 as 5 acres and 27 perches. The earliest record
in the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books for the property at 59 Main Street is 1869-70, when Robert Gosney
leased a 'shop' from William Stirling. Gosney was listed as a house decorator in the following year, 1870
-71 and in 1871-72 he was identified as a carpenter and owner of the land and 'house and shop'. It
appears that the smaller gabled portion of the existing dwelling was built in 1869-70, as there was no
change in the £10 net annual value of the property between 1869-70 and 1871-72. Described as a tworoomed dwelling house in 1875-76, the Rate Books continued to list a workshop until at least 1880-81,
although by 1885-86 the property was only described as 'land and dwelling' with a net annual value of £15.
It may have been by this time when a rear gabled addition was constructed. By 1890-91, the net annual
value of the property had increased to £20, which might suggest that that western side gabled wing had
been added. This addition may possibly have been part of a relocated dwelling from Ballarat. A reason
for the addition may have been the growing Gosney family, with Robert and his wife, Mary, having eight
children by 1890, with another two children in 1893 and 1894.
The dwelling at 59 Main Street remained the residence of the Gosney family for many years. After the
death of Robert in 1911, Mary Gosney continued ownership until her death in 1934. However, the Gosney
family had moved out of the dwelling by 1914-15, as the Rate Books list Frank H. Goodman, laborer, as
the occupier. By 1920-21, the dwelling was occupied by David R McKenzie, dairy inspector and in 1921
-22, George Salthouse, also a dairy inspector was listed as the occupier. In 1930-31, the storekeeper,
Ingles Smith, was residing at 59 Main Street.
Upon the death of Mary Gosney in 1934, the property was purchased by William and Ann Black, farmer
and laborers. At this time, the property comprised 4 acres and 24 perches. In 1937-38, a subdivision
appears to have occurred, as an Edward E Alsop was listed as owner of 1 rood and a house, while William
and Ann Black were owners of a house then occupied by Nowland and Witcombe. Ownership of the
dwelling was continued by William and Ann Black until 1945. The property, then comprising 1 rood and 28
perches, was purchased by Muriel May and Ronald Francis Davis. They were again listed as owners in
the Rate Books in 1952-55.
Robert Gosney
The original occupier and early owner of the property at 59 Main Street was Robert Gosney. Born in
March 1847 at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, he emigrated to Australia, arriving at Point Henry,
Geelong, on 12 December 1852. Known as a house decorator and carpenter in the early 1870s, he
appears to have been the contractor for the woodwork of the Winchelsea Presbyterian Church in 1870-71.
In about 1873, he married Mary Eliza Trigg and they had ten children between 1874 and 1894. By April
1875, Gosney had been appointed rate collector with the Winchelsea Shire Council. He remained in this
position until 1898, when he was appointed Shire Secretary, a position he held until his death in 1911.
Gosney also held other important positions in the community, including Secretary to the Winchelsea Free
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Library until 1900, and correspondent to the Winchelsea State School Committee in 1903. Robert Gosney
was also a member of the Loyal Winchelsea Lodge No. 14 of the Ancient Independent Order of
Oddfellows and was at one stage the Grand Master of the Independent Order of Oddfellows in Victoria.
COMPARATIVE:
The dwelling at 59 Main Street represents one of approximately nine Victorian styled dwellings in
Winchelsea. The other dwellings that date from the 1860s are Balgownie at 65-67 Main Street, built in
c.1864 or 1868 and extended between 1911-14 (the residence of the first medical physician in
Winchelsea, Dr Henry Meyler until 1889 and then the local surgeon, Dr Arthur Eddie until 1930), and Plum
Tree Cottage at 9 Mercer Street. Other Late Victorian styled dwellings constructed in the late 19th or very
early 20th century include:
- Bluestone cottage, 13 Austin Street.
- Bluestone dwelling, 39 Harding Street.
- Former Police Residence, 53 Main Street, built c.1903-04.
- Dwelling attached to the former Winchelsea bakery, 44 Main Street, built c.1902-03.
- Cottage, 57 Main Street.
- Dwelling, 21 Mercer Street.
REFERENCES:
-11, 1914-15, 1920-22, 1930-33, 1935-45, 1952-55, Geelong Heritage Centre.
S. Zada, Biographical Family Report for Robert Laidlaw Gosney, March 2008.
I. Gladman, Winchelsea Higher Elementary School No. 2015 Centenary 1878-1978, Winchelsea School,
Winchelsea, 1978.
M. Frewin & L. Phelan, Churches of Geelong & District: Vol.2 pre-1900, Outer Geelong Region, Geelong
Stewart Smith, owner, verbal comments on western addition to Mark Harwood, Surf Coast Shire, October
2008.
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PLACE NAME : Balgownie
Place No. W135
65-67 Main Street, Winchelsea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Towns. (Farming Towns)
Community Life (Health & Welfare)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
Balgownie at 65-67 Main Street, has significance for its long time associations as the residence of the local
surgeon, reflecting the steady growth of Winchelsea and the need for a permanent medical service by the
1860s. These associations are embodied in the physical Victorian style fabric of the dwelling built in either
c.1864 or c.1868 and later extended between 1911 and 1914. These Federation era additions also
contribute to the significance of the place. The house was first occupied (and later owned) by Dr Henry
Meyler, the first resident medical practitioner in Winchelsea. Upon Meyler's death in 1889, the residence
was occupied and later owned by Dr Arthur Eddie, who served as a resident surgeon and physician in the
town until his death in 1930. Overall, Balgownie appears to be in good condition when viewed from the
street. While an altered example of a Victorian style, the significance of Balgownie lies in its historical
significance which is expressed through the existing building fabric. The rear underground tank also
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contributes to the significance of the place.
Balgownie at 65-67 Main Street, is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1). It is associated
with the early medical practitioners in Winchelsea as their local residence, these associations being
embodied in the surviving physical fabric. Built in either c.1864 or c.1868, the dwelling was first occupied
(and later owned) by Dr Henry Meyler, first resident medical practitioner in Winchelsea. After his death in
1889, it was occupied and later owned by Dr Arthur Eddie, long time local surgeon and physician who
resided at Balgownie until his death in 1930. The Federation era alterations to the dwelling appear to have
been carried out by Dr Eddie between 1911 and 1914. The dwelling is also a physical legacy of the early
progress and residential development of Winchelsea from the 1860s, and particularly with the need for a
permanent medical service in the town.
Balgownie at 65-67 Main Street has architectural interest. Although the Victorian design has been
substantially altered with later Federation era changes introduced, the stylistic attributes of the dwelling are
still clearly discernible. The Victorian style qualities include the single storey height, hipped roof form at
the front and the rear double hipped (M) roof forms, brick chimneys with corbelled tops and terra cotta
pots, narrow eaves, timber framed front doorway with four panelled timber door, sidelights and highlights,
flanking floor to ceiling timber framed double hung windows, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding
and the corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding. The Federation era changes which reflect the further
evolution of the dwelling include the western extension to the front hipped roof, return verandah with stop
chamfered timber posts featuring moulded timber capitals, and the diagonal corner window bay featuring a
tripartite timber framed double hung window.
Overall, Balgownie at 65-67 Main Street is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The dwelling known as "Balgownie" at 65-67 Main Street, Winchelsea, is set on a contextually wide
allotment, having wide side setbacks and a modest front setback comprising an open grassed area with
side driveway. There are perimeter plantings and an overgrown hedge forms the front boundary. On one
side is a substantial flower garden. At the rear is an early underground tank (as identified by the owner).
The asymmetrical, single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, altered Victorian styled dwelling is
characterised by a elongated hipped roof form that traverses the site, together with a return skillion
verandah and rear double hipped (M) roof forms. These roof forms are clad in green painted corrugated
sheet metal. Two early brick chimneys with corbelled tops and terra cotta pots (overpainted in white)
adorn the roofline. Narrow overhangs are features of the eaves.
The front of the dwelling has an early timber framed doorway with four panelled timber door, sidelights and
highlights. This door opening is off-centre, a consequence of the possible Federation era extension at the
west end. Flanking the early door opening are timber floor-ceiling timber framed double hung windows.
These windows, front door opening, roof form, chimneys, narrow eaves weatherboard construction and
corrugated profile roof cladding are reflective of the original Victorian design.
The return verandah is supported by stop chamfered timber posts supported by timber pedestals. Three
of the front posts also feature early moulded timber capitals (these capitals are missing on the other front
posts). The verandah is also characterised by timber brackets. These brackets may have been
introduced in the second half of the 20th century, possibly replacing a timber framed cast iron valance or
timber fretwork valance, given that the verandah appears to reflect part of the Federation era changes.
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Another Federation era addition appears to be the projecting diagonal window bay at the west end. It has
a timber framed double hung tripartite window.
HISTORY:
General Background
Thomas Ricketts.
Winchelsea Shire.
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coal mine.
History of Balgownie
The site at 65-67 Main Street, Winchelsea, is situated on allotment 25 in the Parish of Mirnee and was
originally owned by T.T. Stirling from 14 September 1855 as 5 acres and 3 roods. A house had been built
on this site by 1864, when it was owned by Thomas Stirling but occupied by Henry Meyler, local surgeon.
Dr Meyler was the first resident medical practitioner in Winchelsea. The substantial increase in the net
annual value for the property from £12 in 1864 to £28 in 1868, suggests that the residence had been
extended or a new dwelling had been built at this time. It appears that the existing dwelling largely
comprises the residence that survives on the site today.
It was in 1868 when Henry Meyler was the owner of the property which comprised 10 acres. He continued
ownership until his death in 1889, when it was bequeathed to his wife, Elizabeth.
About the time of his death, the Winchelsea Rate Book for 1888-89 also lists Henry Meyler as owning 4
acres and 3 roods of enclosed land, which also formed part of allotment 25. It appears that after his death,
Elizabeth Meyler resubdivided the land, returning an additional acre so that it comprised its original size of
5 acres and 3 roods.
It was also in 1888-89 when Elizabeth Meyler leased the property to Arthur William Eddie, surgeon. This
arrangement continued until 1893, when Eddie purchased the property. It appears to have been at this
time when the property was named "Balgownie", possibly after the suburb in Aberdeen, Scotland, where
Eddie was born. He was again listed as the owner in the Rate Books 1900-01, 1910-11 and 1914-15.
Between 1910-11 and 1914-15, there was a noticeable increase in the net annual value of the property
from £28 to £36. It may have been at this time when the main hipped roof was extended to the west, and
a return verandah (probably replacing a projecting front verandah) and corner bay window were added.
Arthur Eddie continued to own the Balgownie residence and practice as a surgeon in Winchelsea until his
death in 1930. In the following year, the property was owned by his second wife, Ann, of Balmoral (his first
wife, Agness, died in 1901). She died in about 1950 and by 1952-55 the Rate Books listed William
Mortimer Nash, a storekeeper, as owner of the property which then still comprised 5 acres and 3 roods.
COMPARATIVE:
Balgownie at 65-67 Main Street represents one of approximately nine Victorian styled dwellings in
Winchelsea. The other dwellings that date from the 1860s are the house at 59 Main Street, possibly built
in c.1869-70 and extended in c.1888 (the long time home of the Shire Collector and then Shire Secretary,
Robert Gosney), and Plum Tree Cottage at 9 Mercer Street. Other Late Victorian styled dwellings
constructed in the late 19th or very early 20th century include:
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- Bluestone cottage, 13 Austin Street.
- Bluestone dwelling, 39 Harding Street.
- Former Police Residence, 53 Main Street, built c.1903-04.
- Dwelling attached to the former Winchelsea bakery, 44 Main Street, built c.1902-03.
- Cottage, 57 Main Street.
- Dwelling, 21 Mercer Street.
REFERENCES:
Winchelsea Shire Rate Books, 1864, 1868, 1871-72, 1886-96, 1900-01, 1914-15, 1930-31, 1952-55,
Geelong Heritage Centre.
S. Zada, Biographical Family Report for Arthur William Eddie, March 2008.
I. Gladman, Winchelsea Higher Elementary School No. 2015 Centenary 1878-1978, Winchelsea School,
Winchelsea, 1978.
Information supplied by the owner to Mark Harwood, Surf Coast Shire, October 2008.
Balgownie, 1999. Source: Winchelsea & District
Historical Society, image 5796.
Balgownie, 2008. Source: Wendy Jacobs.
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PLACE NAME : Winchelsea Railway Station
Place No. W124
02-18 Railway Terrace, Winchelsea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Transport & Communication (The Railway Network)
Condition
Good
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The unpainted polychrome brick wall construction
contributes to the significance, character and
appearance of the place.
Extent of Heritage Overlay: as broadly shown in the
attached aerial image.
The Winchelsea Railway Station, 2-18 Railway Terrace, has significance as a representative example of
the "Creswick Style" of station building erected as part of the Geelong-Colac railway line in 1877. It was
from the 1860s when considerable debate ensued about the actual route of a railway line linking Geelong
with the Western District. The existing line relates to the 'black' line option, with the station building at
Winchelsea reflecting the importance of the growing rural settlement in the 1870s. The Victorian Boom
styled building is a landmark structure in the town and is largely intact, with the main platform also forming
part of the original fabric. The building appears to be in good condition.
The Winchelsea Railway Station , 2-18 Railway Terrace, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level
(AHC D.2, E.1). A landmark building in the town, the station demonstrates original design qualities of a
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Victorian Boom style, the composition and arrangement of spaces also forming part of the "Creswick" style
of station building design. The original design qualities include the elongated hipped roof form, together
with the projecting minor hipped roof at the rear and the broadly projecting verandah over the platform
supported by fluted cast iron columns with decorative capitals and curved, elongated brackets. Other
intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height, polychrome brick wall construction, slate
roof cladding, galvanised corrugated steel verandah roof cladding, polychrome brick chimneys with
bracketed projecting tops, modest eaves with decorative brackets, cream brick quoinwork, window and
door openings and the timber framed double hung windows. The station platform adjacent to the station
building, including the bluestone retaining wall, also contributes to the significance of the place.
The Winchelsea Railway Station, 2-18 Railway Terrace, is historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC
A.4). It is associated with the infrastructure development of railway construction as part of the Geelong to
Colac 'black' line in the early 1870s, bringing railway communication to the Western District. The
importance of Winchelsea as a growing Victorian town is reflected in the standard "Creswick" style station
building that was constructed in 1877 amid great local celebrations. The station building has associations
with the Victorian Railway Department's Engineer in Chief, T. Higinbotham, who was responsible for its
construction, and with J. King, contractor.
The Winchelsea Railway Station, 2-18 Railway Terrace, is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is
recognised and valued by the Winchelsea community as an important 19th and 20th century infrastructure
link.
DESCRIPTION:
The Winchelsea Railway Station, 2-18 Railway Terrace, is set on a contextually large and open site
adjacent to the Geelong-Warrnambool Railway line.
The single storey, polychrome brick, Victorian Boom styled station building is characterised by an
elongated hipped roof form, together with a projecting minor hipped roof at the rear. These roof forms are
clad in slate. Four original polychrome brick chimneys with bracketed projecting tops and terra cotta pots
adorn the roofline. Modest overhangs decorated with elaborate brackets are features of the eaves.
A distinctive early feature of the design is the hipped, broadly-projecting verandah over the platform. It is
supported by original fluted cast iron columns with decorative capitals and curved elongated brackets. The
return portion of the verandah along the eastern side of the station building represents a later addition.
Other early features of the design include the cream brick quoinwork, window and door openings and the
timber framed double hung windows.
A representative example of the standard "Creswick Style" of station building, none of the secondary
buildings that originally comprised the station complex - including the lamp room and the goods shed - are
extant. However, the portion of the platform immediately adjacent to the station building (including the
bluestone retaining wall), represents original fabric.
HISTORY:
General Background
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Thomas Ricketts.
Winchelsea Shire.
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coal mine.
History of the Winchelsea Railway Station
Evolution of the 'Black Line' between Geelong and Colac
In the 1860s, two options were put forward for the construction of a railway line to link Geelong with the
Western District. One option was the 'black line' from Geelong to Colac while the other option was the
'green line' commencing at Leigh Road (Bannockburn) and branching from the existing Geelong-Ballarat
line and proceeding through Inverleigh. W.R. Brownhill in The History of Geelong and Corio Bay gave a
detailed account on the debate in the eventual selection of the 'black line':
"In February 1867 a Parliamentary select committee was appointed, and in the same year the select
committee reported that it was desirable to extend railway communication to Colac. The report also said:
'After carefully considering the question as to the best route to be adopted ... your committee have come to
the conclusion that the best route is shown by the 'black' line on the plan, subject to a slight deviation from
its junction with the Railway wharf curve near Mercer-street, in the town of Geelong, which deviation may
be described as follows: Commencing at a point on the present line of railway between Mercer-street and
Brougham-place; thence crossing Corio-terrace near its intersection with Moorabool-street; thence along
Corio-terrace in front of the Customs House to the North-East angle of allotment 4, block 10, in the town of
Geelong aforesaid; thence South-Easterly to Sydney-place, passing through the present Immigration
Depot to the West of the Industrial Schools; thence from Sydney-place South-East by East to the
Breakwater; thence to Germantown [Grovedale] and South of Lake Modewarre and Wurdi-boluc to a point
in the parish of Tuegong about five miles South of Winchelsea; thence through the parish of Yan-Yan-Gurt
to Birregurra township; thence in a North-westerly direct to the junction of the main Colac and
Warrnambool-road by Winchelsea, and the lower parish of Irrewarra, North of the Geelong and
Warrnambool main road, to the Southern shore of Lake Colac.'
Surveys, argument and political maneuvering dragged on year after year, while the Western District waited
for its railway. Then in 1873 the Government provoked the supporters of the 'black' line by showing more
favour for the 'green' line. Geelong was strongly in favour of the 'black' line, and the new hindrance
caused the tempers of its people to boil. What could they do? The obvious course was to hold a public
meeting. This was in October 1873. The Town Hall could not hold all who wanted to get in. Those who
were inside demonstratively reaffirmed their faith in the 'black' line and passed several other resolutions,
including one which was really a statement of the advantages of the 'black' line route. It was submitted to
the meeting by Alexander C. Macdonald, who was Secretary of the wideawake Railway Extension
League ... Following that meeting, members of the Government received deputations and other
representations from the advocates of the 'black' line on the one hand and the 'green' line on the other.
The 'green' line was not without capable and persistent advocates. Indeed, they might have won the day if
such men as A.C. Macdonald, of the 'black' line army, had not so actively opposed them. He fought
without respite until the victory for his side was won. A gift of £50 was presented to him by the Railway
Extension League in grateful appreciation of his work ... The 'black' line, to run direct from Geelong to
Winchelsea and Colac, was assured ..."
In 1876, great celebrations were held in Winchelsea when the Geelong to Winchelsea Railway line was
opened. School children were given a holiday, a band was provided to play on the day, sports were held
and the day ended with a fireworks display in the evening.
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Building of the Winchelsea Railway Station
In early 1877, a site for the construction of a railway station at Winchelsea had been selected. It
comprised allotments 48, 49 and 50 in the Parish of Mirnee, originally owned by Thomas Austin from 20
October 1863. Responsibility for the construction of the building rested with the Victorian Railways
Department's Engineer in Chief, T. Higinbotham, the contractor for the work being J. King.
The Winchelsea Railway Station subsequently opened later in 1877 and included an attached station
master's residence at the rear. An early photograph shows the newly-completed polychrome brick
Victorian Boom style building with its hipped roof form, projecting hipped broad verandah supported by
cast iron columns, decorative eaves brackets and polychrome brick chimneys. Adjacent to the railway
station was a brick lamp room having a gable roof with a ridge ventilator. The platform had a bluestone
retaining wall.
Additions were carried out on the building in 1890 and 1924, and included an enlarged station master's
office at the Up end and weatherboard extensions to the attached residence. Other changes included two
extensions to the platform verandah (including a return extension to the side wall) and the adaptation of
the original ticket clerk's office as a bedroom. In the second half of the 20th century the lamp room (toilet
block) was demolished, while the timber additions to the station master's residence were removed
between 1980 and 1982. The nearby goods shed on the opposite side to the railway lines and shown in
the attached historical photographs, appears to have been relocated in the later 20th century.
COMPARATIVE:
Architectural Background: The "Creswick Style"
According to Andrew Ward & A. Donnelly in 'Victoria's Railway Stations: An Architectural Survey', the
Winchelsea Railway Station formed part of an architectural group that has been termed the "Creswick
Style". On the Geelong-Colac line, the other member of the group was the Birregurra Railway Station.
The "Creswick Style" also includes stations on other lines, including those at Beaufort (Ballarat-Ararat line),
Creswick, Clunes and Talbot (Ballarat - Maryborough line) and at Chiltern (Wangaratta-Wodonga line).
Ward and Donnelly provide the following description of the "Creswick Style":
"The standard plan, although capable of being mirror reversed, was always built with the station master's
residence on the right hand side, approaching from the roadway. The elements of the plan are illustrated
in the contract drawing and include, from left to right, the ladies waiting room and toilet, equipped with a
fire-place. The booking lobby is located alongside and accessible from the platform. A tiny arched
booking window was provided but many have been replaced over the years.
The ticket clerk's office separated the lobby from the residence and was linked with the station master's
yard via a passage serving the parlor and a bedroom on the platform side and the kitchen and another
bedroom on the other. The yard was enclosed by a galvanized iron screen wall and contained an
underground rainwater tank. At the other end, in accordance with the practice of the day, was the lamp
room toilet block, which contained public toilets, for gentlemen, and private facilities for the station master
and his family.
At Birregurra and Winchelsea, a variation from this plan was adopted, the ladies toilet being located within
an enclosure off an enlarged ladies waiting room. The ticket clerk's office was next door and tickets were
purchased at the booking window facing the platform.
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... The ["Creswick Style"] represented a saving in constructional costs for it was built at one level. The
basic distribution of functions was similar [to the "Carlsruhe Style"], however, as the ladies waiting room
and toilet were located to one side the booking area and ticket clerk's office, and the station master's
residence to the other. Improvements included increased working space for the station master and a
walkway/booking lobby running straight out onto the platforms - elements retained in station plans to the
present day. A further improvement included the provisions of a door, introducing for the first time a direct
connection between the station master's office and his residence."
REFERENCES:
Historical Photographs, Public Record Office Victoria.
W.R. Brownhill & I. Wynd, The History of Geelong and Corio Bay With Postscript 1955-1990, revd. edn.,
The Geelong Advertiser, Geelong, 1990.
Victorian Railways: Gradients and Curves, Victorian Railways, Melbourne, c.1927.
A. Ward & Associates, 'Study of Historic Railway Buildings and Structures for V/Line', Heritage and Assets
Branch, 1988.
A. Ward & A. Donnelly in association with the Australian Railway Historical Society, 'Victoria's Railway
Stations: An Architectural Survey', vols. 1 & 2, March 1982.
M. Lewis (ed.), Australian Architectural Index, 2nd. edn., University of Melbourne, Carlton, 2000.
Winchelsea Railway Station with the Lamp Room in the foreground,
c.1877. Source: Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc., image
557A.
Winchelsea Railway Station showing the Goods Sheds on the opposite
side of the line, 1882. Source: Winchelsea & District Historical Society
Inc., image 557.
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Winchelsea Railway Station, 1910. Source: News of
the Week newspaper, December 1910.
Winchelsea Railway Station showing Goods Shed opposite, n.
d. Source: Public Record Office Victoria, image 12903-p1-48
-50.
Winchelsea Railway Station, 1981. Source: Winchelsea
Column capital detail, Winchelsea Railway Station,
1984. Source: Winchelsea & District Historical Society
Inc., image 525.
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PLACE NAME : Schroeter Brothers Garage
Place No. W508
07 Willis Street, Winchelsea
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Retail)
Transport & Communications (The Motor Car)
Condition
Fair
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Heritage Interest only
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
No heritage overlay recommended
The Schroeter Brothers Garage at 7 Willis Street, Winchelsea, has heritage interest for its long standing
associations with the Schroeter family, originally as a blacksmith's shop and since c.1930 as a motor
garage. The building is a physical legacy of the rise in popularity of the motor car in the early 20th century.
The original owner, Henry Schroeter, established a blacksmith's shop on the site in c.1901 and with his
growing interest in the motor car, he purchased a 1919 buick which was the first motor car in Winchelsea.
The existing building appears to have been constructed in c.1930, soon after Schroeter had changed his
business practice from blacksmith to motor mechanic. The metal wall cladding used in the construction of
the front and side walls represents an unusual form of building for the period.
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DESCRIPTION:
The Schroeter Brothers Garage at 7 Willis Street, Winchelsea, is situated on the Willis and Harding Street
boundaries. At the rear is an open gravelled yard.
The elevated single storey, interwar vernacular garage building is characterised by a prominent
rectangular parapet clad in lightweight metal sheeting with a broad skillion roof form behind. This roof form
is also clad in unpainted metal cladding. On the Willis Street facade are two early window openings, while
the central door opening represents a modification in the originally larger vehicular opening. At the
western end is a large vehicular opening that has replaced the two original smaller openings in this
location. On the Harding Street facade are early vehicular openings with sliding doors.
Internally, remnants of the origiinal (c.1901-02) blacksmith's shop at partly discernible in the vernacular
timber wall fabric on the south and west walls. The main garage space is supported by rough hewn timber
posts. The building has unusal metal wall cladding on the front facade and one side wall, with the
remainder of the building clad in timber weatherboards.
HISTORY:
General Background
Thomas Ricketts.
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Winchelsea Shire.
coal mine.
History of the Schroeter Brothers Garage
The site at 7 Willis Street, Winchelsea, formed part of allotment 2 in section 2 (comprising 2 roods) in the
Parish of Lake Lake Wollard, the original owner being E.H. Austin from 12 December 1852. The first
record of a building on the site in the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books is in 1901-02, when Henry Schroeter
junior, a blacksmith, was the owner of a blacksmith's shop in this location. Schroeter continued his
blacksmith's business on the site for the next 22 years. In 1907-08, the Rate Books list a dwelling on the
site for the first time. In 1909-1910, the Rate Books also described Schroeter as a coach builder.
Historical photographs for 1901 and 1912 show Schroeter's Victorian vernacular timber blacksmith's shop
which had a gable roof form and projecting front and rear skillion wings.
Henry Schroeter was the first to own a car in Winchelsea, with his 1919 buick. Schroeter's interest in
motor vehicles, together with the growing popularity of the car and the decline in horse-drawn transport,
appears to have brought about a notable change in the operation of his business. In 1923-24, the Rate
Books describe Schroeter as a "motor mechanic" for the first time.
No definitive indication is given in the Rate Books when the existing Schroeter Brothers garage building
may have been built, as the site is listed with a shop and house throughout the 1920s. Anecdotal
evidence suggests it was built in c.1930. The metal wall cladding on the existing building is identical to
that also used in the construction of Timon Schroeter's store in c.1927-28 (opposite the subject building)
and in the building of the Globe Theatre in 1926-27 at 17-19 Willis Street, which supports this claim. The
Motor Trade Directory for July 1928 lists Schroeter's motor garage business which provided "sales" and
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"garage services".
The undated early photograph of the garage building shows a landmark vernacular structure constructed
of metal wall cladding featuring a notable rectangular parapet crowned in the centre of the Willis Street
facade by a stylised pediment and with raised parapet bays in the corners. The main parapet featured the
sign "Winchelsea Garage" while the stylised pediment read "H. Schroeter". There was a large central
vehicular opening on the frontage facade, together with two other vehicular openings at the western end.
Flanking the main central opening were horizontally proportioned window openings. The side (western)
elevation showed that main skillion roof form terminated with a lower eaves line at the rear. The small
projecting skillion wing on the west side may have represented original building fabric from the c.1901
building.
Henry Schroeter continued to operate his motor garage business until his death in 1946. In the ensuing
years and until at least 1955, the business was carried on by Schroeter's sons, Jack and Lancelot, who
were both motor mechanics.
Henry Schroeter
Henry Schroeter was born about 1876 at Winchelsea as the second son to Louis Henry and Rhoda
Schroeter (nee Alsop). Rhoda Schroeter's father, John Alsop, had been a pioneer in the Winchelsea
district, while her husband (known as Henry), immigrated from Germany and arrived at Winchelsea in
1860. A blacksmith for the early part of his working life, Schroeter became a motor mechanic with the
onset of the motor car. Between 1896 and 1905, he was a Councillor with the Winchelsea Shire Council.
REFERENCES:
-13, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1923-24, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1939
-40, 1942-45, 1946-49, 1949-52, 1952-55, Geelong Heritage Centre.
S. Zada, 'Biographical Family Report for Henry Schroeter' and 'Louis Henry Schroeter', June 2008.
The Motor Trade Directory of Australia, July 1928, December 1930 & 1936-37, Archive CD Books,
versions 2006 and 2007.
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Henry Schroeter's blacksmith's shop, 1901. Source:
Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc., image 4645.
Henry Schroeter's blacksmith's shop, 1912. Source:
Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc., image 4881-126.
Henry (Harry) Schroeter with his 1919 buick. Source:
Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc., image 15A-070.
Winchelsea Garage, n.d. [c.1930]. Source: Winchelsea
Schroeter Brothers Garage, 1985, showing the pediment
parapet still extant. Source: Winchelsea & District Historical
Society Inc., image 471.
Schroeter Brothers Garage, 1990. Source: Winchelsea
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PLACE NAME : Barwon Hotel
Place No. W144
ADDRESS :
Historic Theme(s):
Retail)
Holidaying at Surf Coast (Tourist Accommodation)
Condition
Fair
Integrity
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
The unpainted bluestone wall construction of the original and early
building fabric contributes to the historical significance of the place.
Paint controls should only apply to these portions of the complex.
Extent of Heritage Overlay: Whole site (significant fabric
being the rear bluestone gabled wing).
Opportunities are available to redevelop the Barwon Hotel complex, but the original gabled wing
construction of bluestone (as outlined in the attached aerial photograph) should be retained.
The Barwon Hotel, 1 Main Street, Winchelsea, has paramount significance as one of the oldest surviving
buildings in Victoria, the oldest surviving building in Winchelsea and is a physical legacy in the history of
settlement in the town and in Western Victoria. Originally built in 1842 for Charles Beal and Prosper
Trebeck, founders of Winchelsea in the same year, the Barwon Inn (as it was originally called) was soon
destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1843. Although the Barwon Hotel has been substantially altered over time,
the significance of the building is embodied in the surviving and clearly discernible original (1843) physical
fabric in the rear projecting gabled wing constructed of bluestone, and the rear bluestone wall and paving
representing the original stables outbuilding. The hotel complex appears to be in fair condition when
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viewed from outside the property.
The Barwon Hotel, 1 Main Street, has historical and social significance at a LOCAL level (AHC A.4, H.1).
It is associated with the earliest building development in Winchelsea in 1843 and has paramount
importance in reflecting the history of settlement in the town and more broadly, Western Victoria. Initially
constructed in 1842 for Charles Beal and Prosper Trebeck, founders of Winchelsea, the building was soon
destroyed by fire and rebuilt in the following year. The Barwon Hotel is also the longest-serving
commercial building in Winchelsea, and has played host to many important functions affecting local
community life, including visits by notable dignitaries such as Governor Latrobe (1842) and the Duke of
Edinburgh, Prince Alfred (1867) as well as the location of District Roads Boards meetings between 1860
and 1866. The building is recognised and valued by the local community as the historic social and
commercial centre of the town. Although considerably altered over time, the historic and social
significance of the place is embodied in the surviving physical fabric: the rear projecting gabled wing
constructed of bluestone, and to a lesser extent the linking gabled wing built of bluestone (linking the front
and rear gabled forms) and the rear bluestone wall and paving representing the original stables
outbuilding.
Overall, the Barwon Hotel, 1 Main Street, is of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The Barwon Hotel at 1 Main Street, Winchelsea, is set on a contextually large site having a large open
asphalt car park at the front. At the rear are open grassed and gravelled areas and mature trees. There
are also some mature pine trees to one side at the front.
The hotel complex is defined by a number of building forms and wings. The earliest wing represents the
original surviving portion of the 1843 Barwon Inn, being the rear gabled wing projecting to the north
featuring decorative timber bargeboards. It is constructed of bluestone and has early window and door
openings (the attic opening has been blocked up). A face brick chimney to the rear of this gabled wing
also appears to be original. To the western side of the original gabled wing is a gabled roof form that links
to the front gabled wing. This linking wing appears to reflect the original (1843) roof that was altered in the
early 20th century when an attic dormer was added (and subsequently removed in 1951-52). The face
brick chimneys with rendered strapping and terra cotta reflect the Federation era changes to the building.
This original and early building fabric is shown in the attached aerial photograph.
The front gabled wing appears to generally reflect the extent of the original (1843) hotel wing that was
rebuilt in 1961-62. A portion of the rear roof faces may represent original (1843) fabric, while the chimney
bases appear to reflect remnant Federation era changes. The bullnosed verandah at the front, flat roofed
brick wings to the north (side) and rear gabled forms to the south represent later alterations and additions.
At the rear to the south-east is a surviving bluestone wall and early paving. This wall and paving
represents early building fabric, possibly dating to 1843 as part of the original stables outbuilding.
HISTORY:
General Background
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Learmonth, John Highest and William Harding, Hugh Murray, G.T. Lloyd, G.A. Anstey, A. Morris and W.
Thomas Ricketts.
Winchelsea Shire.
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coal mine.
Architectural History of the Barwon Hotel
In December 1842, the original Barwon Inn was built for the founders of the Winchelsea township, Charles
Beal and Prosper Nicholas Trebeck. The earliest-known account of the Barwon Inn is in 1842 when
Governor Latrobe and his party rendezvoused at Beal's Inn (as it was then called), enroute to Cape Otway
to consider the building of a lighthouse there. Latrobe declared that the the building was "Not a noisy,
filthy, bug infested hostelry as might have been expected, but as clean and quiet and well ordered a little
place as you might wish to meet with on a Derbyshire trout stream or in a Welsh valley."
Soon after its completion the building was destroyed by a fire that swept across the plains. It was rebuilt in
1843 possibly to a design by Alexander John Skene, who was the only known architect in Geelong until
1845. The earliest photograph of the building is dated 1867, the year when the Duke of Edinburgh laid a
memorial plaque on the nearby bluestone bridge. The photograph shows a Victorian Picturesque Gothic
Revival styled bluestone building featuring two steeply-pitched gabled roof forms clad in shingles,
connected by a lower-pitched roof form. The front gabled portion of the building had a central door
opening and flanking timber framed 12 paned windows, together with a projecting rudimentary front skillion
verandah clad in corrugated steel and supported by simple posts. A timber valance was a decorative
feature of the verandah. The rear, side verandah was also supported by timber posts and featured curved
timber valances. Decorative timber bargeboards and turned timber finials represented decorative
elements in the gable ends.
It may have been in 1843 or soon after when a stone stables outbuiding was built at the rear, as was a
round bluestone water tower. Claimed in Coast to Country: Winchelsea, A History of the Shire to have
been "easily the most interesting structure in the town", the structure was built over the underground tank
at the rear of the hotel building, which was then the only water supply for the hotel complex and in later
years it was used to support the pressure tanks which were connected with the Winchelsea Waterworks
Trust's water tower to assure its water supply. The water tower and rear stables (an elongated hipped and
gabled building with bluestone walls) are shown in the attached photograph.
Between 1867 and c.1889, the rudimentary front verandah was replaced with a hipped roof verandah
supported by stop chamfered timber posts with moulded timber capitals and timber framed cast iron
valances and cast iron brackets.
In c.1889, the hotel building was completely remodelled. These works appear to have included an
extension to the front gabled wing (terminating with a hipped roof form), which was given an identical
verandah as that added in previous years. The side verandah linking the gabled portions of the hotel was
also replaced with a cast iron version. In 1890, a skittle saloon was established as a separate building at
the Barwon Hotel. It was furnished with new pins, fitted with gutta percha rings to reduce noise, and
various cheeses were offered. The skittle saloon was furnished with tables, forms and chairs for the public
and electric bells were used to communicate with the hotel proper. The skittle saloon may have comprised
the small gabled timber building attached to the southern end of the front portion of the hotel, as shown in
the attached historical photograph. It also appears to have been in the late 19th century when saleyards
were established adjacent to the hotel complex.
After 1900 and before 1917, the linking wing between the original gabled portions of the hotel were
modified, with a Federation styled gabled attic dormer added, together with new red brick chimneys having
rendered strapping and terra cotta pots. These changes are shown in the attached photograph.
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More substantial changes to the hotel complex occurred from the mid 20th century. In 1951-52, the old
kitchen, bedrooms, toilets and the Federation era attic over the old dining room were demolished. In the
following year, 1953, the round water tower was removed. In 1961-62, the original front portion of the
hotel was rebuilt with a shallow-pitched gable and bluestone walls were removed to introduce new
facilities, including a lounge. A bar was also installed in 1966. These and other changes included the flatroofed brick wing to the north of the front gabled portion, removal of the verandah linking the original
gabled wings (replaced with a flat roofed bluestone bay), and a rear skillion wing. Further alterations and
additions occurred in 1991, which included the restoration of some bluestone walls by the stripping of
introduced brickwork, linoleum tiles and paint. In 1993, a reception and meal area was opened and the
lounge extended. Further changes occurred in 1994, with a new verandah added to the front portion of the
building, while a lounge and entertainment rooms was installed, new kitchen added and the
accommodation areas improved.
Social History of the Barwon Hotel
Since its opening in 1842, the Barwon Hotel has played host to many social activities in the town. Notable
events in the 19th century have included a visit by Governor Latrobe in 1842, while in 1860 the first
municipal elections were held there. Between 1860 and 1866, District Road Boards meetings were held at
the hotel in a rent-free room. The following year in 1867 witnessed the visit to Winchelsea of the Duke of
Edinburgh, Prince Alfred, who was entertained at the Barwon Hotel. Between 1860 and 1892, the rear
circular water tower was used as the public library, until a permanent building was constructed across the
Barwon River at 1A Willis Street. The hotel was initially also the town morgue from 1843. From the 19th
century and throughout the 20th century, the hotel has been an important social centre for the town, as
outlined in numerous newspaper articles, in addition to providing accommodation for visitors passing
through.
Owners and Occupiers
Charles Beal and Prosper Trebeck were aged 21 and 20 respectively when they established the Barwon
Inn in 1842. With Thomas Austin, they were also responsible for building the first Church in Winchelsea in
1846 (St. Thomas' Church of England). Beal had emigrated from Kent, England in 1838, landing at Hobart
Town on 17 July 1838. The following year, Beal went to Melbourne and by 1842 with his business partner,
Trebeck, he founded Winchelsea where they erected the first Barwon Inn and also held a depasturing
licence. Beal married Miss Amy Murch in 1854, a year after the firm of Beal and Trebeck had sold the
Barwon Hotel to the Elliott Brothers. They subsequently rented Mt. Gellibrand Station for 7 years and in
1860 the partnership of Beal and Trebeck was dissolved. Beal purchased a portion of the subdivided Mt.
Gellibrand Station and built a home called "Bleak House". In 1862, he became a member of the
Winchelsea Roads Board and was associated with the Winchelsea Shire until 1865. On 25 January 1865,
just 22 years after Beal had founded Winchelsea, 44 residents petitioned against him acting as a
Councillor on the Winchelsea Shire Council as a result of a new clause in the Local Government Act that
stipulated Councillors must be situated within the Shire they represented. Beal subsequently resigned and
became a Councillor with the Colac Shire for 13 years, being President in 1867. In 1868, he was
appointed a territorial magistrate. Taking up residence at Lorne in 1882, Beal became a Commissioner of
the Lorne Waterworks Trust. He was killed in a road accident in January 1888 when returning to Lorne
from a Water Trust meeting in Winchelsea.
Prosper Trebeck was born in 1823 in Calcutta, India. After the dissolution of his partnership with Beal in
1860, Trebeck and his family moved to Sydney where he died in 1904.
The owners and occupiers of the Barwon Hotel since 1842 have included:
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?
1853
1868
20.12.1889
14.10.1891
27.9.1892
21.12.1897
23.10.1901
15.1.1905
16.4.1917
29.11.1917
29.1.1918
19.12.1921
30.9.1926
17.4.1930
22.1.1940
10.12.1940
1948
11.12.1950
10.9.1951
11.11.1952
15.8.1953
21.4.1958
1961
15.8.1979
Oct 1982
1984
1987
1993
1997
10.12.1999
3.6.2002
30.10.2003
12.11.2007
OWNER
1842
Place No. W144
OCCUPIER/LICENSEE
“Barwon” Inn built by Charles Beal & Prosper Trebeck
Hotel burnt by bushfire
Immediately rebuilt
Charles Beal & Prosper Trebeck Charles Beal & Prosper Trebeck
Elliott Bros
Elliott Bros
James & Ann Stirling
James & Ann Stirling
Ann Stirling
Martin & Margaret Gullan
James & Charlotte Matthews
Charlotte Matthews
Ellen Veronica O’Brien
T Ryan Mary Ryan
Emily McLennan
Edward B Keenan
Mary Jane Jeffrey
William & Matilda Chirgwin
Michael Doherty
Henry Augustine Brady
Henry Thomas Tilton
James & Charlotte Matthews
Charlotte Matthews
Ellen Veronica O’Brien
Miss Lillian McLennan
1930 – Lillian married Lindon Skardon Greenhill
Emily McLennan
Joshua William Clarke
Emily McLennan
Mary Catherine Clarke
Lillian Greenhill Lindon & Lillian Greenhill
Noel Fearnhead
James Parkinson Carter
Noel Fearnhead
Paul Theodore & John Robert Ward
Noel Fearnhead
George Heppinstall Long
Noel Fearnhead
Winifred Mary & Burman Van Voorst Cassin
Robert Ralph Patten
Robert & Lorna Patten
Lorna Patten
Lorna Alice Patten
Lorna Alice Stevens
Lorna & Robert Stevens
Arthur & Joan McRorie
Arthur & Joan McRorie
Les & Maureen Clayton
Les & Maureen Clayton
Barry & Margaret Wickham Barry & Margaret Wickham
Roy & Ann Flintham
Roy & Ann Flintham
Patrick Morrissy
Patrick Morrisy
Brett Dwyer
Brett Dwyer & Sue Theodore
Brett Dwyer
David Bushell & Glenda Uzelac
Brett Dwyer
John & Diane Russell
Brett Dwyer
Chris Caldicott & Cindy Deery
Brett Dwyer
Karen Fischer
Brett Dwyer
Charlie Mooney & Karen Condron
COMPARATIVE:
Other Buildings in the Winchelsea Township Built in the 1840s
The only other known building constructed during the fledgling years of development of Winchelsea is the
St. Thomas's Church of England School room built in 1846, four years after the first Barwon Inn had been
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opened.
Other Buildings by A.J. Skene Built in the 1840s
While no documentary evidence has been ascertained to support the claim that Alexander John Skene
may have designed the Barwon Inn in 1842 and again in 1843, Lorraine Huddle in 'Architects of Geelong
1840-1860' states that "there appears to have been no other architects working in Geelong until 1845."
While Winchelsea was not part of Geelong, it was the largest town closest to the Winchelsea settlement.
Early in 1841, Skene was in Geelong as a land agent, surveyor and architect. In 1843, he was appointed
Surveyor to the District County of Grant and, as previously stated, he was responsible for the laying out of
the Winchelsea township.
Former St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Yarra Street, Geelong
The earliest-known surviving building in Geelong designed by A.J. Skene was St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church, Yarra Street, in 1842. The Colonial Georgian styled building featured a hipped roof Church hall
with a small projecting portico at the front. The simple layout and design reflected the non-conformist
preaching hall designs popular in England and Scotland in the early 19th century.
After serving the local Presbyterian community for 70 years (initially under the guidance of the Rev.
Andrew Love), the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was sold to the local Comunn na Feine Society
(society of Gaelic-speaking Scottish Highlanders also known as the Society of Fingalians) in 1912.
Popular among Geelong’s Scots, the building became the centre for the Society’s meetings and
entertainments. The front two storey Early 20th Century Eclectic Renaissance Palazzo styled pavilion
facing Yarra Street was added in 1913 to a design by the local Geelong architectural firm of Laird and
Buchan. A kitchen and ante room were also added to the north and south of the hall respectively (along
the eastern end) in 1913. To meet the increased needs to the Society, a rear (eastern) stage hall was
introduced in 1922, also to a design by Laird and Buchan.
In 1946, the building was purchased by the Lutheran Church, and soon after became St. John’s Lutheran
Church.
St. John's Lutheran Church (formerly St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church) survives today behind the front
pavilion added in 1913 and is of State significance.
Swan Hotel (formerly known as Fyanstown Inn), Fyansford
Built in 1842, the former Fyanstown Inn opened in January 1843. The contractor for the work was a Mr
Marr, the building having been constructed for John Atkins. Allan Willingham in the Geelong Region
Historic Buildings & Objects Study claims that the building "is one of the oldest buildings in Victoria". The
Colonial Regency styled building has been altered and extended over time, with attic dormer windows
having been removed, timber shingled roof cladding replaced, verandahs extended and infilled.
Scott's Hotel, Ryrie Street, Geelong
Built in 1846 on the south side of Ryrie Street (east of Moorabool Street), the building has subsequently
been demolished.
Overall, the surviving original building fabric of the Barwon Hotel represents one of the oldest surviving
buildings in Victoria and is a tangible legacy in reflecting the history of settlement of Winchelsea and
Western Victoria.
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REFERENCES:
Rev G. Harmer (comp.), St Thomas’s Church of England Winchelsea: One Hundred Years of Parish Life
1854-1954, Winchelsea, 1954.
I. Gladman, Winchelsea Higher Elementary School No 2015 Centenary 1878-1978, Winchelsea School,
Winchelsea, 1978.
M. Frewin & L. Phelan, Churches of Geelong & District: Vol. 2 pre-1900 Outer Geelong Region, Geelong
Back to Winchelsea 9th-12th March 1990: Souvenir Edition, produced by the Back to Winchelsea 1990
Organising Committee, Winchelsea, 1990.
D. Russell (comp.), 'Barwon Hotel Winchelsea: birthplace of the town', manuscript/folder of information on
the Barwon Hotel and people associated with it, Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc.
L. Huddle, 'Architects in Geelong 1840-1860', Humanities Research Report, University of Melbourne,
1979.
A. Willingham, Geelong Region Historic Buildings & Objects Study, Geelong Regional Commission,
Geelong, vol. 1.
D. Rowe & W. Jacobs, 'St. John's Lutheran Church', Conservation Management Plan prepared for St.
John's Lutheran Church, 2003.
Partial rear facade of original gabled wing (behind brick
wing), 2008. Source: David Rowe.
Original remnant stone wall & paving (stables
outbuilding), 2008. Source: Wendy Jacobs.
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Original Barwon Hotel, 1867. Source: Winchelsea &
District Historical Society Inc., image 6005s.
Rear view of Barwon Hotel showing round water tower &
stables outbuilding, c.1873-1882. Source: State Library of
Victoria, image no. b22688.
Barwon Hotel showing new verandah (1867-1889) & additions
to front wing (c.1889), 1900. Source: Winchelsea & District
Historical Society Inc., image 5121a.
Barwon Hotel showing cast iron detailing to side verandah & small
portion of side attic gable, & possible skittle saloon, 1933-37. Source:
Winchelsea & District Historical Society Inc., image 6656.
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Former Orchard Bakery & Associated Dwelling
ADDRESS :
Place No. W488
Historic Theme(s):
Retail)
Condition
Fair-Poor
Integrity
Moderately Intact
Heritage Inventory:
Local
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Comments
Opportunities are available to: reconstruct the early post-supported skillion verandah and multi-paned shopfront windows to the former
bakery; reconstruct the arched timber fretwork to the central bay of the verandah of the dwelling; and to reconstruct the front timber
picket fence and scrolled metal gates, as shown in the attached historical photographs.
The former Orchard bakery and dwelling at 44 Main Street, have significance as the only known surviving
Late Victorian era shop and dwelling complex in Winchelsea and for demonstrating original Late Victorian
and early 20th century design qualities. The dwelling was biult in 1893-94 while the shop was constructed
in 1895-6. It served as William Orchard's bakery from 1902-03, continuing this function until at least the
1950s, when it then became a milk bar. It appears that the former bakery building was altered in 1927,
with the construction of the stepped parapet, which remains intact and contributes to the significance of the
building. Overall, the former bakery and dwelling complex appear to be in fair condition when viewed from
the street (but poor condition at the rear) and are moderately intact.
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The former Orchard bakery and dwelling, 44 Main Street, are architecturally significant at a LOCAL level
(AHC D.2) as the only known predominantly intact Late Victorian era shop and dwelling complex in
Winchelsea. The bakery building demonstrates original early 20th century design qualities. These
qualities include the dominant timber framed and stepped parapet featuring timber piers with projecting
mouldings and pressed metal cladding simulating brickwork, entrance ingo and door opening, and
shopfront opening to the west. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single storey height,
horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, corrugated profile sheet metal roof cladding, and the linking
wing with its timber parapet having projecting timber piers, and the single timber door opening.
The associated dwelling demonstrates original design qualities of a Late Victorian style. These qualities
include the front hipped roof form, together with the bullnosed verandah that projects towards the street
frontage and the rear double (M) hipped roof forms. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the single
storey height, symmetrical composition, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, galvanised
corrugated steel roof cladding, face red brick chimney at the front and the rear brick chimney, narrow
eaves, central timber framed front doorway (with four panelled timber door and transom), and the flanking
timber framed double hung windows, and the timber verandah posts, timber framed fretwork and timber
brackets.
The former Orchard bakery and dwelling, 44 Main Street, are historically significant at a LOCAL level (AHC
A.4, H.1). They are associated with commercial developments in Winchelsea during the Late Victorian
era, when the town continued to make steady progress. The dwelling (built in 1893-94) and the shop/
former bakery (built in 1895-96), have associations with William Orchard and his wife, Albertina, original
owners and bakers. They commenced their bakery business at this location in 1902-03. The complex has
long term associations as a bakery in Winchelsea until at least the mid 20th century and the former bakery
continues to function as a commercial premises as a milk bar today.
Overall, the former Orchard bakery and dwelling, 44 Main Street, are of LOCAL significance.
DESCRIPTION:
The former Orchard Bakery and associated dwelling, 44 Main Street, Winchelsea, are set on a
contextually wide allotment, having angled side boundaries. The former bakery building is situated on the
front (southern) and eastern boundaries, with a verandah projecting over the footpath. The dwelling has a
modest front setback characterised by a small garden bed and concrete paving.
The single storey, horizontal timber weatherboard, Late Victorian shop (with interwar era alterations) is
characterised an early, dominant timber framed stepped parapet featuring timber piers with projecting
mouldings and pressed metal cladding simulating brickwork. The parapet is characterised by signage.
The roof form behind has replaced the original roof that was possibly a double hipped roof. Its clad in
recent corrugated sheet metal
Projecting from the front of the former bakery is an introduced bullnosed verandah supported by timber
posts. Under the verandah is an early ingo and door opening, and an early shopfront window opening to
the west. Both shopfront windows have been introduced.
An early parapeted linking wing constructed of timber weatherboards and featuring projecting timber
parapet piers is situated between the former bakery and the dwelling. This linking wing has an early single
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timber door on the front facade.
The single storey, symmetrical, horizontal timber weatherboard, Late Victorian styled dwelling is
characterised by a hipped roof form, together with a bullnosed verandah that projects towards the street
frontage. Double (M) hipped roof forms project at the rear, as do hipped and flat roofed wings that extend
to connect with the former bakery building. The hipped roof forms are painted in galvanised corrugated
steel. An early strapped, face red brick chimney adorns the roofline at the front, while another brick
chimney that has been overpainted is located at the rear. This rear chimney and hipped wing may
represent an early addition, possibly construction in c.1895-96 when the shop was built. Narrow
overhangs are features of the eaves.
An early feature of the design is the front bullnosed verandah. It is supported by early timber posts and
has early timber framed fretwork valances and early curved timber brackets. The central bay that
originally featured the arched timber fretwork (as shown in the attached historical photographs) is missing.
The symmetry of the design is accentuated by the central doorway (with an early four panelled timber door
and timber framed transom above) and the flanking timber framed double hung windows.
HISTORY:
General Background
Thomas Ricketts.
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Winchelsea Shire.
coal mine.
History of the Former Winchelsea Bakery & Associated Dwelling
The site at 44 Main Street, Winchelsea, originally comprised allotment 40 and was originally owned by A.T.
Moran from 21 September 1864. By 1893-947, William Orchard, baker, owned 2 roods and 25 perches of
this land. He had a dwelling constructed that was leased to Luke Strickland, labourer. In 1895-96, the
Rate Books suggest that the adjoining shop was biult at this time. In the following year, 1896-97, Orchard
leased the shop and dwelling to Mark Braham, a storekeeper. Braham operated his store at this location
until 1902-03, when Orchard commenced his bakery business there. Prior to this time, Orchard had been
conducting a bakery business on allotment 2a, owned by Isabella Stirling.
William Orchard died in 1905 and the bakery business was continued by his wife, Albertina, until 1909-10
when she sold the business and the property to R. Gosney. In the following year 1910-11, the Rate Books
list a George Preston, baker, as the tenant of the property still owned by Gosney. By 1914-15, the
property had been sold to Felix Myers Farquharson, a baker. In 1925-26, Farquharson sold the bakery
and the associated dwelling to Ernest E. Hassell. It appears that alterations were carried out on the
bakery building in 1927, as the Rate Book lists a substantial increase in the net annual value of the
property from £33 in 1926-27 to £53 in 1927-28.
It appears that alterations to the property in 1927 did not involve the removal of the original bakery and the
construction of a new building. Early photographs of Hassell's bakery and dwelling in the 1930s reveal the
presence of a corbelled brick chimney of identical design as that shown on the dwelling. It is possible that
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the main facade and parapet, together with the linking wing between the dwelling and bakery were given a
face lift at this time, in addition to any possible functional upgrades to the bakery itself. The early
photographs show a stepped parapet featuring projecting square timber piers having projecting mouldings.
These projecting piers are found on the linking wing between the dwelling and the bakery. Thre was a
post-supported skillion verandah over the footpath. Under the verandah was a multi-paned shopfront
window to the west of a central ingo and door opening. A single timber door identified the east portion of
the front facade.
Adjoining the bakery was the dwelling. The Late Victorian styled house featured a hipped roof form, with
projecting front bullnosed verandah supported by timber posts with decorative timber fretwork. This
verandah detailing and the face red brick chimney were typical features of Federation era design,
indicating that the house had not been altered since it was built in 1902-03. A timber picket fence formed
the front boundary to the dwelling, with scrolled metal pedestrian gates providing access to the front door
and the door of the linking wing.
In c.1936, Hassell sold the bakery and house to Charles Frederick Guest, baker. The last reference as a
bakery in the Winchelsea Shire Rate Books is in 1940-41, when Lily Guest leased what was then
described as 'shop and house' to Charles Stewart, baker. In 1952-55, Lily Guest was recorded as the
owner of a shop and house, but without any reference to a bakery or a baker. It was in 1952-55 when
Guest sold the property to Schefferle and Jones. It may have been from this time when the bakery
building operated as a milk bar.
It appears that during the second half of the 20th century, the front skillion verandah was replaced with a
bullnosed profile roof, and the single door opening on the east section of the main facade was replaced
with a shopfront window. It has been in more recent times when the brick chimneys of the former bakery
building and a front timber picket fence (a replacement of the original fence) were removed (they are
shown in a photograph of the building in 1996).
Original Owners: Orchard Family
William Orchard was first recorded as a coachman in 1881 and 1882 at "Murdeduke", before becoming a
baker in Winchelsea. His wife, Albertina, who continued the bakery business after William's death in 1905,
constructed a new dwelling later known as Chelsea House at 39 Main Street in 1913, a few years after
selling the bakery business. She operated a boarding house at the property until 1924-25. Albertina died
in Winchelsea in 1935.
Emil Coels' Winchelsea Bakery
Historical photographs of Emil Coels' Winchelsea Bakery in the Winchelsea & District Historical Society
are not the Orchard bakery and dwelling at 44 Main Street. Coels operated a bakery business on the
eastern side of the Barwon River from 1894-95 until 1895-96. It was situated on allotment 1 of Section 10
in the Parish of Lake Lake Wollard (north-east corner of Willis and Jackson Streets). The building had
been built for Findon Murrell in 1892-93 as a bakery.
COMPARATIVE:
Apart from the Winchelsea Post Office and associated quarters at 34 Main Street (built in 1915), the
former Winchelsea Bakery and dwelling represent the only Late Victorian/Federation era commercial
building with attached residence in Winchelsea of heritage value.
The composition of the stepped parapet and projecting front verandah is comparable to other standard
interwar era commercial buildings in the Surf Coast Shire. These buildings include the Globe Theatre, 17
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-19 Willis Street (built in 1926-27), Winchelsea and the Angahook General Store, 119 Great Ocean Road,
Anglesea (built in 1929).
Other early 20th century commercial buildings of heritage value in Winchelsea include the Schroeter
Brothers store, 7 Willis Street and the China Blue Old Wares Store, 11 Willis Street.
The dwelling adjoining the former Winchelsea bakery represents one of Late Victorian styled dwellings of
heritage value in Winchelsea. Of these dwellings, the only comparable building of similar style is the
former Police Station at 53 Main Street, built in c.1903-04. It features a hipped roof form, with a hipped
concave verandah at the front.
These dwellings reflect the steady progress in residential development in Winchelsea in the very early 20th
century.
REFERENCES:
-41, 1952-55, Geelong Heritage Centre.
S. Zada, Biographical Family Report for William Albert Orchard, March 2008.
Hassell's Winchelsea Bakery & Dwelling, c.1930-33.
Winchelsea & District Historical Society, image 5482.
Allan Hassell, Loris Worland, Joy Hassell & Ernest Hassell (left to right), c.1930-33,
with details of dwelling shop in the background. Source: Winchelsea & District
Historical Society, image 1829.
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Hassell's Winchelsea Bakery and Dwelling, c.1935. Source:
Winchelsea & District Historical Society, image 1756.
Place No. W488
Former Winchelesa Bakery (then known as Rowey's Store),
1996. Source: Winchelsea & District Historical Society, image
5074.
Former WInchelsea Bakery, 2008. Source: Wendy
Jacobs.
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