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H V McKay Memorial Gates
Anderson Road; King Edward Avenue & Talmage Street, SUNSHINE VIC 3020 - Property No 42
McKay Housing Estate - King Edward Ave
H V McKay Memorial Gates
Anderson Road; King Edward Avenue & Talmage Street, SUNSHINE VIC 3020 - Property No 42
McKay Housing Estate - King Edward Ave
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Statement of Significance
Individual place statement of significance::
The elaborate wrought iron gates are of regional significance for their historical association with H V McKay and his company town of Sunshine. They are also of architectural (technical design) significance as a fine example of blacksmith-forged decorative wrought iron gates. The gates were erected in memory of H.V. McKay, seventy years after the invention of the 'Sunshine Harvester'.
Precinct statement of significance::
The McKay housing subdivision is of national historical and social significance as the first stage of the suburb created by Australia's leading industrialist and a milestone in the development of the industrial suburb, under the influence of the Garden City movement. Sunshine became a yardstick for planning and housing reformers, with H.V. McKay being regarded as an expert on planned industrial housing. The McKay estate is of regional architectural significance as it marks a crucial phase in the development of Sunshine, housing the resident work force which promoted further industrial development.
The estate is also of historical significance in relation to H. V. McKay's important role in the history of industrial relations in Victoria and Australia, as the provision of housing for his workers was one of the arguments made by McKay in defending the Basic Wages Case which lead to Justice Higgins' "Harvester Judgement".
The group of houses along Forrest Street, Ridley Street, Sydney Street, King Edward Avenue, Anderson Road, Talmage Street and Kororoit Street, represent the type of houses built either by or for company employees, foremen and managers. The houses include major remnants of the large blocks allotted to senior staff of the Sunshine Harvester Works. Most of the houses were set back on their blocks with side drives, rather than rear service lanes, giving an air of spaciousness and permitting large gardens (of which some remnants survive).
The elaborate wrought iron gates are of regional significance for their historical association with H V McKay and his company town of Sunshine. They are also of architectural (technical design) significance as a fine example of blacksmith-forged decorative wrought iron gates. The gates were erected in memory of H.V. McKay, seventy years after the invention of the 'Sunshine Harvester'.
The McKay housing subdivision is of national historical and social significance as the first stage of the suburb created by Australia's leading industrialist and a milestone in the development of the industrial suburb, under the influence of the Garden City movement. Sunshine became a yardstick for planning and housing reformers, with H.V. McKay being regarded as an expert on planned industrial housing. The McKay estate is of regional architectural significance as it marks a crucial phase in the development of Sunshine, housing the resident work force which promoted further industrial development.
The estate is also of historical significance in relation to H. V. McKay's important role in the history of industrial relations in Victoria and Australia, as the provision of housing for his workers was one of the arguments made by McKay in defending the Basic Wages Case which lead to Justice Higgins' "Harvester Judgement".
The group of houses along Forrest Street, Ridley Street, Sydney Street, King Edward Avenue, Anderson Road, Talmage Street and Kororoit Street, represent the type of houses built either by or for company employees, foremen and managers. The houses include major remnants of the large blocks allotted to senior staff of the Sunshine Harvester Works. Most of the houses were set back on their blocks with side drives, rather than rear service lanes, giving an air of spaciousness and permitting large gardens (of which some remnants survive).
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H V McKay Memorial Gates - Physical Description 1
Description
Previously in storage, these ornamental blacksmith-forged and manufactured gates have been re-erected within the McKay residential precinct and at the entry to the Barclay Reserve. They are in the form of a pair of vehicle gates with curved top members and twisted vertical bars, elaborated by corner scroll brackets in alternative patterns and doubled pairs at the bottom level with projecting spike finials. Square iron open posts support the main gates and the smaller side pedestrian gates. A plaque tells how the gates were originally erected by the citizens of Sunshine and the workers at the McKay plant.H V McKay Memorial Gates - Physical Conditions
Condition/integrity
Having recently been repaired and re-erected, the gates are in good condition, although some modification has been made during their re-installation.H V McKay Memorial Gates - Historical Australian Themes
8 Developing Australia's cultural life
8.7 Honouring achievementHeritage Study and Grading
Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study
Author: G. Vines
Year: 2000
Grading: Local
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