Pig and Calf Market (WMMT)
55 Market Road, BROOKLYN VIC 3012 - Property No 4
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Statement of Significance
Statement of Significance
Of State architectural significance for its dramatic streamlined modern style in an unusual application and for the distinctive use of reinforced concrete in building and fencing. Significant also for its association with the local meat processing industry and reflecting the importance of that industry to Melbourne's western suburbs. The very unusual architecture warrants a high level of significance for this building.
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Pig and Calf Market (WMMT) - Physical Description 1
Description
Steel windows (painted green), unpainted concrete Moderne style elevation; new development adjoining, reinforced concrete structure with saw tooth roof and covered cattle pens. The front of the building is notable for its applied raised lettering and design features, such as the vertical feature above the pedestrian entrance formed from a stack of horizontal fins which are echoed in the corners of the building. Concrete loading ramps at the front give additional emphasis to the symmetrical facade. The interior was open-sided with a series of steel galvanised pipe pens, and some remains of former timber pens. However, modern alterations have seen much of the structure behind the facade altered or replaced.
Pig and Calf Market (WMMT) - Physical Conditions
Condition/integrity
While the facade is relatively intact, the main roofed area has recently undergone substantial alterations.
Pig and Calf Market (WMMT) - Intactness
Substantially intact.
Pig and Calf Market (WMMT) - Historical Australian Themes
3 Developing local, regional and national economies
3.12 Feeding peopleHeritage Study and Grading
Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study
Author: G. Vines
Year: 2000
Grading: StateBrimbank - Melbourne Western Region Cultural Heritage Study
Author: Meredith Walker, Christine Johnston & Carmel Boyce
Year: 1986
Grading:Brimbank - Melbourne Western Region Industrial Heritage Study
Author: G. Vines & A. Ward
Year: 1989
Grading:
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