Bacchus Marsh and Melton Memorial Hospital
Grant Street BACCHUS MARSH, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
A Modem World War II Memorial hospital built over 1954-57, including a nurses home and two war memorials.
It is of historical significance locally, as a development in the community life ofBacchus Marsh, funded by their donations. The nurses home demonstrates an association with Sir William Angliss, of Greystones, the well known pastoralist and meat industry leader.
Architecturally it is (at least) locally significant as a representative example of an early postwar Modem rural hospital- in relarively intact condition.
Finally it has social significance to Bacchus Marsh people as known and valued by the community and part of its sense of identity, including as its World War II Memorial.
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Bacchus Marsh and Melton Memorial Hospital - Physical Conditions
Good. The significant elements of any hospital are threatened by redevelopment due to changing needs.
Bacchus Marsh and Melton Memorial Hospital - Intactness
Very good. The entrance area has been recently reconstructed.
SIGNIFICANT INTACT ELEMENTS:
MATER1ALS. FORM. PLAN/LAYO UT. USE. WiNDOWS. I
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Bacchus Marsh and Melton Memorial Hospital - Physical Description 1
A Modern hospital complex in spacious grounds, consisting of flat roofed, generally single-storied pavilion blocks. These have generally painted brickwork and timber modular 'Window-wall' windows from cill height, with steel deck roofs. The
entrance has a deep projecting canopy at roof level, with planter boxes at sides. The pavilion blocks are linked by corridors: the main block is generally rectangular, a further block is U-shaped and the nurses' wing is L-shaped and double storey. This has Calcil sand bricks.
Before the entrance is a recent war memorial in the form of an obelisk, with older bluestone pavement cared with the words 'Lest We Forget'. The footpaths to Grant Street are paved in diamond pattern pre-cast pavers.
There is an ANZAC memorial tree in the south-east comer of the grounds, its story well documented with various explanatory plaques.
Bacchus Marsh and Melton Memorial Hospital - Usage/Former Usage
USE: Hospital.
Bacchus Marsh and Melton Memorial Hospital - Historical Australian Themes
Township.Country Life
Heritage Study and Grading
Moorabool - Bacchus Marsh Heritage Study 1995
Author: Richard Peterson and Daniel Catrice
Year: 1995
Grading:
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RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0503
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BACCHUS MARSH EXPRESS OFFICE AND PRINTING WORKSVictorian Heritage Register H0504
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FORMER CHRISTOPHER CRISP RESIDENCEVictorian Heritage Register H0505
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