Grand Union Tramway Junction
Balaclava and Hawthorn Road CAULFIELD NORTH, GLEN EIRA CITY
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Statement of Significance
It is historically significant (Criterion A) in that it recalls the work of the Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust and subsequently the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board as well as the routes which depended on the junction for their operation. It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) on account of the manner in which the power lines dominate the skyline at the intersection and for the complexity of the track work, both considerations setting this intersection apart from others throughout the metropolis. It is technically significant (Criterion F) on account of the infrastructure required to construct the junction which includes point blades, access covers recalling English manufacturers as well as the former M&MTB, intersecting rails and the complexity of the over head power line installation with associated staunchions. Three similar junctions existed on the Adelaide tramway system, closed during the late 1950s.
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Grand Union Tramway Junction - Physical Description 1
"Grand union" tramway junction with crossover in Balaclava Road and overhead wires and former M & MTB tram poles carrying overhead. The track is set partly in mass concrete and partly in asphalt. Cast metal access covers to point blades are marked "MMTB", "M&MTB" and "Hadfields Patent .... Shellfield". The tramway shelters are not contributory elements.
Grand Union Tramway Junction - Physical Description 2
Condition: Sound
Grand Union Tramway Junction - Physical Description 3
Integrity: good
Grand Union Tramway Junction - Historical Australian Themes
Public Services: Caulfield electric tramways
Heritage Study and Grading
Glen Eira - Caulfield Conservation Study
Author: Andrew Ward, Architectural Historian
Year: 1994
Grading:
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MYOORAVictorian Heritage Register H0490
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HALSTEADVictorian Heritage Register H0450
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ROSECRADDOCKVictorian Heritage Register H0589
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