VICTORIAN RAILWAYS ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION
HARTINGTON STREET, GLENROY, MORELAND CITY
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Statement of Significance
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VICTORIAN RAILWAYS ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION - Physical Description 1
The Victorian Railways Glenroy Substation is a red brick building, approximately square in plan, with three levels including a sub-basement, and is one of a number of identical design constructed in Melbourne at this time. The building is in a conservative classical revival style with rendered moulded dressings and tall arched windows, now bricked in or covered with corrugated Colorbond sheeting. A parapet, pedimented on the north and south elevations, conceals the roof.
Key Architectural Elements: dominant in the streetscape
three storey red brick classical revival structure
double height windows
Conservation Guidelines: preferably reinstate original windows
Principal Historic Themes: moving goods and peoplepublic transport system
early 20th century suburban developmentHeritage Study and Grading
Moreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review
Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
Year: 1999
Grading: Local
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