COTTAGE RUINS, FLINDERS AVENUE
130 BRANCH ROAD LARA, GREATER GEELONG CITY
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COTTAGE RUINS, FLINDERS AVENUE - History
The was owned by James (?) English - c.1850, contemporary with McGilliverys. James English was a councillor.Heritage Inventory Description
COTTAGE RUINS, FLINDERS AVENUE - Heritage Inventory Description
A five roomed cottage, constructed of granite, with bluestone corners and brick door and window surrounds, chimneys and fireplaces. The roof and tops of the walls are destroyed. Internal walls area of roughly coursed granite, with brick at internal doorways. Timber lintels and jambs remain in two doorways. All masonry has been laid using a lime mortar. Internal walls have been rendered and painted (traces of pink, cream and green remain). On the south side a later addition has been built abutting the external wall. At the rear is a circular cistern, of roughly coursed granite and bluestone; the interior has been plastered. It is now filled with rubbish. There was a bull-nosed verandah at the front, now completely removed. Remnants of the front garden, including apath to the front door, remain. There is a concrete slab at the rear of the house and mortar traces on the external wall suggest that a weatherboard addition had been added here. 17m west is another concrete slab, 4 x 2m, probably the remains of a shed.
There appear to be in situ archaeological deposits in the area of the room that was added to the south exterior of the cottage and there may also be deposits in the interior. There are a few historical artefacts scattered around the exterior of the structure. The site has low-moderate archaeological potential to illustrate settlement in the area in the latter half of the 19th Century.
Recorded by Vincent Clark. Date Recorded: 28/09/2000
Integrity: Partially excavated
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COTTAGE RUINS, FLINDERS AVENUEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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