WARRNAMBOOL TRAMWAY RESERVE
209 MERRI STREET AND 10 MACKAY CRESCENT WARRNAMBOOL, MOYNE SHIRE, WARRNAMBOOL CITY
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Statement of Significance
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WARRNAMBOOL TRAMWAY RESERVE - History
In 1858 a tramway was constructed to move goods between Warrnambool township and jetty on Lady Bay. The tramway reserve, of I acre and 20 perches, was established on the southern side of Merri Street, where the terminus for the line was located. Large stores were also built near where the present rail lines to hold produce for shipment and goods received by ship. The tramway reserve included a number of blocks of land kept for "tramway purposes." In 1870, these allotments adjacent to the tramway contained buildings and these were resumed by Railway Department for construction of Warrnambool rail link - now form part of the Warrnambool Railway Station complex.
WARRNAMBOOL TRAMWAY RESERVE - Interpretation of Site
The original ground of Tramway reserve appears to have sloped down from Merri Street to the south and west. The tramline to the jetty commenced at around the intersection of Merri and Fairy Streets, close where the Station is at present. To the east along Merri Streets a number of allotments were established and by 1870 a number of buildings were on nine of these allotments.
WARRNAMBOOL TRAMWAY RESERVE - Archaeological Significance
The archaeological significance of the potential remains on this site lie in their ability to provide information on the nature of and activities that took place within the buildings along Merri Street as well as indicating the layout of the Fairy Street tramway terminus with its associated stores. There is also a possibility that remains associated with the tram line terminus - foundation, sleepers, strip footings (post holes of stores and external hard surlaces - may be present under the car park around the Station).Remains associated with the eastern most buildings (footings, post holes, underfloor deposits and pits) however are likely to be present between the railway corridor and Merri Street. The slightly raised ground at this location suggests that a layer of demolition debris from the buildings may overlay the aforementioned archaeological remains.When the railway was constructed the ground to the east of the Tramway Reserve was bulk excavated to bring it level to that where the present Station building is located. This action and the development within the railway corridor in general would have removed all structures and deposits associated with activities that took place in the Reserve.
WARRNAMBOOL TRAMWAY RESERVE - Historical Significance
The Tramway was an important piece or infrastructure for the growing port of Warrnambool and it served its purpose well until the construction of the Breakwater in the 18805. The buildings along Merri Street, though presently unknown as whether they were residential and/or commercial in nature represent the development that takes place in around transport hubs
Heritage Inventory Description
WARRNAMBOOL TRAMWAY RESERVE - Heritage Inventory Description
The site of the former Tramway Reserve is almost completely within the current railway corridor. To the east a small section of the reserve extends onto a grassed area between the railway corridor boundary wall and Merri Street.
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WARRNAMBOOL COURT HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H1674
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FORMER POLICE STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1698
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COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Register H0577
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