"Anfield"
7 Wellington Street, GEELONG WEST VIC 3218 - Property No 211508
Waterloo Precinct
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Statement of Significance
STATE SIGNIFICANCE - INCLUDED IN HERITAGE PRECINCT
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEThe complex of buildings at 7 Wellington Street which are significant are the front four rooms, the room adjoining the kitchen, and the kitchen and bathroom. They are a relatively intact example of typical housing development on a single site in Geelong from the mid nineteenth century. The property has been housing members of the same family for about one hundred years. Fernleigh is significant for its Harewood and Rogers roof tiles no other buildings have been located in Geelong West with these particular tiles, and tongue and groove weatherboards. It is of REGIONAL significance
References
REFERENCES Resident, Mrs. Doherty. Geelong West Rate Books, 19001, 18956. Site inspection by L.Huddle and L.Honman . c.t8equot7,.
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"Anfield" - Physical Description 1
Description
The buildings on this site were constructed in three stages. The front, four roomed building is square in shape with a hipped roof. A small ridge is parallel with the front elevation and the whole is covered in Morewood and Rogers tiles. The weatherboards on the front elevation and on some other parts of the walls, are tongue and grooved. A Regency verandah projects from below the spouting and is attached across the entire front facade.
At the rear of the house and to the east side of the block, is a two roomed rectangular building running perpendicular to the front building. This is also weatherboard with a hipped roof covered in corrugated iron. One room is the bathroom and once had a copper, the other room was a wood stove and brick chimney. Between these two buildings is a room which connects the two and this has a skillion roof. It would appear that all three parts to the building date from the mid nineteenth century as they all have window and door frames of an early design. According to the present owners the kitchen and bathroom were the original two roomed dwelling on the site.
The roof structure of the four roomed building was inspected by the consultants and found to be constructed of different sized rafters and joists. There are no struts supporting the central ridge or the rafters. Tongue and groove weatherboards still remain on the front elevation.
Decorative elements include the name plaque 'Fernleigh', the bell pull at the front door and the bell which is still in use and located at the back door. The front and back doors (see illustration) and the mantlepiece surrounding the fireplace in the living room (see illustration). Early wallpaper is quite visible in the passage ceiling, even though a white 'paint' is over it. Most other internal walls and ceilings have been replaced.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Geelong - City of Geelong West Urban Conservation Study
Author: Huddle, Aitken and Honman
Year: 1986
Grading:Greater Geelong - Ashby Heritage Review
Author: D Rowe and W Jacobs
Year: 2010
Grading:
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FORMER GEELONG WOOL EXCHANGEVictorian Heritage Register H0622
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IRON STOREVictorian Heritage Register H0742
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ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCHVictorian Heritage Register H0187
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