Potter's Arms
48-56 TAYLOR STREET, ASCOT, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
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Statement of Significance
The property retains the size of the landholding as purchased by Guthrie in 1875 and a garden layout that enhances the setting of the house. The mid-Victorian brick house is of significance as a representative Victorian style single-storey face brick house with decorative brick chimneys. As a house reflecting a utilitarian approach to design, it contrasts with a number of the ornate and architecturally resplendent houses built by prominent citizens for which Bendigo is renowned.
The Moreton Bay fig tree (Ficus macrophylla) is a significant contributing element to the site and a significant tree specimen in its own right given its large size, fine shape and age. The partially brick and earth culvert outside the property boundary, together with the row of peppercorn trees are contributory elements of the site. (Criterion E)
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Potter's Arms - Physical Description 1
The property known as the Potter's Arms is located on a large triangular site between Taylor Street and Myrtle Road, Ascot. To the north-east of the site is the Gothic Revival house, Ascot Park, from which Guthrie's property was later subdivided. The house and outbuildings known as the Potter's Arms are surrounded by a large garden and separated from Taylor Street by a deep earth and partially brick-lined culvert and a row of peppercorn trees (Schinus molle). The garden is dominated by a large and impressive Moreton Bay fig tee (Ficus macrophylla).
The house is single storey, built of brick and of utilitarian Victorian design with a series of later additions. Now comprising several parts with hipped roofs and joined together with verandahs, the entrance of the house faces away from the road and towards the Bendigo Pottery and the garden. Alterations to the interior and extensions have transformed the house; nevertheless it still retains much of its mid Victorian-era character. Several red and cream brick chimneys are important features, as is the general scale and form of the house. A projecting gable roofed section was added to the front of the house in the 1920s following a large extension to the rear. The house has also undergone internal renovations in the 1970s.
The outbuildings, including a ceramics studio have been built since 1972. The garden at one time was elaborately planted and features camphor laurels (Cinnamomum camphora), photinias, plums, bush olives and large areas of naturalised spring bulbs.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Bendigo - White Hills & East Bendigo Heritage Study 2016
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2015
Grading: Local
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