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Camberwell South Primary School
4 Peate Avenue GLEN IRIS, BOROONDARA CITY
Camberwell South Primary School
4 Peate Avenue GLEN IRIS, BOROONDARA CITY
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Camberwell South Primary School - Physical Description 1
Camberwell South Primary School occupies a site with boundaries to Peate Avenue (east) and
neighbouring properties (north, south and west). The school buildings are mainly located in the
southern part of the site, with open space occupying the northern part and the west of the main
building. Lomond Street connects to the southwest corner of the site.
The austere Georgian Revival main building (currently known as Charles Goode Building) faces
Peate Avenue and centrally located near the eastern boundary, behind a front garden. The building
has a terracotta tiled hipped roof with slightly projecting eaves. The building is C-shaped in plan, with
an open courtyard to the west. The walls are of red brick in a common bond pattern.
Originally built in 1925 as a symmetrical single storey face brick building with austere design (by E
Evan Smith), the upper level of the central block and the room at the southwestern corner are later
additions from 1937-38 (partly or wholly by Percy Everett). The building is articulated by the smooth
render banding across the width of the main elevation. Overall, detailing is restrained, limited to the
contrast between the light-coloured beltcourse and the red brick walls, and the use of soldier courses
of clinker brick, both of which are part of 1937 addition.
The ground-floor windows are timber, multi-paned, vertically proportioned, with six-paned transom
lights above, grouped in fours on the principal elevation except around the central entry bay. The
upper level windows are double hung sash with the lower part being a hopper window.
The entry bay is marked by a rendered parapet with school signage, which appears to be original.
All of the original simple, rectangular brick chimneys survive on the northern and southern wings.
The primary elevation, especially the central block, is highly intact to its 1937 form. The 1924 design
by E Evan Smith has been well retained in the northern and southern wings and appears to be highly
intact. Additions to the building include window screens and a modern air conditioner installed on the
northern elevation. Temporary shades are installed in the courtyard (Figure 7). The modern additions
to the site are freestanding and located behind or to the sides of the original school building, rather
than attached.
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