KEMBLA
36-48 Tills Drive WARRANDYTE, Manningham City
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Statement of Significance
Of regional significance for the use of unusual building technology, and for its close association with E.P. Lewis.
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KEMBLA - Historical Australian Themes
Local Themes
7.03 - Victorian houses
KEMBLA - Physical Description 1
Kembla, at 36-48 Tills Drive, Warrandyte is a plain, steep hip roofed, double storey, bungalow, with a central gable projecting as an attic. The central chimney, is on a 45 degree angle and appears to have sloping sides. There is a cantilevered first floor balcony, with a balustrade, on three sides. There appear to be extensions at the rear. There is a 1920s wire mesh vehicular gate at the road, linked to the house by a sweeping drive through a pine plantation. The whole house is now inappropriately painted white.
The original section of the house is reputedly built around a central chimney using a steel frame, with steel members supporting the floor joists.[1] The timber used in the first floor construction was reused from a quartz crusher from the local area. The original internal lining was an imported German cement sheet product. Seaweed was used as the insulation in the walls and ceiling.[2] The outdoor pool was built during the 1930s depression to provide employment for some of the staff of Kelly and Lewis. The pool's pumping system saved the house from destruction in the 1939 fires which devastated the surrounding areas and much of the whole of the State.
The style of this building can be compared to 'Journeys End' at 22-40 Bridge Street, Bulleen.
SOURCES
[1] If the building dates from the 1890s and, in fact has a steel frame, it is likely to be highly significant; further physical investigation of the building is required.
[2] Information about the history and construction of the building is from Lance Vizard, owner during the 1960s.
KEMBLA - Physical Conditions
Condition Fair
KEMBLA - Integrity
Integrity Altered
KEMBLA - Physical Description 2
Associations
Mr E.P. Lewis; Captain Selby
Heritage Study and Grading
Manningham - Manningham Heritage Study Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2006
Grading: LocalManningham - Doncaster & Templestowe Heritage Study Additional Historical Research
Author: Carlotta Kellaway
Year: 1994
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FORMER WARRANDYTE WINE HALLVictorian Heritage Register H1150
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WARRANDYTE MINER'S COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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JUMPING CREEK BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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