Lord Lodge, 30 Booran Road
30 Booran Road CAULFIELD EAST, GLEN EIRA CITY
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Statement of Significance
It is historically significant (Criterion A) as a substantial house and stables functionally linked with the Caulfield racecourse during the period just prior to the bank crash of the early 1890s. It offers a rare and valuable insight into a way of life associated with horse racing at the time, comparing closely with other less grandiose properties such as "Grace Darling" at no. 1 Bond Street and helping to build up a picture of the horse racing industry in the locale prior to the turn of the nineteenth century. It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as a highly representative and substantial Boom period villa distinguished by its intact state and interior plaster ornamentation. The tower, affording a fine view of the racecourse, compares with nearby ''Nithsdale'' at 133 Kambrook Road (1858,1886) and imparts distinction to an otherwise straight forward design. The large stables are rare survivors of their era, the jerkin head roof form, fretted barges and lantern imparting a picturesque character to an otherwise utilitarian structure demonstrating construction systems characteristic of the building type and period. The mature Moreton Bay fig and spacious grounds contribute to the aesthetic values of the place.
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Lord Lodge, 30 Booran Road - Physical Description 1
An imposing single storeyed Italianate villa with asymmetrical facade and central tower, bullnosed verandah, facetted wing, sun room with stained glass work and extensive cast cement ornamentation. Inside, the rooms are substantially intact and the plaster work is especially fine.
A substantial late Victorian timber stables accommodating 12 racehorses with loft and brick pavement. A varnished pine lined ceiling has a roof lantern and is carried on a chamfered timber frame. Original doors are sliding but later doors have two swing leaves. Outside, the gambrel roof has fretted barges but the building is otherwise of utilitarian character. A small late Victorian brick stable, now partitioned into two boxes,adjoins.
Description: (Stables)Lord Lodge, 30 Booran Road - Physical Description 2
Integrity: Good, alterations to some stable doors.
Lord Lodge, 30 Booran Road - Physical Description 3
Condition: good
Lord Lodge, 30 Booran Road - Historical Australian Themes
Horse racing and the Victoria Amateur Turf Club Caulfield as a location for Melbourne's gentry
Heritage Study and Grading
Glen Eira - Caulfield Conservation Study
Author: Andrew Ward, Architectural Historian
Year: 1994
Grading:
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HALSTEADVictorian Heritage Register H0450
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CAULFIELD RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1665
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CAULFIELD RACECOURSEVictorian Heritage Register H2415
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