Barkly Street East
43-149 & 56-128 BARKLY STREET, BRUNSWICK EAST, MORELAND CITY
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Statement of Significance
HO14 Barkly Street East, Brunswick East
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Barkly Street East Precinct, comprising buildings at 43-149 and 56-128 Barkly Street.
How is it significant?
The Barkly Street East Precinct is of local architectural and historical significance to the City of Moreland.
Why is it significant?
The Barkly Street East Precinct is of local architectural significance as a relatively intact area of predominantly terraces and attached single-fronted houses dating from the 1880s land boom. Although typical of the period, the consistency of building forms and their relative intactness is unusual in Brunswick. Of architectural note is the long terrace block located at 88 to 100 Barkly Street which has its ground floor entries set below street level.
The Barkly Street East Precinct is of local historical significance due to its association with the occupation during the Great Depression of a local hall and terraces by the communist-inspired Unemployed Single Men's Group (USMG), which campaigned for the rights of the unemployed.
Non-Contributory properties include:
Barkly Street: 47, 53, 1-2/58, 61, 2-3/64, 75, 82, 86, 89, 112 and 128.
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Barkly Street East - Physical Description 1
The Barkly Street East precinct comprises the properties at 43-149, 56-128 Barkly Street, Brunswick. It is a Victorian/Edwardian residential precinct with extensive runs of terraces, including some unusual two-storey forms with important historical associations The two-storey terrace (Nos. 88-110) has its lower level set below the street, perhaps set into an old shallow quarry. Also of architectural note are the Edwardian cottages at Nos. 114-116, which have unusually ornate Art Nouveau stucco detailing on the gable-ends. Most of the non-terrace housing comprises single-fronted late 19th century houses. Some relatively recent infill housing has been sympathetic in massing with these structures. In general, the houses in Barkly Street are set close to the footpath. This, with substantial street tree plantings-generally of natives-tends to reduce the effect of the expanse of asphalt.
Traditional street elements retained include bluestone kerbs and guttering and asphalt footpaths in Barkly Street. A bluestone lane runs to the rear of the houses on the north side of the street.Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review
Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
Year: 1999
Grading:
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COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Register H0594
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IRON HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0665
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TERRACEVictorian Heritage Register H0076
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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'ELAINE'Boroondara City
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-oonahYarra City
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..eld HouseYarra City
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