Sydney Road (Brunswick)
Sydney Road,Brunswick, Moreland City
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Statement of Significance
The Sydney Road Brunswick Precinct, comprising buildings at 194 Albion Street, 1 and 1A Stewart Street, 1-7 Ballarat Street, 1 Curtis Place, 1, 2 and 2A Hope Street, 1/2A-C and 2A Staley Street, 1 Sparta Place, 292-334 and 275-291 Victoria Street, 1 and 2-12 Wilkinson Street, 1, 3-5, 15-17, 23-27, and 29-31 Frith Street, 272-282 and 251-275A Albert Street, 1-67 David Street, 10-14 Dawson Street, 1 Glenlyon Road, 1-15 and 2-4 Merri Street, 1 and 1/1A - 4/1A Little Gold Street, 276 Barkly Street, 4-10 Edward Street, 1 Union Street, 1 Curtis Place, 253A Brunswick Road, 1-697 and 2-702 Sydney Road.
The Sydney Road Brunswick Precinct is of local historical, architectural and social significance to the City of Moreland.
The Sydney Road Precinct is of local historical significance as a predominantly intact late 19th and early 20th century retail and commercial strip, which includes a large number of the important institutional buildings added during this period, including the Town Hall and Municipal Offices, the Brunswick Baths and numerous churches of the major 19th century denominations along both sides of the road. The precinct, which encompasses nearly half the length of Sydney Road, Brunswick reflects the considerable expansion and growth of the street, and the suburb as a whole, during the 19th century Boom period.
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Sydney Road (Brunswick) - Physical Description 1
Address: 272-282, 247-279 Albert Street
194 Albion Street
1-9 Ballarat Street
1-3 Dawson Street
10 Dawson Street (Brunswick Baths)
3-11, 2-10 Edward Street
5 Frith Street
2-14 Glenlyon Road
2, 2A Hope Street
3-15, 2-4 Merri Street
33 Saxon Street
1, 1A Stewart Street
The Sydney Road Precinct extends from Park Street to Albion Street. The Precinct comprises a mix of building types, but Victorian and Edwardian shops form the bulk of the building stock. The Precinct contains many buildings of individual significance. Of note are the Town Hall and Municipal Offices (1876 onwards; No. 233), the Brunswick Baths (1913 onwards; No. 10 Dawson Street), the Mechanics' Institute (1868-70; No. 270) and the church complexes: former Presbyterian Churches (1865, 1884; No. 212), St Ambrose's Roman Catholic (1871 and 1916; No. 289, and 1-3 Dawson Street), Christ Church (1857-75; No. 10 Glenlyon Road), Wesleyan (1872 onwards; No. 342) and Baptist (c.1889; No. 491). There are also several hotels including the Duke of Edinburgh (c.1890s; No. 430) and the Cumberland Arms (c.1890s; No. 337-341), plus the former Brunswick Market (1930 - 1-9 Ballarat Street). Also within the Precinct are the Hooper's Store (1908; No. 463-475) and the former Lyric Theatre (1911; No. 199-207).The majority of the retail and commercial stock dates from the 1880s to the 1910s. There are several good examples of elaborate 1880s boom style commercial architecture: the former Union Bank at No. 387-389 is one of the best examples; Hooper's Store is a later example. The majority of the shops in Sydney Road retain intact upper level facades, although nearly all have been substantially altered at street level with most of the original verandahs replaced with cantilevered awnings.
The social character of the Precinct is now informed to a great extent by the large number of Middle Eastern migrants who operate businesses along Sydney Road. As a consequence, there is often an interesting juxtaposition of the 19th century first floor facades and the ground floor businesses, with shop signs in Arabic and Turkish.There is virtually no street planting in the Precinct. Traditional street elements retained include dressed bluestone kerbing with bluestone pitched gutters and asphalt paving in Sydney Road, bluestone pitched kerb and guttering and asphalt paving in Ballarat, Merri, Saxon, Stewart, Victoria and Wilkinson Streets. Street furniture retained includes an early lamp standard, early signs, monuments and drinking fountains.
The following buildings have individual datasheets in the Moreland Heritage Review: Building Citations (1998):
Former Lyric Theatre, 199-207 Sydney Road (1911)
St Ambrose's Church (1871) and School (1916) Complex, 289 Sydney Road, and 1-3 Dawson Street
Brunswick Town Hall and Municipal Offices, 233 Sydney Road (1876 onwards)
Mechanics Institute, 270 Sydney Road (1868-70)
Cumberland Arms Hotel, 337-341 Sydney Road (c.1890s)
Sydney Road Community School (Former Wesleyan Church and School), 342 Sydney Road (1872 onwards)
Former Union Bank, 387-389 Sydney Road (1890)
Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, 430 Sydney Road (c.1890s)
Brunswick Baptist Church, 491 Sydney Road (c.1889)
Hooper's Store, 463-475 Sydney Road (1908)
Former Dental Surgery and Residence, 503 Sydney Road (1905)
Former Independent Church, 523-527 Sydney Road (c.1869)
Don Bosco Youth Centre, 715-719 Sydney Road (1945)
Brunswick Tram Depot, 807-813 Sydney Road (1935)
Former Presbyterian Churches, 212 Sydney Road (1865, 1884)
Christ Church, 10 Glenlyon Road (1857-75)
Brunswick Baths, 10 Dawson Street (1913-14, 1928)
Brunswick Market, 1-9 Ballarat Street (1930)The following place has an individual datasheet prepared:
3-5 Frith Street - Telephone Exchange
Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - City of Moreland Heritage Review
Author: Allen Lovell and Associates
Year: 1999
Grading:
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BRUNSWICK FIRE STATION AND FLATSVictorian Heritage Register H0916
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FORMER MELVILLES GRAIN STOREVictorian Heritage Register H0705
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FORMER HOFFMAN BRICKWORKSVictorian Heritage Register H0703
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