AUSTRALIAN LICORICE FACTORY CHIMNEY & FIRE TUNNEL REMAINS
342-348 VICTORIA STREET,, BRUNSWICK VIC 3056 - Property No 9705
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Statement of Significance
This place is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (H1289) as a place of State significance. Please refer to the VHR citation for the statement of significance. The local statement of significance is as follows:
The chimney stack of the former Australian Liquorice Co. factory is oflocal historical significance. It is a local landmark and a reminder of the liquorice factory, which was well-known in Brunswick, particularlydue to the liquorice aroma which emanated from it.
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AUSTRALIAN LICORICE FACTORY CHIMNEY & FIRE TUNNEL REMAINS - Physical Description 1
The original Liquorice Factory complex comprises an assortment of buildings, most of red brick and single storey. The site is dominated by the tall octagonal red brick chimney stack which is ringed with iron bracing. It sits within the shell of the original boiler house, which is now disused. The present boiler house appears to date from the 1930-40s, post-dating the construction of the stack. The roughness of this concrete block building contrasts with the fine detailing and distinctively Edwardian styling of the stack. On the Victoria Street frontage, the original buildings have been entirely obscured by the long, low dark brown brick buildings built in 1970.
Key Architectural Elements: octagonal red brick chimney with iron bracing
Context: In the manufacturing zone between Sydney Road and the Upfield Railway Line where small manufacturers were established in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Condition and integrity: The boiler house is in poor condition although the chimney is intact and original. the brick sawtooth roof factory to the west, possibly contemporary with the chimney is in good condition. An original painted sign survives on the wall facing the railway station.
Comparative Analysis: While the sawtooth factory is typical of many factories of the period, the remarkable element of the site is the octagonal chimney. Only one other chimney in this form is known (that at the Melbourne City Baths). The cornice and bracket decoration give the liquorice factory chimney particular distinction.Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland - Keeping Brunswick's heritage: A Report on the Review of the Brunswick Conservation Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 1990
Grading: LocalMoreland - Northern Suburbs Factory Study
Author: Vines, G and M, Churchward
Year: 1992
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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