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HeritageCitation
W.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplex(laterEspritdeCorpsoffices)Address: 20-60TrenerryCrescent,Abbotsford
Preparedby: GJMHeritage
SurveyDate: 25July2016
Placetype:Factory/warehouse Architect:DarylJackson(1984alterations)
Grading:IndividuallySignificant Builder:Notknown
Integrity:Moderate-High(1911);Moderate(1920s);Veryhigh(1984)
ConstructionDate:1911,1920s,1984
Status:IncludedintheHeritageOverlay(HO337-VictoriaParkPrecinct,Abbotsford)Noexternalpaint,internalalterationortreecontrolsapplytoPrecinct
ExtentofOverlay:Asexisting,refertoplan
Figure1.20-60TrenerryCrescent,Abbotsford:thefacadeofthe1911building.
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Figure2.Thenorth-westelevationofthe1911building(right)withitsgabledthird-storey,the1984glazedwalkwayandthe1984brickofficebuilding(left).
Figure3.The1920sfactorybuilding(right)and1984two-storeyglazedstructurethatlinksthe1920sand1911buildings.
Figure4.Thesubjectsite(red)andtheexistingboundaryofHO337VictoriaParkPrecinct(pink)(2016).
HistoricalContext
ThefollowinghistoricalcontextistakenfromtheHO337VictoriaParkPrecinctcitation1,unlessotherwisecited.
TheareasurroundingVictoriaParktotheYarraRiverincludespartsofCrownPortions78,79and88,whichhadbeensurveyedbyRobertHoddleandsoldin1839toRDacre,JDLCampbell(apastoralist)andJDight,respectively.JohnDightbuiltYarraHouse(latertheShelmerdineresidence)andamillonhisallotment,andCampbellbuilthishouse,CampbellfieldHouse(laterownedbyarchitectandMLAWilliamPittasMikado)onhislandoverlookingtheYarraRiver.
In1878,EdwinTrenerry,ashareholderinadeepleadminingcompany,subdividedCrownPortions78,79and88forresidentialdevelopment,creatingtheexistingstreetpattern.Thedesignrecalledtheearlier
1VictorianHeritageDatabase(VHD),CityofYarracitationfor‘VictoriaParkHeritagePrecinct’,accessedJuly2016.
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DarlingGardensdevelopmentatCliftonHill,withVictoriaParkintendedasanornamentalgardensquare,surroundedbyresidentialpropertieswith33'frontagestothepark.By1879muchofthelandhadbeensoldtoDavidAbbott,withsomelotssoldtoJamesandJohnKellyinthenextyear.By1885,allthelotshadbeensold,anddevelopmentofmanyofthemhadbegun.
TrenerryCrescentfollowedthelineoftheYarraRiverandseparatedthelargerriversideallotmentsfromthesmallerresidentialsubdivisionstothewest.Bytheturnofthecentury,theriverfrontageallotmentsalongTrenerryCrescentwereundergoingatransformationfromgentlemen'sfarmstoindustrialuses.TheMelbourneFlourMillingCompanyoperatedattheoldDight'sMillsiteontheYarrafrom1891,atthenorthendofTrenerryCrescent,withtheShelmerdine'sYarraHatWorksandaquarrylocatedfurthertothesouth,bothsinceredeveloped.
Abbotsfordemergedasacentreforthetextileindustryduringtheinterwarperiod,withmuchofthevacantlandbetweenJohnsonStreet,TrenerryCrescentandtheYarraRiverdevelopedwithtextilemills.2ThemassiveAustralSilkandCottonMillscomplexwasbuiltatthenorthendofTrenerryCrescentin1927andtheYarraFallsSpinningMillshadalsoexpandedintheareaduringtheearly20thcentury.Theiradministrativecomplexwasbuiltin1919facingJohnstonStreetandthelandmark1930sByfasbuildingwasbuilt,facingTrenerryCrescent,toproducetextilesduringWorldWarTwo.ThecombinationoftheseextensiveindustrialcomplexeshasastrongbuiltcharacterthatisevidentfromwithintheHeritageOverlayAreaandfromdistantviewsdowntheYarraRiverandtheEasternFreeway.
Inthelasttwodecadesofthe20thcentury,theselargeindustrialandmillbuildingshavegraduallybeendecommissionedandrecycledforlightindustrial,commercialorresidentialuses.Someofthesedevelopmentshavebeeninnovatoryinthere-useofsignificantindustrialstructures,suchasDarylJackson'sawardwinningdesignfortheEspritdeCorpscompanyat20-60TrenerryCrescentinthe1980s.
PlaceHistory
Thecomplexat20-60TrenerryCrescentcomprisesfourbuildings(sixstructuresintotal)constructedbetween1911andthemid-1980s.
FromJuly1890ArthurandIsabellaHopeownedeightlotsonthenorthsideofTrenerryCrescent,whichcomprisedwhatbecameTurnerStreet,andlotstothewest.Followingthedeathofboth,thelotsweretransferredtoGeorgeHopeandWilliamMacLennanin1900,whoon-soldthelotsindividuallyfrom1906.3
The1901MelbourneMetropolitanBoardofWorksDetailPlan(No.1230)indicatesthatthesubjectsitewasvacantatthisdate.InSeptember1909,theAbbotsfordManufacturingCompanyPtyLtdpurchasedthelotonthenorth-westcornerofTrenerryCrescentandTurnerStreet,withafrontageof20.1metres(60ft)toTrenerryCrescent.4InJuly1911,WilliamStone,clerk,andWilliamSaunderstheYounger,maltextractmanufacturerofVaucluseStreet,Richmond,purchasedthelot.5
Thefactorybuildinglocatedonthefronttitleboundarywasbuiltin1911forW.Saunders&Son,manufacturersofmaltextractandcodliveroil.Theindustrialbuildingtotherear,adjoiningTurnerStreet,isbelievedtohavebeenbuiltinthe1920sforanengineeringworks.6
On24May1919,WilliamStonebecamethesurvivingproprietor,however,onthesamedatethepropertywastransferredtoW.Saunders&SonPtyLtd,ofTrenerryCrescent,Abbotsford.7Fromthe1910s,thelottothewestwasalsounderthesameownership,onseparatetitles.8W.Saunders&SonPtyLtdwas
2GaryVines&MatthewChurchward(1992)‘NorthernSuburbsFactoryStudy’,PartOne:63.3LandVictoria(LV),CertificateofTitleV:2279/F669.4LV,CertificateofTitle,V:3384/F680.5LV,CertificateofTitle,V:3384/F680.6HeritageVictoria(HV)assessmentof‘EspritDeCorpsComplex,40TurnerStreet&40-60TrenerryCrescent,Abbotsford’,accessedviaHermes13Jul2016.7LV,CertificateofTitle,V:3384/F680.8LV,CertificatesofTitle,V:3694/F664.
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describedas‘PureMaltextractandcodliveroilandMaltocretemanufacturers,agentsforZeestos’in1920,whilebillboardsadvertised‘Saunders’MaltExtractin1930(Figure5).9
Aerialphotosdatingto1966showthesaw-toothroofofthe1911buildingonthecornerofTurnerStreet,andtheparallelgabled-roofsofthe1920sbuildingadjacenttotheriver.Otherbuildingsarevisibleonthesiteatthisdate,includingatoweradjacenttothe1920sbuilding(sinceremoved)(Figures6&7).
InOctober1966,MauriBrothersandThomson(Aust.)PtyLtdbecamejointproprietorsofthesite,beforeitwassoldtoAncoPlasticsPtyLtd,of18TrenerryCrescent,inAugust1970.ThepropertywassubsequentlyownedbyTrenjohnPtyLtdfrom1972,andBracebridgePtyLtdfrom1981.10InMay1982,BracebridgePtyLtdconsolidatedthelotstoforma41.45metrefrontagetoTrenerryCrescent(thecurrent20-60TrenerryCrescent).11
In1984,architectDarylJacksonAOdesignedfourstructuresforthesite,toaccommodatethereuseoftheplacebytheEspritdeCorpsclothingcompany.Thedevelopmentadaptedthetwoearlytwentiethcenturybuildingswhichunderwentsomealterations(alongwithadditionstotherearofthe1920sbuilding),whilethenewstructurescomprisedanofficebuildingatthenorth-eastendofthesite(whichwasdesignedtoreferenceanearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialstructure),aglazedwalkwaybetweenthisandthe1911building,atwo-storeyglazedlinkbetweenthe1911and1920sbuildingsandaglazedwarehousebuildingtotherearofthesite.Jackson’sdesignintegratedastylisedindustrialthemeappropriatetothesite’shistoryandwastherecipientoftheRoyalAustralianInstituteofArchitectsPresidentsAwardCitationin1985.12InJanuary1988theportionoflandnexttotheriverwassubdividedoff.Thepropertywasownedbyvariouscompaniesafterthisdate,andiscurrentlyundera30yearleasetoCitipowerPty(from1999).13
Figure5.Ac1930sbillboardinSydneyfor‘SaundersMaltExtract’
(Source:StateLibraryofNSW,‘BillboardadvertisingSaunders',No.29837).
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Figure6.Adetailofa1966aerialofTrenerryCrescent,showingthesubjectsite(Source:COYL,ID.CLPIC105).
Figure7.Detailofasecond1966aerialofTrenerryCrescentandYarraFalls(Source:COYL,ID.YLCLPic104).
ThisplaceisassociatedwiththefollowingthemesfromtheCityofYarraHeritageReviewThematicHistory(July1998):
4.0 DevelopingLocalEconomies4.2 SecondaryIndustry
Description
Thesiteisoccupiedbyacomplexofindustrialandofficebuildingsdatingfrom1911andthe1920s.In1984architectDarrylJacksonAOdesignedfourstructuresforthesiteandmadealterationstotheexistingbuildingstoaccommodatethesite’sre-usebytheEspritdeCorpsclothingcompany.
The1911buildingpresentsasasingle-storeybuildingfrontingTrenerryStreet(locatedontheTrenerryCrescentandTurnerStreettitleboundaries),butextendstothree-storeysinheightattherearasthebuildingrespondstothetopographyofthesiteasitslopesdowntowardstheYarraRiver.Thebrickbuildingretainsasaw-toothroofwhichishiddenbehindparapetsonthethreemainelevations.Thefaçadeandparapetisrenderedandoverpainted.Theparapetisdefinedbystringmouldsatitstopandbase.SubtleClassicaldetailsareexpressedinengagedpilastersthatbreakthefaçadeintofivebaysandextendabovetheparapetattheentranceandcorners.Thecentralentrance(withamodernaluminumframeddoor)hasalatercantileveredsteelporch.Eithersideoftheentrancearepairsoftimber-framedcasementwindowsofvarioussizes.Thesideelevationsareface-brickwithrowsofsingletimber-framedcasementwindowswithsegmental-arches.Somesillshavebeenreplaced(probablyduringthe1984development).VentsatgroundlevelontheTurnerStreetelevationarealsolateradditionsdatingfromthe1980s.Thebuildingterminatesattherearwithathird-storeywithagabledroofandcircularventstothegabled-ends.
Totherearofthesiteisthe1920sred-brickbuildingwithtwoparallelgabledroofs(cladwithrecentcorrugatedsteel).Thisbuildingretainsitsoriginalformandscale(seeFigures6&7)butthebrickwork
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showsmultiplestagesofalterations,particularlyfrontingTurnerStreet.Thewindowsandsills,theentranceoffTurnerStreet,andalargesecond-storeyglazedadditiontotherearofthebuildingdatefromthe1984developmentofthesite.
The1984structuresincludeared-brickofficebuildingatthenorth-eastendofthesitewhichwasdesignedtoreferenceanearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialstructure(initsform,brickworkandrendereddressings;itappearstohavebeenconstructedofre-usedredfacebrick).Thereisaglazedwalkwaybetweenthe1984redbrickofficebuildingandthe1911building,atwo-storeyglazedlinkbetweenthe1911and1920sbuildingsandaglazedwarehousebuildingtotherearofthesiteconstructedonanexposedoff-formreinforcedconcretebase.Thedesignintegratesastylisedindustrialthemeandisasophisticatedcontextualdesignresponsetothesite’sEdwardianandInterwar-erabuildings.
Figure8.Anaerialofthesitedatingto2010(Source:PlanningMapsOnline,2016)
ConditionandIntegrity
The1911,1920sand1984buildingshavebeenwellmaintainedandareallinverygoodcondition.
The1911buildingretainsamoderatetohighlevelofintegrity.The1920sbuildinghasalowerlevelofintegrityduetovariousstagesofalterations,mostprobablydatingtothe1980sredevelopmentofthesite.The1984structuresretainaveryhighlevelofintegrity.
ComparativeAnalysis
Thiscomparativeanalysisfocusesonthe1911buildingfrontingTrenerryStreetwhichistheearliestandmostintactpre-WorldWarIIbuildingonthesite.TheanalysishasbeeninformedbyasearchoftheHermesdatabaseandincludesplacesthatareindividuallysignificantwithinaprecinct-basedHeritageOverlaywithintheCityofYarra.
Thefollowingplacesarecomparableinhistoricuse,constructiondateorarchitecturalstyleorform:
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Braun,CJ&Co,ShoeManufacturesFactory/Warehouse(former),laterBlueLaserJeanCompany,92-94EaseyStreet,Collingwood(IndividuallySignificantwithinHO321)Thisbrickandrenderfactorywasbuiltin1933intheModernestyle,withdistinctivedetailssuchasthesunburst‘keystone’,steppedparapetandstringmould.Theformerfactoryhasnowundergoneaconversiontoflatsbutthefaçaderemainspredominantlyintact.
AlthoughtheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexwasconstructedduringanearlierperiod,the1911buildingiscomparabletotheEaseyStreetfactoryinconstructionmaterials,theformandscaleofthesymmetricalfaçade,bothwithsteppedparapetsdefinedbystringmouldsandcentralentranceswithflankingwindows.Thesubjectsiteismuchgranderinscalewithamoredominantpresencealongtwostreets,incomparisontothemoremodestEaseyStreetfactory.
Figure9.92-94EaseyStreet,Collingwoodfollowingtheconversiontoflats©realestate.com
FormerFactoryat40ReidStreet,FitzroyNorth(IndividuallySignificantwithinPrecinctHO327)Constructedbetween1900and1915,theformerfactoryisasingle-storeyred-brickconstructionwithaparapet,distinctiveparapetedgableandsinglewindows.Pilastersdefineentrancesonthefaçade.Thefactoryhasnowbeenconvertedtoapartments,withadditionsconstructedabovethesaw-toothrooflevelandwindowsonthesideelevationsaltered.Withadditionsandalterations,theEdwardianfabricretainsamoderatelevelofintegrity.
TheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexisasimilarred-brickconstructionandhasacomparableapplicationofarchitecturaltreatment,albeitinaslightlydifferentexpression.Thesubjectsiteretainsahigherdegreeofintegrityasitretainsitsoriginalprofileandroofform.
Figure10.40ReidStreet,FitzroyNorth(©Google)
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Formerfactoryattherearof16ArnoldStreet,PrincesHill(IndividuallysignificantwithinPrecinctHO329)Thisformerfactory,constructedbetween1900and1915,isatwo-storey,face-brickconstructionwithahippedroof,addressingtwostreets.Itretainsahighlevelofintegrity.Thefactoryoccupiesasimilarfootprinttothe1911buildingattheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplex.Whiletheirroofformsdiffer,theyarecomparableintermsoftheunadornedred-brickelevationswithrepetitiverowsofsinglewindowplacement.TheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexbuildinghasmoreelaboratearchitecturaltreatmentanddetailtothefaçadeincomparison,butislessintactduetoalterationstothewindowsandsills.
Figure11.Rearof16ArnoldStreet,PrincesHill(©Google)
Conclusion
TheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexhasamodestly-scaledfaçadefrontingTrenerryCrescentbutadominantandincreasingpresencealongTurnerStreetasthebuildingsrespondtothetopographyasitslopesdowntowardstheYarraRiver.Architecturally,the1911formerfactoryistypicaloffactoriesduringtheEdwardianperiodwithsubtleClassicalexpressiontotheTrenerryCrescentfaçade.The1984additionstothecomplexbyDarylJacksonAOfortheEspritdeCorpscompanyareaparticularlywellresolvedcontextualdesignresponsetothe1911and1920sbuildingsaswellasthewiderheritageprecinct.Thisawardwinningdesignstillprovidesaneffectiveintegrationofthevariousbuildingsonthesiteandisamodelofsensitiveadaptivereuseofformerindustrialbuildings.
AssessmentAgainstCriteria
FollowingisanassessmentoftheplaceagainsttheheritagecriteriasetoutinPlanningPracticeNote1:ApplyingtheHeritageOverlay(July2015).
CriterionA:Importancetothecourseorpatternofourculturalornaturalhistory(historicalsignificance).
TheplaceisoneoftheremainingnotableexamplesofindustrialdevelopmentinAbbotsford,andparticularlyonTrenerryCrescentalongtheYarraRiver,whereindustrialdevelopmentbeganfromtheturnofthecentury.The1911buildingisofhistoricalvalueasanexampleofanEdwardian-erafoodprocessingfactory,builtforW.Saunders&Son,whoweremanufacturersofmaltextractandcodliveroil.Theplaceisofhistoricalvalueforitsabilitytodemonstratesubsequentstagesofdevelopmentonanindustrialsite,includingthe1920sbuildingwhichisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltforanengineeringworksandthe1984additionsdesignedbyarchitectDarylJacksonfortheEspritdeCorpscompany.
CriterionE:Importanceinexhibitingparticularaestheticcharacteristics(aestheticsignificance).
TheEdwardianandInterwarbuildingsareofaestheticsignificancefortheirarchitecturalpresencewithintheearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialstreetscapeofTrenerryCrescentandwithintheriverscapeoftheYarraRiver.The1911buildinghassubtleClassicaldetailstothefacade,whilebothbuildingsrespondtothetopographyofthesitebyincreasinginheightandpresenceasthelandslopestowardstheYarraRiver.
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Theaward-winningnewstructuresdesignedbyarchitectDarylJacksonAOin1984areofarchitecturalsignificance,asanexampleoftheinnovativeadaptivere-useofasetofformerfactorybuildingsthatrespectedtheforms,materialsandarchitecturallanguageoftheearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialcontext.
StatementofSignificance
Whatissignificant?
TheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexat20-60TrenerryCrescent,Abbotsford.
The1911Edwardianbuilding,thefour1984structuresdesignedbyarchitectDarrylJacksonAOandthe1920sbuildingscontributetothesignificanceoftheplace.Alterationsandadditionsthathaveoccurredsince1984arenotsignificant.
Howisitsignificant?
TheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexisoflocalhistoricalandaestheticsignificancetotheCityofYarra.
Whyisitsignificant?
TheW.Saunders&SonFactory/WarehouseComplexisofhistoricalsignificanceasoneoftheremainingexamplesoftheindustrialdevelopmentinAbbotsford,andparticularlyonTrenerryCrescentalongtheYarraRiver,whereindustrialdevelopmentbeganfromtheturnofthecentury.The1911buildingisofhistoricalvalueasanintactexampleofanEdwardian-erafoodprocessingfactory,builtforW.Saunders&Son,whoweremanufacturersofmaltextractandcodliveroil.Theplaceisofhistoricalvalueforitsabilitytodemonstratesubsequentstagesofdevelopmentonanindustrialsite,includingthe1920sbuildingwhichisbelievedtohavebeenbuiltforanengineeringworksandtheawardwinning1984additionsdesignedbyarchitectDarylJacksonfortheEspritdeCorpscompany.(CriterionA)
TheEdwardianandInterwarbuildingsareofaestheticsignificancefortheirarchitecturalpresencewithintheearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialstreetscapeofTrenerryCrescentandwithintheriverscapeoftheYarraRiver.The1911buildinghassubtleClassicaldetailstothefacade,whilebothbuildingsrespondtothetopographyofthesitebyincreasinginheightandpresenceasthelandslopestowardstheYarraRiver.(CriterionE)
ThefourglazedstructuresdesignedbyarchitectDarrylJacksonin1984areofaestheticsignificance,asanexampleofaninnovativeadaptivere-useofformerfactorybuildingsthatrespectstheforms,materialsandarchitecturallanguageoftheearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialcontext.Theseincludeared-brickofficebuildingatthenorth-eastendofthesitewhichwasdesignedtoreferenceanearlytwentiethcenturyindustrialstructure,aglazedwalkwaybetweenthisandthe1911building,atwo-storeyglazedlinkbetweenthe1911and1920sbuildingsandaglazedwarehousebuildingtotherearofthesite.Thedesignintegratedastylisedindustrialthemeinconsiderationofthesite’sEdwardianandInterwarbuildings.(CriterionE)
GradingandRecommendations
ItisrecommendedthattheplacecontinuetobeincludedintheHeritageOverlayoftheYarraPlanningSchemeasanindividuallysignificantplacewithintheVictoriaParkPrecinct,Abbotsford(HO337).
RecommendationsfortheScheduletotheHeritageOverlay(Clause43.01)intheYarraPlanningScheme:
ExternalPaintControls? No
InternalAlterationControls? No
TreeControls? No
OutbuildingsorFencesnotexemptunderClause43.01-3? No
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ProhibitedUsesPermitted? No
IncorporatedPlan? HO337Precinct:Yes
AboriginalHeritagePlace? Notassessed
Identifiedby:
AndrewC.Ward&Associates(May1995),‘CollingwoodConservationStudyReview’.
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