Ballarat Railway Station, Lydiard St North, Ballarat, VIC | Photographs: |    | | List: | Register of the National Estate | | Class: | Historic | | Legal Status: | Registered (21/10/1980) | | Place ID: | 4033 | | Place File No: | 2/03/122/0012 | | Statement of Significance: | An early surviving example of a very substantial railway station building. It is of considerable architectural importance, is a landmark and forms an integral and essential part of the historic townscape of Ballarat. A notable design in the conservative Classical manner, the building is distinguished by its elevated pedimented portico, clock tower and arcade and by the enclosed platform shed, which is very uncommon and is distinctively detailed.
(The Commission is in the process of developing and/or upgrading official statements for places listed prior to 1991. The above data was mainly provided by the nominator and has not yet been revised by the Commission.) | | Official Values: Not Available | | Description: | | Railway Station, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, is a stuccoed complex comprising a platform shed built in 1862 and the entrance building dating from 1877-89. The platform shed features broken pedimented gables with Tuscan pilasters about the elliptical arched train entrance. Gabled pavilions at each end terminate arcaded main facade, faced Tuscan pilasters and entablature. Central dome roofed tower behind Ionic tetrastyle, prostyle portico, rusticated base. | | History: Not Available | | Condition and Integrity: | | Railway Station, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, is substantially intact and in fair to good condition, if in a somewhat neglected state. Various alterations have been made internally and externally. | | Location: | | Lydiard Street North and Mair Street, Ballarat. | | Bibliography: | JACOBS, LEWIS AND VINES, ARCHITECTS. `BALLARAT CONSERVATION STUDY
COMMISSIONED BY CITY OF BALLAARAT, HISTORIC BUILDINGS
PRESERVATION COUNCIL AND AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION, SEPTEMBER
1978, VOL 2.
NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (VIC). FILE NO 276.
THE COURIER, BALLARAT, 10 FEBRUARY 1968 "GEMS IN BLUESTONE MARK
BALLARAT GEELONG RAILWAY LINES".
Thomson, Hedley. Report on the Restoration of the Ballarat "A" Signal Box. 1997. NEGP Report. |
Report Produced: Wed Jan 31 20:55:21 2007 |
