SEP 1, COACH HOUSE

60 CRAVENS ROAD MERNDA, WHITTLESEA CITY

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    SEP 1, COACH HOUSE - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site: The site was used as a smithing area for Cobb and Co horses, on the Whittlesea / Yea route. Passengers were possibly deposited at Bridge Inn Hotel Note watercolours of Coachhouse by John Borrack.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    SEP 1, COACH HOUSE - Heritage Inventory Description

    Cobb and Co. coachhouse, also used for smithing. The site consists of a brick house, a wooden shed situated in an area cut into the hillside and full of furniture, a cement rendered brick dome well, an associated cement base for a tank, farm ploughing machinery, and bricks used in house and shed construction. Bricks were noted in various areas around the structure, loose and in piles. Marks included Clifton, Northcote, CITY, shallow oval frog on both faces, MBC, and plain hand-made bricks with wire-cut and stacking marks evident.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Medium. Significance lies in the association with the Cobb and Co system of staging posts.

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