Aldermaston

Off Lower Plenty Road ROSANNA, BANYULE CITY

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Aldermaston

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Aldermaston - Physical Description 1

    Built in the Neo-Tudor style, so favoured in Heidelberg, Aldermaston is perhaps the biggest and the best, showing an extension of the eclectic style to suit the modern concept of massing. Clinker face -brickwork, steep over lapping slated gabled roofs and multi -paned shuttered windows are the components of the style, whilst the curved driveway, with main and service entrances spaced along its length, illustrates a design for facility on a grand scale. Internally, the two levels of the house are carried through to overlook a vast two level space, in the Great Hall manner, with the lacquered veneered panelling, large fireplace, and gallery which communicates with the upper level rooms. The garden has basically survived and i s an important part of t he hillside setting.

    Veterans Description for Public

    Aldermaston - Veterans Description for Public

    The Aldermaston property was built in 1936 for the first owner Ainslie Meares. It was designed by Lesley Forsyth, who was renowned for his Neo-Tudor houses, and built by H.G. White on some 247 acres of land, purchased from the Wragge family. The Australian Army requisitioned the property during the Second World War, purchasing it in two parts, in 1943 and 1951.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Banyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study

    Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
    Year: 1985
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