Woodend Clock Tower Memorial

High Street WOODEND, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE

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Clock Tower

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Woodend Clock Tower Memorial - Physical Description 1

    This is a neo-Baroque style, tapered cement-clad clock tower set on a square plan and topped with a small metal-clad dome placed on an octagonal drum. The ground-level openings are set in a podium, with attached mouldings, and the main opening is surmounted with a pediment. The semi-circular balconettes underscore the Baroque inspiration by use of the curved form. Thetower is placed in a median of the Calder Highway close to the post office.

    Physical Conditions

    Woodend Clock Tower Memorial - Physical Conditions

    Generally externally original.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Woodend Clock Tower Memorial - Historical Australian Themes

    TOWNS (Evidence of urban development in a once dominantly rural context, civic and religious buildings, street plantings)
    TOURISM & RETREATS (Formation of early retreats for the elite, the later guest houses, pleasure gardens, and recreation areas, also the summer houses)

    Veterans Description for Public

    Woodend Clock Tower Memorial - Veterans Description for Public

    The Woodend Clock Tower, on High Street, was dedicated in 1928 in memory of the First World War. The site is used annually in the local Anzac Day ceremonies, with wreaths laid at the base and the flag raised on the dome. It is built in a neo-Baroque style, with a tapered cement-clad clock tower set on a square plan and topped with a small metal-clad dome placed on an octagonal drum. It housed a battery driven clock until converted to electricity.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Macedon Ranges - Macedon Ranges Cultural Heritage & Landscape Study

    Author: TBA Planners, Trevor Budge & Associates in conjunction with: Graeme Butler & Associates, Francin Gilfedder & Associates, Dr Chris McConville & Associates, Juliet Ramsay, Gini Lee, and Steven Matthews
    Year: 1994
    Grading: Local

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