STONE CULVERTS
HIGH STREET, AXEDALE, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

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Statement of Significance
The culverts also demonstrate the basic form and function of roadside open spoon drains, and while they are not rare, in this instance the culverts survive relatively intact for a lengthy section of a wide street on both sides (Criterion D).
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STONE CULVERTS - Physical Description 1
Axedale is located on the crest of a shallow incline on the McIvor Highway. The tree-lined High Street slopes down at the east end of the township, approximately from Mitchell Street. The culverts line the south side of High street from Mitchell Street to Raglan Place East and the north side of High Street from Mitchell Street for approximately 100 metres3, at the east end of the township. The pitched drains are composed of bluestone and are typically seven pitchers wide. Crossovers to properties on either side are embanked but may originally have been timber. Circular concrete drains to channel stormwater are embedded in the earth embankments. The condition and intactness of the culverts varies. The stretch at the west end of the north side of High Street is particularly intact. However, in some areas, including along the south side of High Street, the culvert has been built over with modern concrete kerbs. In other areas, the sides of the culverts are overgrown, with evidence of pitchers below. In considering the extent to which these elements are original, it is probable that they have (at least in sections) been repaired and/or modified over time, as required to maintain their function.
Heritage Study and Grading
Greater Bendigo - Heritage Policy Citations Review
Author: Lovell Chen P/L
Year: 2011
Grading:
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