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FORMER ES&A BANK
482 RIVERSDALE ROAD HAWTHORN EAST, BOROONDARA CITY

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FORMER ES&A BANK SOHE 2008
FORMER ES&A BANK SOHE 2008
FORMER ES&A BANK SOHE 2008
FORMER ES&A BANK SOHE 2008
1 former es&a bank camberwell side view feb1982
former es&a bank camberwell front view feb1982
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Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The former English, Scottish and Australian Bank was constructed in 1885. It was designed by the prominent architects William Wardell and W L Vernon in the Gothic style. The bank, one of the largest financiers of suburban builders, was constructed in East Hawthorn to provide facilities for the building boom underway in Camberwell after the extension of the railway line from Hawthorn in 1882. The building is brick with a slate roof. In 1961 the former bank was refurbished internally, although it still retains the original staircase and varnished ceiling over the former banking chamber.

How is it significant?
The former English, Scottish and Australian Bank is of historic and architectural significance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?

The former English, Scottish and Australian Bank at East Hawthorn is important for its ability to exhibit the aesthetic characteristics of Wardell's architectural style. The bank is also important as a rare example of Wardell's bank architecture which, together with that at 390 Collins Street Melbourne, are the only designed by Wardell. Essentially constructed as a village branch, the former bank at East Hawthorn provides a contrast, through its comparatively simple style, to that at 390 Collins Street Melbourne. The former English, Scottish and Australian Bank at East Hawthorn is historically important through its association with the land and housing boom of the 1880s, the result of the extension of Melbourne's railway network.

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    • Plaque Citation

      FORMER ES&A BANK - Plaque Citation

      This Gothic style bank, designed by the architects William Wardell and Walter Vernon, was built in 1885 to support the building boom in Camberwell which followed the extension of the railway line in 1882.

      Permit Exemptions

      FORMER ES&A BANK - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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