ASHMEAD

43-45 Grimshaw Street GREENSBOROUGH, Banyule City

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ASHMEAD

Statement of Significance

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  • Usage/Former Usage

    ASHMEAD - Usage/Former Usage

    Original Use: Residence
    
    Current Use: Residence

    Physical Conditions

    ASHMEAD - Physical Conditions

    Good

    Physical Description 1

    ASHMEAD - Physical Description 1

    BUILDING: Ashmead is a large two-storey residence designed in the inter-War English Domestic Revival style. The house is rendered and has gabled terracotta tiled roofs. It possesses typical characteristics of the style including half timbering, shuttered multi-paned windows, tall brick chimneys with terracotta chimney pots and basketweave clinker brickwork in the gable ends. LANDSCAPE: The garden at Ashmead is typical of the inter-War period. The corner site is well screened by a clipped Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) hedge. The garden contains a number of mature trees including two Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica') and two Peppercorns (Schinus molle) planted on the Grimshaw Street (northern) side of the garden. A mature Common Oak (Quercus robur) also forms a notable specimen. A number of fruit trees are located at the southern end of the property, and are likely to be contemporary with the original garden. The garden features a number of large shrubs such as Camellia japonica cultivars which may be later additions, but are appropriate to the period of the garden.Paths throughout the garden are of random stone paving. A series of low stone terraces defines garden beds and lawn areas, typical of the era. The main pedestrian access from Eldale Avenue features a brick piered pergola topped with timber beams. The gates are of wrought iron with a wire mesh insert. A tennis court is situated immediately to the south of the house, and is raised on a brick platform, to cope with the sloping block.
    
    The garden appears to be largely intact and features many elements typical of the inter-War period, providing a suitable setting for a notable local house.

    Intactness

    ASHMEAD - Intactness

    Good

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Banyule - Banyule Heritage Study

    Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
    Year: 1999
    Grading: B

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