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Alnwick, 11 Railway Parade
11 Railway Parade MURRUMBEENA, Glen Eira City

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11 Railway Parade Murrumbeena, August 1994
11 Railway Parade Murrumbeena, August 1994
11 Railway Parade Murrumbeena, August 1994
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Statement of Significance

"Alnwick" is situated at no. 11 Railway Parade, Murrumbeena, and was built for Sir James Patterson, former Commissioner of Public Works and Railways and Premier and Chief Secretary at the time. It is historically and aesthetically significant.

It is historically significant (Criterion A) as the home of a former Premier and MLA who held a multitude of senior positions during his term of office spanning between 1870 and 1895. These positions included Commissioner of Public Works, Vice President of the Board of Land and Works, Postmaster General, Commissioner of Railways and Commissioner of Trade and Customs and Minister of Railways. Importantly, he held these offices during the period of Colonial expansion leading up to the economic crash of the early 1890s.

It is aesthetically significant (Criterion E) as an early example of the Queen Anne style in Glen Eira and as an isolated early building facing the railway station in Murrumbeena.

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    • Physical Description 1

      Alnwick, 11 Railway Parade - Physical Description 1

      A symmetrical Queen Anne influenced late Victorian bi-chromatic red brick villa with white banding and chamfered bricks to the window heads. The symmetrical composition is made up of a recessed central section with turned timber posted verandah and projecting bayed wings. The bi-chromatic chimney stacks with white pots and strapwork accentuate the symmetry. Queen Anne elements include the half timbering to the gable ends, glazing bars to the upper sashes, timber joinery strapwork to the chimneys and roof form.

      Physical Description 2

      Alnwick, 11 Railway Parade - Physical Description 2

      Condition: good

      Physical Description 3

      Alnwick, 11 Railway Parade - Physical Description 3

      Integrity: high

      Historical Australian Themes

      Alnwick, 11 Railway Parade - Historical Australian Themes

      Victorian Middle Class suburban expansion

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Glen Eira - Caulfield Conservation Study

      Author: Andrew Ward, Architectural Historian
      Year: 1994
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