Part of the Mercy Street Brick Fence

100 Barnard Street and road reserve Mercy Street BENDIGO, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

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Wall, Mercy Street

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Part of the Mercy Street Brick Fence - Physical Description 1

    [AHC citation in Butler] Established in 1857 and moved to its present site in 1860. It appears that earliest parts of principal wing date from

    this time, although portico was not added until 1872. West wing (2 storey exposed brick structure with verandah on

    east facade dates from 1868. Other structures include - Superintendent's residence and porters lodge. Later

    works were undertaken by Vahland and Getzschmann.

    Physical Conditions

    Part of the Mercy Street Brick Fence - Physical Conditions

    [AHC citation in Butler] There have been minor alterations to the exterior (verandahs glazed, etc.). The interiors are not significant.

    Physical Description 2

    Part of the Mercy Street Brick Fence - Physical Description 2

    [Bendigo Health Anne Caudle]

    A brick wall approximately 2m high primarily in stretcher bond with every fourth course a headerstretcher-

    header-stretcher arrangement. The wall is capped by a rendered roll over top (originally with

    embedded glass to deter intrusion) and built on a rock faced base of sandstone and tooled basalt

    work.

    The wall is approximately 218m long with three motor vehicle gate openings made in the wall and two

    recent pedestrian openings.

    This wall is similar to the one surrounding the Bendigo Base Hospital site where the site planning and

    early buildings were also to the design of Vahland and Getzschmann. The Base Hospital wall is however

    far less intact having been broken through and decapitated in a large number of locations.

    This wall is less intact than Hope Street in that it is penetrated by two pedestrian openings and three vehicular

    openings. The first 32m of the wall are the most intact, followed by a pedestrian opening with lowered wall

    sections (5m), then a recent rebuilding of the wall over the following 15m.

    The following 21m (58-79m mark) has some metal balustrade attached to the wall top prevent intrusion,

    followed by a further 21m of original wall (79-100m), a pedestrian gate, a vehicular entry gate, (at 107-112m)

    then further sections of original wall and vehicular entry gates at the 132m & 174m marks. The wall terminates

    at approximately 218m from Barnard Street where it returns into the site. At the 179m mark the following 8m

    has been rebuilt and then for approximately 10m before the end of the wall (at 207 -circa 218m) the wall shows

    further evidence of rebuilding. There are other shorter rebuilt sections such as at the 171-174m mark.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Greater Bendigo - Eaglehawk & Bendigo Heritage Study

    Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
    Year: 1993
    Grading: A

    Greater Bendigo - Consultant's Report

    Author: NA
    Year: 2019
    Grading: Local

• Attachments
  • 016 - Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, 100-104 Barnard St
    
  • Mercy Street wall c1880s
    
  • Bendigo Health's Anne Caudle Heritage Planning Report 23 Oct 2009
    
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