STONE COTTAGES

205 BLAKELEY ROAD BARKERS CREEK, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

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Victorian Heritage Register

STONE COTTAGES SOHE 2008

Statement of Significance

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  • History

    STONE COTTAGES - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    History of Place:
    The two stone cottages on Timber Hills Homestead, Blakely Road, Barkers Creek, between Barkers Creek and Castlemaine are two small stone dwellings, the origins of which are of an unknown construction date, possibly from the 1860’s. A Malay Chinese couple are said to have been occupying them in 1898 when Timber Hills Homestead was built. This may have been the basis of the local tradition that these houses were built by Chinese. These two buildings are derived from English or European vernacular construction practice and is very rare in Victoria. It has since came to the attention of this officer, but has not been confirmed, that the cottages were built by a German, Grosser, in 1853 along with another structure over the other side of Blakeley Road and now incorporated into a currently occupied domestic dwelling. The ‘Timber Hills’ property apparently had grapevines early in its history and later was a pig farm until all
    animals had to be destroyed and burnt because of a fever amongst them.
    COMPARISON:
    These may be the only examples surviving of this type of roofing (large slate slabs, secured by a single wooden peg towards the top of each slab) in the State of Victoria. This officer was unable to identify other examples in Victoria.

    Permit Exemptions

    STONE COTTAGES - 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.

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    Specific Exemptions:

    EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMITS:
    (Classes of works or activities which may be undertaken without a permit under
    Part 4 of the Heritage Act 1995)
    
    Nil
    
    General Conditions:
    1. All permitted works are to be planned and carried out in a manner which
    prevents damage to the fabric of the registered place or object.
    2. Should it become apparent during further inspection or the carrying out of
    alterations that original or previously hidden or inaccessible details of the
    place or object are revealed which relate to the significance of the place or
    object, then such alteration shall cease and the Executive Director shall be
    notified as soon as possible.
    3. If there is a conservation policy and plan approved by the Executive
    Director, all works shall be in accordance with it.
    4. Nothing in this declaration prevents the Executive Director from amending
    or rescinding all or any of the permit exemptions.
    5. Nothing in this declaration exempts owners or their agents from the
    responsibility to seek relevant planning or building permits from the
    responsible authority where applicable.

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