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FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL
155 CHURCH STREET HAWTHORN, BOROONDARA CITY

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FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL SOHE 2008
FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL SOHE 2008
FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL SOHE 2008
FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL SOHE 2008
FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL SOHE 2008
1 former bridge hotel church street hawthorn front view 1976
former bridge hotel church street hawthorn verandah 1976
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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The former Bridge Hotel, a two-storey stuccoed-brick building, was constructed in about 1854 for the publican James Connell, one of Hawthorn's early settlers. Subsequently called the Bowling Green Hotel, it was converted to a private residence in 1866. The building incorporates a variety of styles including the Classical and Gothic.

How is it significant?
The former Bridge Hotel is of historic and architectural significance to the State of Victoria

Why is it significant?
The former Bridge Hotel is important because of its association with the early settlement patterns of Hawthorn, one of Melbourne's rural outposts in the middle of the nineteenth century. Built in response to the construction of a timber bridge over the Yarra River in 1851, the former hotel illustrates early settlement patterns in the Village of Hawthorn prior to the arrival of the railway in 1861, and the movement of commercial interests closer to the station. The former hotel, which externally exhibits the principal characteristics of an 1850s public house, is important in demonstrating early Colonial hotel design and construction methods.
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    • Permit Exemptions

      FORMER BRIDGE HOTEL - 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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