Kinnears Rope Walk (formerly Donaghy's Fairview Rope Works)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The rope walk is highly significant as the longest in Victoria at the time of its construction in the 1870s. It is one pf the very few remaining rope walks and still in use with its original equipment. It is of State significant.

POLICY/RECOMMENDATIONS:

Historic Buildings Register, National Estate Register, Geelong Regional Planning Scheme.

Other work by an industrial archeologist/historian would be needed to confirm the exact significance of this rope walk in context with other, eg. Footscray

REFERENCES

Borough of Geelong West Rate Book, 1875.

Donaghy & Sons Pt Ltd 1852-1952, Centenery Bookley, published by Donaghy's, p2, 10-11, 46-7.

Brownhill, A History of Geelong and Corio Bay, Melbourne, 1955, p 324.

Photographs at GHRC. 1703/027, Donaghy and Sons Pty Ltd. Rope and cordage works.

1728/7 - Tramway in Donaghy's Rope Walk, 1890's.

Buchan, Laird and Buchan, Architects, drawings and specifications, D23.

G Seatong - The Ashby Story - A History of Geelong West, Geelong West City Council, 1978, p88.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House