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Market Place Precinct

Other Name

Former Railway Reserve, Bendigo Station Precinct

Location

Railway Place QUARRY HILL, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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View 1891 showing the reserve
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Former Railway Reserve Station

Statement of Significance

Railway Reserve, Bendigo Station, dating from the 1870s and continuously maintained as an institutional garden is of regional significance:

* as a reserve for significant exotic species in particular the row of Ficlis macrophylla ,Phoenix canariensis and other various palm species;

*for its association with the railway station and the establishment of the railway line to Bendigo;

* for its demonstration of features as a representative part of a group of railway gardens with individual variation;

* for its aesthetic value to the railway travellers and local individuals and the garden's appropriateness as the setting to the building;

* for its major importance as a place highly valued by the community for reasons of cultural and social associations. The garden has been enjoyed by the community over a long period of time and provides a passive green space within an institutional/industrial precinct; the garden is an integral part and associated with a local landmark valued by the community; the place has social sentiment and is well used for social interaction.

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