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Barwon Woollen Mill Co. Works

Location

7 Factories Road, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No 213147

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

B Listed - Regional Significance

Significance

Historically, the site of and part of one of Geelongs and the States earliest group of woollen mills and earliest secondary industries. It is externally (in part) one of the States oldest group of factories.

Architecturally, the Factories Road complex is both early and stylisticallydistinctive for an industrial complex, also the red brick parts of the complex relate closely to the Valley Mills on the north.

Conservation analysis required.

REFERENCES

Geelong Advertiser - 23/10/74

Geelong Advertiser 24.12.745

IBID

Investigator 3.1975.p11f

Cope p 293

Investigator 3. 1986 p. 8 and 1987 P. 7.

Lang "Wool Textiles and G R King' in the Investigator 6. 1983 p41f

News of the Week 21.3.12

Group

Commercial

Category

Office building