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BRUCE STREET GATEHOUSE

Location

23 CRAMER STREET, PRESTON VIC 3072

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

The features at Bruce Street represent activities associated with the operation of the Fitzroy-Whittlesea railway, including daily operation function to allow the transportation of goods and people, the operation of the rail system in an urban environment, and the permanent residential aspect associated with gatekeepers house.

 
The site is of scientific (archaeological) significance for their potential to provide evidence of the operation of the railway line, including insights into the daily operations and of workers associated with its operation.
 
The site addresses the following category in Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes:
 
Connecting Victorians by transport and communications.
 
• Linking Victorians by rail
 
The site’s significance may also be considered with regard to the following criteria detailed in the Guidelines for Conducting Historical Archaeological Surveys:
 
Criterion A, Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history.

Group

Transport - Rail

Category

Other - Transport - Rail