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FORMER CUTHBERT'S CHURCH COMPLEX
Location10-20 MORNANE ROAD, MARSHALL VIC 3216 LevelHeritage Inventory Site |
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Former St Cuthbert’s Church Complex site is located within land reserved for Church of England purposes in 1854 and occupied by St Cuthbert’s Church from 1855 until 1978. The site is currently used for recreational purposes (Marshall Reserve & J.F. Field Play Park) - encompassing a tennis court (1907, subsequently resurfaced), memorial pavilion (c.1980), and playground equipment - and contains mature trees associated with occupation by St Cuthbert’s Church (c.1855-1978).
The site has been assessed as having high archaeological potential, with possible remains associated with occupation by St Cuthbert’s Church during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries: school building/church and dwelling (c.1855/1871), stables, Vicarage (c.1904), tennis court (1907), new church (1911), and church hall (1922). Intact archaeological remains - associated with the c.1855+ Church complex and c.1904 Vicarage - were identified during archaeological works conducted under C1721 (Uncover) and C1734 (Damage), and it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural features and associated deposits remain at the site. Given the site’s lengthy history of occupation and high level of archaeological potential, the artefact assemblage and archaeological records have the potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history.
The site is recognised by sections of the local community for its former Church use, and particularly for the important recreational role it plays in the area today. Tennis has been played on the site since 1907; the Play Park and the tennis pavilion are named for James Frederick Field - a well-respected member of the community recognised for his sporting achievements and devotion to the St Cuthbert's Church.
The site has been assessed as having high archaeological potential, with possible remains associated with occupation by St Cuthbert’s Church during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries: school building/church and dwelling (c.1855/1871), stables, Vicarage (c.1904), tennis court (1907), new church (1911), and church hall (1922). Intact archaeological remains - associated with the c.1855+ Church complex and c.1904 Vicarage - were identified during archaeological works conducted under C1721 (Uncover) and C1734 (Damage), and it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural features and associated deposits remain at the site. Given the site’s lengthy history of occupation and high level of archaeological potential, the artefact assemblage and archaeological records have the potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history.
The site is recognised by sections of the local community for its former Church use, and particularly for the important recreational role it plays in the area today. Tennis has been played on the site since 1907; the Play Park and the tennis pavilion are named for James Frederick Field - a well-respected member of the community recognised for his sporting achievements and devotion to the St Cuthbert's Church.
How is it significant?
The Former St Cuthbert’s Church Complex (H7721-0539) site is of aesthetic, archaeological, historical, scientific, and social significance at a local level.
Why is it significant?
The site has been assessed as having high archaeological potential, with possible remains associated with occupation by St Cuthbert’s Church during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries: school building/church and dwelling (c.1855/1871), stables, Vicarage (c.1904), tennis court (1907), new church (1911), and church hall (1922).
While twentieth-century activities have resulted in subsurface disturbance (e.g. demolition/ removal of structures, service emplacements, landscaping, roadworks), intact archaeological remains - associated with the c.1855+ Church complex and c.1904 Vicarage - were identified during archaeological works, and it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural features and associated deposits remain at the site.
The site has been assessed as having moderate-high archaeological potential, with possible remains associated with occupation by St Cuthbert’s Church during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries: school building and dwelling (c.1855), stables, churches (1871) (1911), vicarage (c.1904), and church hall (1922). While twentieth-century activities have undoubtedly resulted in subsurface disturbance (e.g. demolition/removal of structures, service emplacements, landscaping, roadworks), it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural remains and associated deposits remain at the site.
While twentieth-century activities have resulted in subsurface disturbance (e.g. demolition/ removal of structures, service emplacements, landscaping, roadworks), intact archaeological remains - associated with the c.1855+ Church complex and c.1904 Vicarage - were identified during archaeological works, and it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural features and associated deposits remain at the site.
The site has been assessed as having moderate-high archaeological potential, with possible remains associated with occupation by St Cuthbert’s Church during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries: school building and dwelling (c.1855), stables, churches (1871) (1911), vicarage (c.1904), and church hall (1922). While twentieth-century activities have undoubtedly resulted in subsurface disturbance (e.g. demolition/removal of structures, service emplacements, landscaping, roadworks), it seems likely that in situ nineteenth-century structural remains and associated deposits remain at the site.
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Religion
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Church