Former Barwon Water Bell Post Hill Service Basin Trees & Valve House

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The substantial cypress trees within the Bell Post Hill Service Basin site at 210 Ballarat Road are aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. They contribute to the visual amenity of the area. The Bell Post Hill Service Basin site at 210 Ballarat Road is historically significant at a REGIONAL level. It is associated with the further development and expansion of Geelong's water supply by the Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust in the 1920s. The Bell Post Hill Service Basin at 210 Ballarat Road is scientifically significant at a REGIONAL level. It illustrates the technological processes involved in water storage of the 1920s, and contributes to a wider understanding of the history of Geelong's water supply during the interwar period. Overall, the Bell Post Hill Service Basin at 210 Ballarat Road is of REGIONAL significance.

References

1. Austral Heritage Consultants, An Archaeological Survey of the Bell Post Hill Service Basin.

2. Wynd, 'So Fine A Country' The History of the Shire of Corio, p.35. References

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House