Short Pier & Land & waters within 5 metres

Location

Spring Street, CLIFTON SPRINGS VIC 3222 - Property No 313362

Level

Incl in HO area indiv sig

Statement of Significance

C Listed - Local Significance

SHORT PIER - CLIFTON SPRINGS

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:

The site consist of timber uprights (piles) of a once 603 foot (c109 metre) long jetty, at Clifton Springs. The jetty was constructed between July 1872 and March 1873 by contractor Mr. J King at a cost of ₤885.

The Short Pier has historic and social significance as part of the early settlement of this area, reflecting the importance of water transport to the communities around the Bellarine Peninsula. The site has the potential for scientific significance in terms of Maritime Archaeology. Cultural material relating to vessels which used the Short Pier is likely to be present along the length of the pier. The pier is also an earlt maritime structure relating to the settlement and economic history of this part of the Bellarine Peninsula.

It is of LOCAL cultural significance.

REFERENCE:

Richardson, John - Clifton Springs, Bellarine Historical Society 1978.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House