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Williamstown Beach Railway Station

Location

Railway Crescent and Railway Place WILLIAMSTOWN, Hobsons Bay City

Level

Incl in HO area contributory

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

Williamstown Beach Railway Station complex, comprising the bluestone-faced platforms constructed c.1889 and the station buildings designed by the Victorian Railways and constructed by FE Shillabeer in 1900, at Railway Crescent and Railway Place, Williamstown.

How is it Significant?

Williamstown Beach Railway Station is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Why is it Significant?

Historically, it illustrates the development of Williamstown and its increasing popularity as a holiday destination in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It also demonstrates how railway stations influenced the development of surrounding residential and commercial areas in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (AHC criteria A4 and D2)

Aesthetically, it is the only example in the city of the 'Footscray' style as identified by Ward and is distinguished by its unique detailing, which sets it apart from others within this group. It contributes to the historic character of the Melbourne to Williamstown Railway precinct, as well as to the Government Survey precinct. (AHC criteria B2, E1 and F1)

Group

Transport - Rail

Category

Railway Platform/ Station