Stone Lined Channel

Bendigo Creek, BENDIGO VIC 3550 - Property No Asset428796

Included in Heritage Overlay

The stone-lined section of the creek is both a significant urban element, reinforcing the period character of the

Pall Mall public building area and Rosalind Park, and historically important as a reminder of the extensive

gold-seeking activities in the area which were so changed the creek (flow and path) that these major works were

required to protect the freehold sites developed along its banks from 1854. There is no comparable drainage

scheme linked to gold set in an urban domain in the State. Associated wit¥ these areas are the brick, iron and

stone road and pedestrian bridges, some of which are individually notable. 1

The concrete lined sections (east of Bridge Street) tell a similar story but with the historic fabric largely replaced:

their significance lies in the necessity for the lining rather than the lining itself, with the exception of the remnant

timber lining in these sections.

Note that similar notable stone lined pavements exist on the Back Creek channel near its junction with Bendigo

Creek.

1 see site schedule

Mining and Mineral Processing