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Narre Warren North Township
LocationA'Beckett Road and Main Street and Memorial Drive and Tom Jones Court and Robinsons Road NARRE WARREN NORTH, Casey City LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Narre Warren North township.
How is it significant?
Narre Warren North Township is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Casey.
Why is it significant?
Historically, Narre Warren North township is significant as an example of a planned nineteenth century township. The unusual triangular plan retains its important built and landscape features, located in the context of the surrounding pastoral and agricultural land uses. The townscape retains evidence of early land use patterns, including Claire Robinson Reserve (The site of the former Anglican Church), the adjacent site of the Wesleyan Chapel and later church building, the building once occupied by the post office and general store, and the adjacent rural land.
Aesthetically, Narre Warren North township is significant as a picturesque rural township. The key characteristics of the Narre Warren North Township precinct which contribute to its heritage significance are:
- The original triangular plan of the town, with an emphasis on the relationship between the two early church reserves one on either side of Main Street.
- The avenue of oaks along Memorial Drive which create a picturesque avenue approach that provides a spectacular canopied entry into the town's main street.
- The open rural landscape to the east of Memorial Drive, allowing views of the adjacent hill slopes and historically serving to contain the residential development to the west and north of the town.
- The views of significant buildings as observed from the roads which intersect around Claire Robinson Reserve, these places being, Randle's Cottage, the former Post Office & Store and the Uniting Church hall.
- The tree plantings on the Claire Robinson Reserve, which has historical significance as the site of the 1876 St. John's Church.
- The hawthorn hedge roadside plantings along a'Beckett Road and continuing along to Belgrave-Hallam Road.
On this basis, the following places contribute to the significance of Narre Warren North Township precinct:
- English Hawthorn hedges in a'Beckett Road and Tom Jones Court
- Narre Warren North Reserve trees, a'Beckett Road
- Narre Warren North Primary School, 15-31 a'Beckett Street*
- Claire Robinson Reserve, Main Street*
- Uniting Church, 1-13 Main Street*
- Post Office and store (Former), 15 Main Street*
- Cottage, 23-25 Main Street*
- Avenue of Honour, Memorial Drive*
- Randle's Cottage, 1-3 Randle Court*
*Refer to individual citation in this Study.
Group
Urban Area
Category
Mixed Use Precinct