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Former Rathdowne Remnants

Other Name

Former John Welsh Engineering

Location

660 Rathdowne Street,, CARLTON NORTH VIC 3054 - Property No B5667

File Number

B5667

Level

Local

Statement of Significance

Rathdowne Remnants occupies this building which was built around 1910 as an engineering works for John Welsh. The building is constructed of brick with a galvanised roof. The main bay in the centre has a gable at the front, the two side bays have flat roofs. In about 1928 a second storey comprising offices was added above the southern bay of the building.
All machinery was removed from the building when John Welsh moved to East Brunswick in 1940/1941. As well as the style of the building, some gears attached to the interior steelwork and a concrete block used for testing cranes remain as evidence that this was once an engineering works. The wooden mezzanine floors and staircases remain largely unaltered.
Classified: 26/05/1986

Group

Manufacturing and Processing