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S.G. TOMKINS DAIRY & RESIDENCE (FORMER)

Location

40 Shaftesbury Parade THORNBURY, Darebin City

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The former S.G. Tomkins Pty. Ltd. Dairy buildings and associated residence were built in 1924 whilst the dairy was substantially rebuilt probably immediately prior to the Second World War. The house is situated at 40 Shaftesbury Street, Thornbury and the dairy is at the rear facing the lane on the east side of the house overlooking the railway.

How is it significant?
The former S.G. Tomkins Pty. Ltd. Dairy buildings and associated residence are historically significant to Darebin City.

Why is it significant?
It is historically significant (Criterion A) as a rare surviving and surprisingly large local dairy built over a period and retaining presumed evidence of the use of horses to make deliveries. The east facing Streamlined Moderne building is expressive of the commercial success of the company enjoyed over the years and is a fashionable architectural statement for its time. The house contributes to the cultural values of the place along with the rear two storeyed building which, together with the dairy itself, exhibit the principal characteristics of local suburban dairies which were once common place throughout the metropolis.

Group

Farming and Grazing

Category

Dairy