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Bradmill

Other Name

Davies Coop & Co. Bradford Cotton Mills Pty Ltd.

Location

341-351 Francis Street, YARRAVILLE VIC 3013 - Property No 5060029605

File Number

8766

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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HO125 (1) - Bradmill 341-351
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HO125 (4) - Bradmill 341-351

Statement of Significance

The former Davis Coop/Bradmill site is of architectural and aesthetic note for its scale and form in the predominantly industrial landscape of the West Footscray-Brooklyn area, the boiler house in particular standing out as a large and dominant local landmark. The manufacturing buildings are also significant because they reflect a transition phase in factory design, still featuring the large south-lit sawtooth roof design, but with trussed roofs (as opposed to earlier industrial buildings with close column spacing and later buildings with clear span roof support.

The canteen building, which is still close to its original external condition, has historical and architectural significance to the City as the architect-designed social centre of the Francis Street site.

The site is of social and historic significance for its association with two major local companies, Davis Coop and Bradmills, both of which made a contribution to the development of industrial infrastructure in the district.

Group

Manufacturing and Processing