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Shearing Shed Deanside

Location 96-103 Reed Court, ROCKBANK VIC 3335 - Property No B3082 File Number B3082 Level State

[1/1] B3082 Deanside Woolshed

Statement of Significance

This large bluestone shearing shed is the last substantial building remaining of the Rockbank pastoral run which was held, at various times, by such notable pioneers as W C Yuille and W J T Clarke.
The shed was designed by the architectural firm of Reed and Barnes and was built in 1864 whilst the property was in the hands of W J T Clarke.
Classified: 29/11/1983
Alsoclassified isthe cistern nearby, the complex of buildings between the woolshed and the creek, consisting of shearers' quarters, boundary riders' quarters, manager's house, cook house, stables, and ruins of a hut south of the stables on the bank of the creek, and to the causeway across Kororoit Creek.
Classified:29/03/1984