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SS Titanic Memorial Bandstand

Location

Median Strip, Sturt Street,, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B6644

File Number

B6644

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State

Statement of Significance

The SS Titanic Memorial Bandstand is of State significance because: The SS Titanic Bandstand is an excellent and unusual example of creative bandstand design of the Edwardian period. A picutresque composition with dominant roofs of oriental character, it is an exotic and important element of the streetscape of Sturt Street.
Constructed in 1915, it is one of the few remaining examples of what was once a building type found commonly in the parks and gardens of many municipalities. It serves as a reminder of a highly popular form of entertainment, prominent in the communtiy agenda for many years. The consturuction of the bandstnd and its survivial until now also reflects the place of music in Ballarat's cultural identity and the continuing prominence of the music in the community.
It is a memorial to the sinking of the SS Titanic a disaster still recalled today, and to her heroic musicians who played as they went down with their ship: the bandstand and its construction is symptomatic of Ballarat's self-image and patriotic fervour.
Classified: 30/10/1994

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