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Bannockburn Railway Station

Other Name Leighroad Location Clyde Road,, BANNOCKBURN VIC 3331 - Property No B2353 File Number B2353 Level Regional

[1/1] B2353 Railway Station

Statement of Significance

Fine bluestone buildings on one of the earliest link routes in Victoria
What is Significant? The Bannockburn Railway Station was constructed for the Victorian Railways in 1862 by D.M. Barry, on the Geelong-Ballarat Line. It comprises a single storeyed station building with a two storeyed residence attached. A weatherboard addition, the residence, was built in 1945. The station also includes a lamp room/toilet block, van goods shed and passenger platform. Extensive internal alterations have been carried out to the stationmaster's office, lobby and ladies waiting room. It no longer functions as a railway station.
How is it significant? Bannockburn Railway Station is historically significant as an intact example of country railway station architecture of the 'main trunk lines', c1869, the formative years of railway development in Victoria. The complex is important for its potential to yield information on the changing nature of railways, locomotive technology and public transport use in Victoria. The Geelong-Ballarat Line was one of Victoria's first main trunk lines, which were characterised by the costly construction of railway structures in accordance with British standards. The line serves as a reminder of Ballarat's importance and Geelong's aspirations as a major port.
Bannockburn Railway Station is architecturally significant as an important contributor to the architectural character of the Geelong-Ballarat 'main trunk' line, one of the first railway lines in Victoria. (Beeston, 1995). It is one of a notable group of stylistically similar station buildings constructed on the main trunk lines. These stations were a direct derivation of the English Style, a type of Railway Station design common in England during the 1840's and 1850's, which was based on classical planning principles and details. The station demonstrates the high quality of craftsmanship used in the design and construction of this series of station buildings. It serves as an excellent illustration of country station architecture of the 1860's in Victoria.
Classifed: 03/09/1970
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