Melbourne Builders Lime & Cement Co warehouse, 002-004 Mill Place, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1984
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Melbourne Builders Lime & Cement Co warehouse, 002-004 Mill Place, Melbourne
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1984
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01 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1984
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Butler14329
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021:.DATE: 1887;ASSOCIATIONS: Melbourne Builders Lime & Cement Co. Gaylard, Greenwood, & Cocking, warehouse; Melbourne Bldrs' Lime & Cement Co Ltd; Hobson's Bay Soap and Candle Co; Walker & Nation, soap and candle makers Flemington Meat Preserving CoDESIGNER: Hyndman & Bates,BUILDER: McLean, J G - 72 Fitzgibbon St Parkville..LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX(Only Mill Place entry -76055 Webster Bros Melbourne VIC Houses Borrowman & Welsh - 161 Bourke St west 1857 09 1 752 MCC registration no 752 [Burchett Index]. Fee 1.0.0 two rm cottage Mill Place - off Flinders Lane west. No Flinders Court)For Walker: 76420 White, G M (FM?); Walker & Vail Melbourne VIC Office Buildings Abraham, Robert - St James Park Hawthorn 1882 07 21 9293 MCC registration no 9293 [Burchett Index]. Fee 5.5.0 offices Little Flinders west76454 Hyndman & Bates; Melbourne Builders Lime & Cement Co Melbourne VIC Warehouses McLean, J G - 72 Fitzgibbon St Pkville 1889 07 30 4032 MCC registration no 4032 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.10.0 store, Mills Place near off Flinders Lane - Mills Place (sic).VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-1890HERMES 9804 -4 MILL PLACEFirst land sale 1837, Block 4, Allotment 9, L McAlister. 1839 - building on site.1877 - 3 storey building; Hillier Hat Factory, also stable, yard & shed.1888 - same; & 2 storey building.1905 - 3 storey building, W Durnell & Co., Furnishers. Date of first documented occupation, 1839.BIBB's MELBOURNE ROLL PLAN 12 1856one block of masonry buildings extending on west side of Flinders Court from this building to Flinders St- open yard on west of the row..DE GRUCHY & LEIGH, 1866. ISOMETRICAL PLAN OF MELBOURNE AND SUBURBS IN 1866Shown as one of a five bay 3-storey row facing Flinders Court - yard behind..DOVE, H P. 1876. PLANS OF MELBOURNE: EXECUTED FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES.Shown as Hiller Hat Factory backing onto one storey stable on north part of block facing Mill Place, sout part open yard..MAHLSTEDT AND GEE 1888. STANDARD PLANS OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNEplan book compiled by Mahlstedt and Gee, surveyors and draughtsmen, Melbourne and Sydney, January 1888.Map 15 Block 4A shows 3 storey building 36' frontage to Flinders Crt backing a smaller 2 storey facing Mill Place of 15' frontage on north half. No name. Central door, windows/loading doors each level either side. Adjoining 3 storey stores of Duerdin & Sainsbury druggist and Melbourne Builders and Lime and cement Co. Also Rocke Tompsitt & Co facing Flinders St (Note: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3790581 1926 fire report states warehouse adjoining and owned by Melbourne Builders and Lime and cement Co was `said to be one of the oldest in Melbourne..'.Heritage Precincts Statements of Significance February 2020Part of Flinders Lane Precinct6.0 Flinders Lane Precinct6.1 Statement of SignificanceProximity to the Yarra River, Queens Wharf and the Customs House marked Flinders Lane as an appropriatelocation for the establishment of wholesaling businesses in the 19th century. Up until the 1870s and 1880s,Melbourne was the centre of the colonial re-export trade. Overseas cargoes were received, re-packed anddistributed to the southern colonies and New Zealand. This trade created a demand for functionalwarehouses offering large areas of space close to the ground without any need for external display. Thisgeneration of buildings were plain brick or stone, up to three storeys in height, and limited to one commercialoccupant.The international exhibition of 1880-81 helped change this. International agents were introduced into thecommercial economy, together with a system of indented goods sent direct from manufacturer to retailer. Asthis system took hold and the southern face of the city became more accessible to rail and road (with thedevelopment of Flinders and Spencer Street stations, and the construction of the new Princes Bridge), itbecame uneconomic to maintain large areas of warehouse space in Flinders Lane. The new wholesaler wasable to store his goods elsewhere, requiring only a rented office and sample room in the city proper. However,clothing manufacturers and designers did find the larger floor areas to their liking and a number of ‘Rag Trade’activities were established in the area.An intense period of building between 1900 and 1930 resulted in taller buildings incorporating large showcasewindows to both ground and basement floors, characteristically separated by a floor line approximately 1metre from the ground. The new buildings of the 1970s and 1980s were even taller, more architecturallypretentious, and presented a display to the street. Flinders Lane retains buildings from all three eras, andpresents a striking physical display of the changing pattern of trading activity in Melbourne.6.2 Key Attributes• The scale and character of the six and seven-storey office and warehouse buildings constructed inFlinders Lane before the Second World War and the predominant building forms and materials of theprecinct.• The traditional association with ‘Rag Trade’ activities, other creative professions, or dwellings.• The large showcase windows at the ground and basement floors of the warehouse offices constructedbefore the Second World War..COMMERICALRealestate.com.auhttps://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/2-mill-place-melbourne-vic-3000-126414152 Mill Place MelbourneThis heritage listed three-level commercial buildingwas built in the 1840s and was once home to the Flemington Meat Preserving Company as well as several tea andclothing merchants.The property has recently undergone significant refurbishment works and offers industrial style office accommodation with polished wooden floors, exposed brick, high ceilings and excellent natural light. Available area 220sqm..NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)Fire 1926https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242388425 and https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37905811890 Firehttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18979751 andhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47076716`…this morning a fire broke out in the top portion of a three-story building in Mill-place, off Flinders-lane, near Elizabeth-street. The ground floor was occupied as a storeroom by the Hobsons Bay Soap and Candle Company and the Flemington Meat-preserving Company; the second by different people; and the top by Messrs. Y. P. Kneisel & Co., hat manufacturers, and Messrs. Stephens and Cope, picture dealers. ..The top floor was burnt out, and goods on the other portions of the building were damaged by fire and water. The damage Is estimated at about £3,000. The insurances amount to £7,100.The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Tuesday 21 January 1890 - Page 6https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8584803FIRES IN THE CITY AND SUBURBS. LARGE FIRE IN FLINDERS-LANE. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT £3,000.A fire occurred early yesterday morning in a large building situated in Mill-place, a narrow lane running off Little Flinders- street. The building was owned by Messrs. Walker and Nation, who occupy the first floor as a store in connection with the Hobson's Bay Soap and Candle Company and the Flemington Meat Preserving Company. It originated in the third story, which is tenanted by Messrs. P. Kneisel and Co., hat manufacturers, and was discovered by the man on the look-out tower of the Insurance Companie's Brigade. The Insurance, Carlton Brewery, Albion, South Melbourne, South Melbourne Volunteers, East Melbourne and East Prahran brigades turned out with all their plant. When the brigades arrived on the scene the roof was well alight, and there seemed every possibility of another serious conflagration being added to the already too lengthy list There was a good pressure of water, however, and after a severe struggle the flames were subdued. The fire several times got through the floor into the second story, but on each occasion it was checked before it had time to gain any serious hold. Special efforts were made to save the numerous lofty buildings which surrounded the burning place, and here again success attended the efforts of the firemen, though there is no doubt one or two of the places had a very narrow escape.This was especially noticeable when a careful examination of the place was made by day- light A narrow right of-way ot 10ft. alone stood between it and a new series of buildings recently erected in Elizabeth-street, com prising the Mercantile and Excelsior chambers. The upper floor was completely burnt out. It was occupied by Messrs. P. Kneisel and Co., hat manufacturers and Messrs. Stevens and Cope, picture-frame maker.. The former have their stock insured in the Hamburg and Magdeburg Company for £300, and the latter are insured in the Straits Company for £200 In each instance the entire stock was destroyed. The second floor, which was occupied by Mr. W. Seyffaith, manufacturers' agent ; Mr. R. Clarke, softgoods broker ; Mr. L Gerschel, importer; and Mr, F. Kindeman, asphalt agent ; was slightly damaged by fire and the contents much affected by heat, smoke, and water. Mr. Seyffaith is insured in the Colonial Company of New Zealand for £500 ; Mr. R. Clarke in the Pheonix for £1,000, Mr. Gerschel in the Colonial of New Zealand tor £300 ; and Mr. Kindeman is uninsured.The contents of the ground floor were slightly damaged by water. They are insured in the National of Australasia for £2,000, and the building, which is stone and brick, three stories in height, is insured in the same office for £3,000. A meeting of the insurance companies interested was held later in the day, and the method of settlement was placed in the hands of Colonel Freeman.The Age`.….building itself was of stone and brick, with slate roof…'1887 firehttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11589948The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Thursday 12 August 1886 - Page 6https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190846698…Shareholders of the Melbourne Builders' Lime and Cement Company held their half-yearly meeting at Phair's Hotel last evening; Mr. Samuel Amess, chairman of directors...1884 firehttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198000180The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Thursday 31 July 1884 - Page 21884 auctionhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6054324CITY LAND MILL-PLACE, Off Flinders lane. At Rear Of and Adjoining Store in Occupation of Messrs. Duerdin and SainsburyCJ and T HAM have received instructions to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Thursday, July SI, at twelve o clock, Land having a frontage of 21ft to MILL PLACE, by a depth of 26ft., with buildings and erections thereonThis improving property is for storage purposes excellently situated, and would, if bought in conjunction with tho adjoining store be of great value, present and prospective to the purchaser.DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1880Listed in Little FlindersFlinders courtHillier , Edward, hat factoryKennedy, Donald , cheese factor and grain commissionagentDuerdin and Sainsbury , wholesale druggistsReed and Co, general importersSmith , W. S, oil and color merchant(no listing in Mill Place)1893Listed in Flinders LaneFlinders court-3 Metrop Lime & Cement Co--Warland, P.5 Duerdin & Sainsbury, wholesale druggists7 Hobson's Bay Soap and Candle CoWalker & Nation, soap and candle makersFlemington Meat Preserving Co1915FLINDERS COURTOff 295 Lit Flinders at3 Melbourne Bldrs' Lime & Cement Co Ltd --Cameron , John N., mgr5 Gaylard, Greenwood, & Cocking, warehouse..City of Melbourne Rate BooksVPRS 5708Lonsdale Ward1878Flinders Lane 659-770661 Edward Hillier occ, Harrison owner 7 Flinders Court Stone Store 3 flats 36'x54' AAV ₤130 …665 Jackman & Co Mrs Foster Mill Place stone store 3 flats 48'x26'1890 756-7756 Melb Lime Co owner-occupier Flinders Court Stone Store 30x37 ₤130767 Duerdin & Co, Melb Lime Co owner Flinders Court Stone Store 30x54 ₤255768 Henry Walker, Harrison's trustees, Flinders Court Brick and Stone Store 3 floors 36 x90' ₤6501904part Little Flinders St430-Melbourne Lime and Cement Co owner-occupier stone store ground floor 15'x54'Yencken & Co, Melbourne Lime and Cement Co owner -stone store and over above 15'x90'Walkers executors, Walker Trustees brick store 3 floors 36'x70'(no entry for Mill Place)
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