Bay View Hotel, 360 King Street, West Melbourne
Butler, Graeme11 Jan 1985
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Bay View Hotel, 360 King Street, West Melbourne
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, 1985 CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985 : CGrantee : J Harbison 1859DATE: 1864-5;Period : Early Victorian (1864-1865)ASSOCIATIONS: Michael Moran;DESIGNERS: Terry & Oakden;BUILDER: Holmes, J.History - Michael Moran, who owned other hotels around the area built the Bay View Hotel on this site in 1864-5 and was also the publican until at least 1870. He continued to own the hotel for over ten years, when it was taken over by the West End Brewery, later in association with Carlton and United Breweries (1896).1 Other licensees included Kierin Caulfield; 2 Miss Milton and Mary Rush. 3 (Refer 32-4 Capel Street)Description - Builders. J. Holmes and later, James Healy, built this stuccoed brick and stone, parapeted hotel of two- storeys. 4 A simply moulded cornice, architraves and six-pane sashes denote the building's age. The remnants of a three room cottage (1867) survive on the north side. 5Integrity - Generally original except new, unruled stucco and other minor aspects such as replacement of doorway and door.Streetscape - Isolated corner element with some relationship to two two-storey row houses on the north and east sides (Walsh and King Street).Significance - Architecturally. a typical corner sited. Simply designed hotel building which exhibits a form used from early in Melbourne's history until the 1880s: of regional importance.Historically, as an hotel, the social centre of the locality and associated with hotelier, Moran, who was also connected with the Rob Roy and Mansion House hotels in West Melbourne: of regional interest.Recommendations - Repaint in typical or original colours;consider restoration of doorway and door..References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory; PA=CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION )1. RB 1866, 1579; RB 1870, 1792; RB 1885-86, 1990; RB 1896- 97, 1923;2. D. 18843. RB 1881 - 82, 21344. PA 626/ 18645. PA 2073/1367___________________________Graeme Butler & Associates, 2015. WEST MELBOURNE HERITAGE REVIEWWhat is significant?Michael Moran, who owned other hotels around the North and West Melbourne area, commissioned J. Holmes and later, James Healy, to build the Bay View Hotel on this site in 1864-5 Moran was also the publican there until at least 1870. He continued to own the hotel for over ten years, when it was taken over by the West End Brewery, and later owned in association with Carlton and United Breweries (1896). Other licensees included Kierin Caulfield; Miss Milton and Mary Rush. (Refer 32-4 Capel Street).The hotel was used by community groups such as the local football clubs and had its share of sly-grogging and colourful incidents, as reported in the daily press.Contributory elements include:a stuccoed brick and stone, parapeted corner hotel of two- storeys;hipped corrugated iron clad roof set behind a parapet;simply moulded cornice, architraves and six-pane double-hung sashes denote the building's age;an ornamental metal lamp attached with scrolled brackets to the wall over the side entry is of unknown provenance but is related to the period and use; andcontribution as a traditional if isolated corner element with some relationship to two two-storey row houses on the north and east sides in Walsh and King Street.Some new unruled stucco to walls, replacement of a side doorway and door and assumed conversion of the former corner entry to a window. Major visually related additions have been made to both frontages. However the traditional hotel form, siting and fenestration is still evident.How is it significant?The Bay View Hotel is significant historically, socially and aesthetically to West Melbourne.Why is it significant?Bay View Hotel is significant.Aesthetically, a typical corner sited, simply designed hotel which exhibits a simple Italian Renaissance Revival form used from early in Melbourne's history into the 1880s; andHistorically, and socially, as an hotel, the former social centre of the locality and associated with hotelier, Moran, who was also connected with the Rob Roy and Mansion House hotels in West Melbourne; representative of a major growth period (Victorian-era) in West Melbourne..References:Heritage Places Inventory June 2015360 King Street C3___________________________i-Heritage, HermesNo listing___________________________North and West Melbourne Conservation Study (1983)Survey notes: `360 4 2 S 1864-5 C, new door.'___________________________Lewis, M. Australian Architecture Index:Terry and OakdenTenders wanted for alterations to the Bay View Hotel, Eade's Place, West Melbourne. `The Argus' 5.7.1886, p 2Moran in West Melbourne`71814 Builder: Holmes, J 23/12/64. Healy, James 3/1/65 Owner: Moran, Michael of the Mansion House Hotel - West Melb, King near cnr. King & Walsh, West Melbourne VIC Hotel City of Melbourne registration no 626 [Burchett Index]. Fee 2.0.0, brick & stone hotel 1864 12 2371800 Moran, Michael Moran, Michael West Melbourne VIC House 1867 05 2872704 Moran, M - Melbourne Moran, M West Melbourne VIC House 1870 03 2977101 Moran, Michael Moran, Michael West Melbourne VIC House 1871 07 372782 Moran, Michael - Metropolitan Hotel Moran, Michael West Melbourne VIC Houses 1875 04 1372869 Moran, Michael - Metropolitan Hotel Moran, Michael West Melbourne VIC Houses 1883 03 2172633 Moran, Michael - Stanley St Moran, Michael West Melbourne VIC Houses Reynolds, William 1885 08 672886 Moran, Michael, Metropolitan Hotel, Stanley St Moran, Michael West Melbourne VIC House 1888 02 2171711 Morison, J C - 28 Church St Parkville Moran, Henry West Melbourne VIC House 1910 06 1.'___________________________Newspapers:`Advocate' (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954) Saturday 5 November 1870`AT the District Court, on Monday, Patrick Morrison, of the Bay View Hotel, corner of Walsh and King streets, and John Frazer, of the Metropolitan Hotel, corner of Stanley and Adderley streets, West Melbourne, were each fined 29s., with 20s. costs, for selling liquor on Sunday, October 23'`North Melbourne Advertiser' (Vic. : 1873 - 1894) Friday 16 March 1883`FOOTBALL CLUB MEETINGS.Respecting the following notice of Football Club meetings, an importantadvertisement to secretaries of football and cricket clubs appears from our business manager, in another column.Hotham Seniors, U. F. S. Hall, about week in April. West Melbourne United, Bay View Hotel, King street, Friday, March 16. Royal Park, George Hotel, Victoria street, March 20th.'`The Colac Herald' (Vic. : 1875 - 1918) Tuesday 16 July 1895`Annie Kelly, boarding at Bay View hotel, West Melbourne, went on Friday to a Mrs Flannery's house, where trouble about shouting arose. Kelly was struck on the back of the head with a blunt instrument. She was found by the police in Queen street; unconscious with a fractured skull.'`The West Australian' (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thursday 22 August 1912`DESERTED WIFE.DEGREE NISI GRANTED.Melbourne, Aug. 21.In the Divorce Court to-day Mary Ethel Brew, of the Bay View Hotel, King-street, West Melbourne, sought a divorce from John Charles Brew, commercial traveller. The petitioner was married at Melbourne on December 3, 1901, and there was one child.The petitioner stated that after the marriage they left for Perth, where the respondent said that' he had a position at £500 a year. As a matter of fact he had no position, and he did no work there. She furnished a house and they-lived on £400 which her mother had given her on her marriage.In August. 1902, before the birth of the child, the respondent told her that she, would either have-to go into a hospital or into the street. She returned to Melbourne, and, aided by her mother with money, took an hotel, where the respondent joined her again.He made himself very unpleasant, accusing her of immorality. One of-his habits was to sleep with a knife under his pillow. He drank and knocked her about. In March, 1905, he packed his bag and went away, and she had-only seen him once since then. A decree nisi was granted.'.Sands & McDougall Directory of Victoria1904King St E sideWalsh st356 Bay View htl—Rush, Miss Mary358 Bridges Bros360 Bridge Bros., woodand coal yardRight-of-way1880Right-of-way256 Jacobe, D, butcherWalsh stBay View hotel , Gill, Mrs Janet B.Spearo , Evangel, storeRight -of-way
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