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Hennessy Bros., 287-291 Victoria Street, West Melbourne

Allom Lovell & Associates, 1981-20051-Jul-99

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Creator:

Allom Lovell & Associates, 1981-2005

Date of work:

1-Jul-99

Reference number:

109703

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materials

Part of:

Series: North Melbourne and West Melbourne (BIF-NORTH)

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UnrestrictedOpen access

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General notes:

Hennessy Bros. commenced trading from this site in c.1927, although it is possible that the group of shops was constructed much earlier. In 1875, rate books list Richard English owning two brick houses, with three rooms each, and a brick store of eight rooms. In 1881, these buildings are first described as two brick shops, each with three rooms, and a brick house with two rooms and a store, presumably at the rear. Hennessy Bros. ran a bakery from site until the 1950s, with other business in the building, including tailors, milliners and for many years, West Devon Dairy. By 1958, the premises were occupied by A Caminito's Coffee Lounge and Epicure Continental Food reflecting the changes to West Melbourne brought on by post- war immigration. Further research. including physical investigation of the building's fabric, is required to establish whether parts of the earlier nineteenth century shops and the rear residence still survive.It is a single-storey inter-War shop constructed of rendered brick. The rendered parapet with a central pediment is the principal element of the building, containing the words 'HENNESSY BROS BAKERS' in large, raised rendered lettering. The shopfront beneath the canopy has been altered.It is of local aesthetic and historical interest, being demonstrative of inter-War commercial development in the area. Except for the shopfronts the building is relatively intact; the elegant parapet signage is of particular note.

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City of Melbourne

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