Griggs house, 3 Little Provost Street, North Melbourne
Butler, Graeme11/01/1985
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Griggs house, 3 Little Provost Street, North Melbourne
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GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEGrading as at 1985: DGrantee P. Hayes. 1854Period : Early Victorian (c1859)History- A bricklayer, John B. Griggs owned and resided in this house for over 25 years after its construction in 1859-60. After that, he let it to Mary Ann Wilson and William Anthony.Description- A minute brick single-fronted, parapetted single-storey house with an arched doorway and six-pane sashes. The bricks are laid to be expressed as voussoirs and a brick chimney is placed in the hipped roof behind the parapet.Integrity - The brickwork is painted and a stucco dado built to sill level.Streets cape - Part of a row of small narrow frontaged cottages of the 1850-60s confined in a narrow street.Significance- Architecturally, it is a distinguishably early house type with notable brickwork, albeit painted, set in an important early residential streetscape. Historically, remnant of the earliest cottage types in the area's history, built typically in narrow streets and evoking North Melbourne's role as an area of cheap housing in the post-gold period.Recommendations –Remove paint from brickwork;repaint trim in original or typical colours;consider zoning provisions for maintenance of use and form.References:(RB= Rate book; D= Melbourne or Victoria Directory)1. RB 1858, 908; R8 1890-9 2142; RB 1895-96, 2073___________________________RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2025:GRAEME BUTLER 1983, CONSERVATION STUDY FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE OF NORTH AND WEST MELBOURNEBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM 1985___________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1861PARTNERSHIP hitherto existing between m as contractors, under the stylo of GEORGE RAVENSCROFT and Co., has been DISSOLVED this day, by mutual consent.Dated this 14th day of Fobruary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. JOHN RAVENSCROFT.JOHN B. GRIGGS.LAW OLDFIELD.JOHN LEECH. (his mark).JOHN PARSONS, jun.JOHN PARSONS.Witness to the above signatures-William Notley. The business in future will be carried on as heretofore by George Ravenscroft and Law Oldfield under the style of George Ravenscroft and Co..1878The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)Monday 28 October 1878 - Page 1A SPECIAL MEETING of BRICKLAYERS and MASONS will be held in the Trades Hall on Tuesday, 29th October, at 8 o'clock. Importantbusiness. Every bricklayer and mason requested to attend. John B. Griggs, chairman.1886The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Tuesday 18 May 1886 - Page 1GRIGGS.—On the 16th inst., at his late residence, Provost-street, Hotham, Mr. John Bishop Griggs (late with Martin and Peacock, contractors), aged 62 years..Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935)Saturday 22 May 1886 - Page 39https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198352560DEATH OF MR- J. B. GRIGGS-Ono of the oldest pioneers or the eight hours movement (Mr. John Bishop Griggs) died at his residence, Provost-street, Hotham, on Sunday. During his lifetime Mr. Grigg was one of the most prominent men in connection with the Trades Hall movement, and his society (the bricklayers') was one of the first to introduce the eight hours system into Victoria. For many years he occupied the position of foreman for Messrs. Peacock and Martin, contractors of this city, and assisted in the erection of many of the handsome buildings which adorn the principal streets. He invariably took a deep interest in matters affecting the trades of Melbourne, and as his advice was at all times sound and trust worthy, his death leaves a blank amongst the leaders of the trade societies which it will lie hard to fill. The funeral, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, was attended by over 250 working men, who walked in procession from the late residence of the de ceased, Provost-street, Hotham, to the Melbourne Cemetery. At the head of the procession marched, four abreast, the pioneers of the eight hours movement, thirty iu number, who were followed by the Trades Hall Council, numbering about 100. After these walked tho Eight Hours Anniversary Committee, nearly 100 iu number, who were followed by numerous friends of the deceased on foot and in vehicles. On the arrival of the mourners at the path leading to the grave they were met by the Rev. W. Woodall, of Gore-street, Fitzroy, Wesleyan minister, who read tho burial service in the presence of a large concourse of persons. The deceased was 62 years of age. His death resulted from erysipelas in the head, after a brief illness.___________________________NOTE: the heritage value of this place should be reviewed in the light of the above information about the role Griggs played as ` one of the oldest pioneers or the eight hours movement'.
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