Normanby Chambers, 430-436 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1985
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Normanby Chambers, 430-436 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
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1985
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BIF-CITY 105953
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________Period: VictorianDATE: 1882-3;ASSOCIATIONS: Davies, M H (of Davies & Price, solicitors);DESIGNER: Henderson and Smart;BUILDER: Goss & Masson.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites source 80,p143;__________________________________________________REID, KEITH & JOHN R, 1976, MELBOURNE CBD STUDY AREA 7 (source 80)BUILT: 1883 (2)ALTERATIONS: False ceilings internally but the majority of the internal detailing and partitions appear original.DESCRIPTION: 4 storey Office building built for Nr. M. H. Davies.CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS: Brick walls with rendered facade. Timber floors.CITYSCAPE RELATIONSHIP: The building is of vital importance to the Bank Place precinct.RECOMMENDATION: Retention of facade essential. )CHRONOIOGY: J1882M. H. Davies owned the site which contained six iron workshops apparently located in some abandon all over the site. The only occupier listed was Chas 0 Boyle1883Brick offices unfinished.1884The new building, owned and occupied by Mr. Davies contained 72 rooms. He remained in ownership until 1894 when the Commercial Bank acquired the property, but he continued to occupy the premises till after the turn of the centuryDESCRIPTIONInternally the building has a wide central corridor with glazed partitions and doors opening onto it. The entry has a boarded, shallow vaulted ceiling with cream marble tiled walls. False acoustic tiled ceilings have been installed in the passageways.ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSISNormanby Chambers could be compared to the Felton Building (7-11 Queen Street), the latter being more decorative, transparent and refined. Both have comparatively large glass areas and confident mullions.RECOMMENDATIONThe building plays a very important role in closing off the vista from Bank Place with a facade of disciplined interest.It must therefore be considered an integral part of the Bank Place Precinct.__________________________________________________Lewis, M. Australian Architecture Index:3/ 07/ 1882 MCC registration no 9270 [Burchett Index]. Fee 10.10.0 office building__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY -H7822-1587This place is included on the Victorian Heritage Inventory, for its potential to contain historical archaeological remains associated with the settlement and growth of early Melbourne. Under the terms of the Heritage Act 2017 there is protection for all historical archaeology sites and objects in the state.__________________________________________________Notable Building Statement of SignificanceA four-storey office building constructed in 1883 for a Mr M H Davies. It is a good example of the medium-rise office buildings constructed in the mercantile areas of the city at the time and is most important in its relationship to Bank Place. See also National Trust of Australia (Vic)__________________________________________________http://www.onmydoorstep.com.au/heritage-listing/9502/430-436-little-collins-streetFirst land sale, 1837, Block 14, Allotment 13 purchased by William Hutton. 1877 - several 1 storey buildings & right of way, Joiners, Tailors, Packing Case makers.1883 - 3 storey brick office building constructed for Henry Box & Son. This building 'Normanby Chambers' largely occupied by solicitors. Shown 1888 & 1905 maps. Additional storey added c. 1910-19, and further alterations/additions 1936.Heritage Inventory Significance: Site associated with first land sale & early settlement. Current building occupied by, and associated with the Legal profession since 1883.__________________________________________________Newspapers:The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Mon 30 Jul 1883 Page 3COLONIAL INVESTMENT and AGENCY COMPANY LIMITEDIncorporated under the Companies Statute 1804,66 Collins-street WestCAPITAL-£100,000 in 100,000 shares of £1 eachDIRECTORSMr M IT Davies, M L A , Chairman, Normanby. buildingsMr Francis J Smart, architect (Messrs Reed, Henderson, and Smart)Mr ... Inglis, estate agent ... Collins street west.Mr C J Richardson (Messrs Richardson and Co ), Chancery lane__________________________________________________Web:Henderson and BallBack in 1885, Thomas Henderson, a solicitor of Scottish heritage and the highest ethical values, opened an office in Williamstown – this was the genesis of the firm. In 1909, he entered into a partnership with Robert Ball at premises in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, then called Chancery Lane because of the concentration of legal offices there. The partnership of Henderson & Ball had commenced and it has continued ever since. The firm remained in Little Collins Street until 1986__________________________________________________ .DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1893NORMANBY BUILDINGS- 434Davies & Price, solicitors436 NORMANDY CHAMBERSFirst floor- Canterbury, John, land agent Viet Assoc of Bldg Societies & Mortgage Banks Potts, C. J„ solicitor Restorck, E. J., financial agent Hunt , E., financial agent Croon), Frederick F., accountant and auditor Sincock, Francis J., solicitor Barklie, J, R., solicitor Copeland, Joseph, mining agent Rabat, F., mining agent Hammond, C. G., architect Fuller, Arthur J., accountant Wright, M. J., sharebroker Ward, Alfred, manager of companies Preston Property Investment Co Ltd Mentone, Cheltenham & Modialloc Gas Co Ltd Mentone Recreation Co Ltd- W ard,Altred,mgr Cosmopolitan Land Banking Co Ltd Second floor- Tyler, T. J., architect Gladstones, Robert, F.S.A.A., accountant The County Property Investment Co Ltd The Modern Investment Co Ltd The Guardian Investment and Finance Co Ltd (in liquidation) The Como Land Co Ltd (in liquidation) Aust Property & Finance Co Ltd (in liquidation) Fox, James H., architect and surveyor Thorpe, C., accountant and auditor Arrow Tunnel Sluicing Co, no liability Builders' and Contractors' Supply Co Ilruford & Braim, engineers and architects freeman, J. M. Holland, Henry , caretaker
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