343:, not just for its continuity of providing postal services from the site for almost 120 years, but also due to its much valued form and architectural treatment. Flemington Post Office is additionally associated with three enduring and capable architects engaged by the Public Works Department during the late nineteenth century, JT Kelleher, AJ McDonald and JR Brown. The eastern district of the architectural section of the Department was considered to be the most inventive and produced many notable and award-winning buildings with remarkable features, of which Flemington is one of the most distinguished.
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provide a passage to the new building. The southern half of the original dining room east wall was demolished to facilitate access to the passage. Alterations at first floor level included construction of a small kitchenette in the former sitting room and installation of staff amenities in the western half of the plan. A galvanised steel tube handrail installed at the main entrance doors and concrete topping was poured over main bluestone step. General internal refurbishment of finishes was also carried out.
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public works department "Battle of the Styles". Its hybrid
Victorian-Federation style is tied together by unexpected embellishment using Moorish motifs. Architecturally, Flemington is an excellent solution to an awkward site, considered to be one of the most skilful compositions by the Public Works Department architects at the time. The eastern division of the PWD, in which these architects practised, was considered the most inventive of all of the architectural sections of the Department.
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stamp vending machine and postal slips were installed in the northern wall of the porch. By 1963, all external stucco and bluestone detail including the tower roof had been overpainted in white; signage and insignia had been added to main tower; the windows in tower ground floor had been overpainted and the original clock faces replaced.
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were also replaced in the former dining room (later parcel room) and vinyl flooring and carpet laid throughout. Around this time, the rear of the original counter was altered to accommodate modern equipment. The rear single-storey wing had been re-roofed with corrugated galvanised steel roofing by 1975.
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Flemington Post Office also has dramatic landmark qualities deriving from its prominent position on an acute-angled site, dual approach, visibility in the round, and a five level tower. The building is a distinguished feature of the surrounding
Flemington Hill Conservation Area which is characterised
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Internally, the 1989 additions have partially diminished the legibility of the original planning and program towards the rear of the complex, however elsewhere it is generally very good. More superficial refurbishment such as overpainting of joinery and installation of floor coverings and the like is
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Externally, Flemington Post Office's ability to demonstrate its original design is very good with regard to the architectural conception, principal materials and detail despite rear additions constructed in 1989 and replacement of the private porch roof. The design of the rear addition is low-key and
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General alterations were made at an unknown date to internal fittings and services included overpainting of polished timber joinery, installation of a sliding timber door between the original mail and letter carriers' rooms, replacement of lights, installation of heating and fans. The skirting boards
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Historically, Flemington Post Office of 1889 was the first in a series of major public buildings, including the Court House and Police
Station, sited in the post-gold growth centre of Flemington. Built to replace an earlier post office operating from at least 1869, the building was sited to one side
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Wellington and Shields Street and being 50 metres from the Racecourse Road shopping centre, is complemented by William Wolf's Kennedy Terrace of 1888, a wedge-shaped housing development, in addition to the Public Works Department's own Court
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Flemington Post Office, Wellington Street, was erected in 1888-89 by the Public Works Department (PWD). The working drawings are signed by J. R. Brown, who probably designed the building in consultation with the district architect J. T. Kelleher. The contractor was P. Pratt. The two storey brick
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Moorish detail. The cast iron gates were removed from the porch as part of the work. A
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Historic Properties in Victoria, 1990; Register of the National Trust, B2778; Register of the National Estate, ID 5230; Victorian Heritage Register, VHR H1201; City of Melbourne, Flemington and Kensington Conservation Study, Building Citations,
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Flemington Post Office is an exceptional example of a large suburban post office with quarters. The composition is skilfully conceived taking full advantage of the awkward site to dictate the program arrangement. Its stylistic eclecticism is an extraordinary example associated with the period of
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Flemington Post Office is a substantial two-storeyed building with corner tower which makes dramatic use of its triangular corner site and unusual
Moorish detail. Brickwork is Tuckpointed and polychromatic with brown body bricks, red, white and black string courses and red dressings to openings.
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it attempts not to compete with the original from a distance, however closer inspection indicates subtle difference in detail. The exterior appears generally well-maintained and conservation works in the late 1980s have generally restored the building's aesthetic and stylistic attributes.
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Victorian character. The highly artistic and skilful handling of an awkward triangular site demonstrates great merit and unity of conception, despite the hand of three separate designers. Flemington Post office has social significance within this inner region of
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331:'s leading post offices. The post office is noted for retaining its original timber counter with cast iron colonnettes supporting arched openings, and original timber writing desks with leather inlaid writing surfaces, fitted to alcoves in the public space.
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Moorish architecture. Similar references occur in the
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256:loading dock
252:
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1330:South Perth
1248:Maryborough
1213:Castlemaine
1130:Strathalbyn
1041:Rockhampton
971:Maryborough
734:Tenterfield
592:Broken Hill
577:Bondi Beach
530:Post office
489:2019 under
468:Attribution
292:sash window
230:Description
78: /
66:144°55′54″E
54:Coordinates
49:, Australia
1375:Categories
1223:Flemington
1208:Camperdown
1178:Queenstown
1160:Hobart GPO
1120:Port Pirie
1076:Townsville
1034:Mudgeeraba
991:Yungaburra
981:Stanthorpe
976:Ravenswood
956:Crows Nest
899:Queensland
744:Wellington
718:Sydney GPO
702:Paddington
662:Macksville
627:Glen Innes
353:References
240:onion dome
179:Flemington
120:Designated
63:37°47′14″S
43:Flemington
1351:Perth GPO
1320:Inglewood
1315:Fremantle
1310:Claremont
1270:Traralgon
1243:Leongatha
1069:Toowoomba
999:Burketown
961:Gladstone
946:Cloncurry
936:Bundaberg
874:Singleton
832:Newcastle
825:Mittagong
818:Millfield
804:Kurrajong
790:Haymarket
597:Byron Bay
562:Annandale
534:Australia
491:CC-BY 4.0
461:Myra Orth
341:Melbourne
329:Australia
1301:(former)
1278:Ballarat
1260:Sorrento
1228:Hamilton
1194:(former)
1188:Victoria
1151:Tasmania
1106:(former)
1048:Sandgate
1013:Childers
1006:Cardwell
905:(former)
867:Richmond
860:Randwick
846:Prospect
797:Katoomba
724:Tamworth
687:Narrabri
667:Maitland
642:Inverell
632:Goulburn
617:Cronulla
567:Armidale
548:(former)
272:parapets
268:Cornices
183:Victoria
47:Victoria
38:Location
1359:Toodyay
1325:Northam
1285:Geelong
1265:Stawell
1238:Kyneton
1203:Bendigo
1125:Renmark
986:Warwick
853:Pyrmont
762:Burwood
749:Wingham
707:Redfern
652:Kempsey
572:Berrima
494:licence
425:9 March
193:History
1343:Albany
1233:Kerang
1027:Gympie
966:Ingham
951:Cooroy
919:Boonah
881:Ultimo
839:Parkes
783:Gordon
729:Temora
697:Orange
677:Mudgee
622:Forbes
607:Casino
602:Camden
587:Bourke
582:Botany
557:Albury
284:hipped
277:corbel
244:finial
131:105517
1218:Euroa
1062:Tambo
924:Bowen
739:Tumut
712:Scone
657:Kiama
647:Junee
612:Cobar
754:Yass
427:2019
260:shed
112:Type
914:Ayr
637:Hay
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