FORMER KEW COTTAGES 115 PRINCESS STREET, KEW CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN for B1 Cottage (Unit 10) F1 Fire Memorial B3 School House (Parents Retreat/Chapel) F2 Long Term Residents’ Memorial B6 Dining Room (STAD) F3 Residents’ Sculpture Prepared by HLCD Pty Ltd, 28 Drummond St, Carlton, Vic 3053 Ph: 613 9654 4801 Fax: 613 9654 4803 Email: [email protected] FINAL REPORT SEPTEMBER 2008 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FORMER KEW COTTAGES CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................2 1.1 Purpose of Report ...................................................................................................................2 1.2 The Study Area and Scope of this Report...............................................................................2 1.3 Methodology and Definitions...................................................................................................3 1.4 Study Team and Acknowledgements......................................................................................4 1.5 Current Heritage Listings.........................................................................................................4 2.0 HISTORICAL ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................6 2.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................................6 2.2 The Site...................................................................................................................................7 2.3 Management of Mental Health in Victoria .............................................................................11 2.4 The Cottage System..............................................................................................................14 2.5 The Development History of the Kew Cottages ....................................................................15 2.6 Significant Buildings & Features Identified at Former Kew Cottages ....................................20 3.0 PHYSICAL ANALYSIS.....................................................................................................................27 3.1 The Setting and the Buildings ...............................................................................................27 3.2 The Monuments ....................................................................................................................34 4.0 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................38 5.0 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE............................................................................................................42 5.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................42 5.2 Heritage Victoria Statement of Significance for the Site.......................................................42 5.3 Cultural Significance of Individual Items................................................................................44 6.0 CONSERVATION POLICY...............................................................................................................49 6.1 General Policy.......................................................................................................................49 6.2 Physical Fabric......................................................................................................................50 6.3 Landscape & Setting .............................................................................................................56 6.4 Future Development..............................................................................................................57 6.5 Future Use.............................................................................................................................59 6.6 Potential Historical Archaeological Values............................................................................60 6.7 Relocation of Monuments......................................................................................................62 6.8 Interpretation .........................................................................................................................63 7.0 MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ...........................................................................................................65 7.1 Priorities for Conservation Works..........................................................................................65 7.2 Maintenance..........................................................................................................................68 7.3 Further Investigation and Research ......................................................................................76 7.4 Adoption and Review ............................................................................................................76 8.0 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY ...............................................................................................................77 9.0 APPENDICES....................................................................................................................................... HLCD Pty Ltd (ABN 63 083 840 724) 28 Drummond Street Carlton Vic. 3053. PH: 613 9654 4801 FAX: 613 9654 4803 [email protected] 1 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FORMER KEW COTTAGES 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE OF REPORT This report was commissioned by Kew Development Corporation Pty Ltd to address Condition 2 (IV) of Heritage Victoria Permit No. P9639 for the Former Kew Cottages, 115 Princess Street, Kew. This condition requires: A Conservation Management Plan for Buildings B1 Cottage (Unit 10), B3 School House (Parents Retreat/Chapel) and B6 Dining Room (STAD) and their landscape setting, F1 Fire Memorial Column, F2 Long Term Residents’ Memorial, F3 Residents’ Sculpture, shall be prepared and submitted to the Executive Director for approval in writing. The Conservation Management Plan shall specifically address: The historical archaeological potential of the site and the need for a watching brief and recording during the development of the pre-1920 parts of the site. Options for the future adaptive re-use of Building B1 Cottage (Unit 10), B3 School House (Parents Retreat/Chapel) and B6 Dining Room (STAD). Proposed management regimes for the ongoing management and conservation of Buildings B1 Cottage (Unit 10) B3 School House (Parents Retreat/Chapel) and B6 Dining Room (STAD), F1 Fire Memorial Column, F2 Long term Residents’ Memorial, and F3 Residents’ Sculpture, and their landscape setting. 1.2 THE STUDY AREA AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT The Former Kew Cottages site is located at 115 Princess Street, Kew. The site and the items below are identified on the Existing Conditions and Cultural Significance Plan (Appendix 9.4, Section 9.4.1). Current photographs are included in Appendix 9.3 of this report. As set out in Heritage Victoria’s requirements, the focus of this report is the following items and their landscape setting: B1 Cottage (Unit 10); B3 School House (Parents Retreat/Chapel); B6 Dining Room (STAD); F1 Fire Memorial Column; F2 Long Term Residents’ Memorial; and F3 Residents’ Sculpture. HLCD Pty Ltd (ABN 63 083 840 724) 28 Drummond Street Carlton Vic. 3053. PH: 613 9654 4801 FAX: 613 9654 4803 [email protected] 2 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FORMER KEW COTTAGES The historical context of the development and use of the site as a whole has been outlined in the history in order to understand the conservation of the individual items. The report also relies upon the detailed Statement of Significance, refer to Appendix 9.1, which forms part of the addition of the site to the Victorian Heritage Register. 1.3 METHODOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS The structure and contents of this report have been written with reference to the key relevant cultural heritage documents in Australia. These are: The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, 1999, Appendix 1. Peter Marquis-Kyle & Meredith Walker. The Illustrated Burra Charter, Making good decisions about the care of important places. Australia ICOMOS, Sydney 1992. Guidelines to the Burra Charter: Cultural significance, Australia ICOMOS, April 1984, revised April 1988. Guidelines to the Burra Charter: Conservation policy, Australia ICOMOS, May 1985, revised April 1988. Guidelines to the Burra Charter: Procedures for undertaking studies and reports, Australia ICOMOS, April 1988. James Semple Kerr, The Conservation Plan. A guide to the preparation of Conservation Plans for places of European cultural significance, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, 1982, revised 1990. Definitions: The terms 'place', 'cultural significance', 'fabric', 'conservation', 'maintenance', 'preservation', 'restoration', 'reconstruction', 'adaptation', and 'compatible use' are used throughout this report with their specific meaning as defined in the ICOMOS Burra Charter, rather than meanings drawn from common usage. The Charter is reproduced in Appendix 1 for easy reference. The fabric of a place includes all the physical aspects of the place and its surroundings that are experienced while being there. With careful study, the fabric of the place can convey information which may be interpreted. Combined with further research, it may provide information about cultural