Posts Tagged ‘corrugated iron roof’

Such is the effort that has gone into this replica that I almost did not recognise it as being one. This is one of the best efforts I found, so thought it worth mentioning. Presumably built around the 1990s no expense has been spared in creating the illusion of a pair of Victorian terraces. If not for a few giveways such as use of clean modern bricks, a lack of render on the party walls, pastiche lacework, fence, garden and lighting and overall new look the average punter would unlikely know any different.  Read more... (464 words, 7 images, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Terrace Houses: 166-168 Old Inglis Road, Ballan. Victoria

This pair of  timber terraced houses (or cottages) in Ballan particularly interests me. Not only is it a pretty good but rare example of terraced housing in a small Victorian town, but it appears to also be an early example as well.  Read more... (298 words, 7 images, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

The row of four double storey bluestone terrace houses in this photo was built in 1878 one of several speculative developments by builder Simon Harvey. The terrace presents mainly to Carrington Street but has sides facing Royal Place and Pulteney Street and forms part of a magnificent collection of Victorian era terraces around Hurtle Square.

The most notable aspects of this terrace is the dominance of the roof, the unusual spacing of verandah posts, the positioning above the city footpath and the wholeness of the composition.  Read more... (376 words, 7 images, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Photo by: Ben Hill licenced under (CC-SA)

Gladstone Terrace: 38-50 Melville Street, Dunedin. New Zealand (Image by Benchil licenced under Creative Commons)

Another Kiwi terrace and again in Dunedin which is fortunately blessed with many buildings of this kind.

Gladstone terrace was built in 1880 and marches down an incline with blade party walls along the exposed corrugated iron roofline  much like Australian terraces in Sydney.  Its single storey verandahs however have been unsympathetically built in.  The row is given a modern look which significantly detracts from its appeal and I’m not certain as to its original verandah decoration if any and whether it featured iron lacework at any stage.    Read more... (225 words, 7 images, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Terrace houses and corner shop: 231-237 Williams Road, Toorak. Melbourne, Victoria

Starting at the street corner of Cassell Street, this row of three terraced houses displays different states of maintenance. Unfortunately none of them are heritage protected, putting the entire row at risk given that the dilapiated end terrace was recently sold.

The three terraces have separate corrugated iron hipped roofs with eave brackets giving them a sense of individuality, while the shared chimneys and party walls allude to them being part of a row. Only one of the terraces (237) gives an indication of its original dark polychromatic facade, the others being painted in a single colour with only the chimneys and their bands of yellow and brown brick remaining unchanged.  Read more... (522 words, 7 images, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)