Citation report - Victoria's Planning Schemes

City of Port Phillip Heritage Review
Identifier
Formerly
Address
Constructed 1857
Significance
Description
Railway Station and Surrounds
unknown
Fitzroy St
ST. KILDA
Amendment C 29
Comment
(Mapped as a Significant heritage property.)
Mary St
Category Public
Designer unknown
This railway station is very important as it is an early Victorian example of this building type and the only one to
remain from the days of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay, Railway Company. The unique platform canopy
dates from the original construction and is substantially intact. The bluestone retaining wall dating from 1857
and Edwardian planting featuring mature date palms are an important part of the complex.
Primary Source
Nigel Lewis and Associates, St. Kilda Conservation Study, 1982
Other Studies
Canterbury Rd Fitzroy St
West Beach Rd
The St Kilda Railway Station was erected for the opening of the line on 13th May 1857 at the termination of a
Hobson's Bay Railway Company branch line and included refreshment, retiring rooms and a bar. The
restrained Italianate building originally featured a semi-circular portico probably demolished in 1913, when
buildings were also erected at the southern end of the station and the single train track was duplicated. The
unusual platform canopy displays timber valencing and is supported on open web joists. A timber signal box
and mature railways planting (probably dated from the 1906 renovations) all add character to the precinct.
The bluestone retaining wall along Canterbury Road is clearly shown in an 1857 engraving by Sands, Kenny &
Co.
Intactness
The demolition of the portico, the addition of buildings, the lengthening of the platform and the bricking up of
openings detract from the original design, although the original platform canopy (extended on the Fitzroy
Street end) and timber valencing remain substantially intact as does the platform elevation.
Loch St
Heritage Precinct Overlay None
Heritage Overlay(s) HO123
Grey St
Citation No:
153