Spencers Bakery (fmr)

Author

Shire of York

Place Number

02835

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Location

53 Avon Tce York

Location Details

Part of Blandstown Heritage Precinct

Other Name(s)

Residence

Local Government

York

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	31 Oct 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Registered	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	25 Sep 1985			Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Nov 2019	Some Significance	Some Significance Contributes to the heritage of the locality/area. Has some altered elements, not necessarily detracting from the overall significance. Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Interpret an existing site, ruin or archaeological remnants.

Parent Place or Precinct

02864 Blandstown Heritage Precinct

Statement of Significance

The shopfront of Spencer’s Bakery (fmr), 53 Avon Terrace is a good representative example of Federation architectural style that makes a contribution to the historic townscapes of the Blandstown precinct, and the town of York.

Physical Description

The single storey shop front at the front boundary evidences face stone side wall. The symmetrical frontage has a high unadorned parapet, a bullnose veranda supported by square posts over the pavement, and a double central entry flanked by shopfronts. The identical shopfronts are detailed in two arch topped glazed panels each above a dado. The recessed frontage that adjoins on the north side has two gables to the front and a full width veranda.

History

After York was opened for selection in 1830, the first settlers, arrived in 1831 from the Swan River settlement with the task of establishing a Government Farm. Balladong Farm was settled in 1831 by William Heal, later H. Bland after whom Blandstown is named. Stephen Stanley Parker had arrived in the Colony with his parents in 1830. After marrying Elizabeth Sewell in 1844 he purchased Balladong Farm in 1848. During the 1850s, Parker developed the property into a very successful farm. The “village” now known as Blandstown, the oldest privately settled part of the York town, developed around Balladong Farm due to the influential presence, water supply, and the river crossing. Spencer’s Bakery is an example of the enterprise of the early settlers in Blandstown.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low
Authenticity: Low/Moderate

Condition

Fair/good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Bakery
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Regency

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Jun 2021

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