Shop

Parent Place or Precinct

25581 Claremont Crescent Commercial Heritage Precinct

Statement of Significance

Some Contribution: example of the Federation Free Classical style and period, and the oldest of the group

Physical Description

Single storey painted and rendered masonry set of shops that are now a single place. The timber framed bullnose verandah over pavement wraps the truncated street corner. The masonry parapet is simple with a rectangular stepped parapet at the truncation and an entry on the more expansive frontage. All the windows and original entries are boarded or painted over.

History

This building on the corner of Saladin Street and Claremont Crescent was originally four shops, numbered 97-103, that have been amalgamated into one. They are possibly the oldest shops in the complex and were established by storekeeper Mr Salkild, who is recorded here in the 1904 Rate Books, at which time the property was valued at £500.

In 1920 the property was owned by Matthew Price and the shops were a draper, confectioner, bootmaker and Sharp Bros. motor and cycle works. The confectionary store was a mixed business during the 1930s and 1940s and Mrs Chappell's drapery store was at No. 97. Bassett Bros. greengrocers took over Sharp Bros. store in the 1930s and in 1946 they acquired No.101 and expanded their business. By 1960, Bassett Bros. owned the entire four shops, occupying 101-103, with Mrs Chappell's drapery and haberdashery in 97-99. In 1990, the entire shop space was Brackley Cellars, and in the 21st century the premises were occupied by Liquor Baron.

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