Shop

Parent Place or Precinct

25581 Claremont Crescent Commercial Heritage Precinct

Statement of Significance

Considerable Contribution: fine example of a shop of the period.

Physical Description

Single storey painted and rendered masonry with two shop fronts adjoining with the corner shop at No.121. The masonry parapet is simple with ball topped pilasters delineating the front sections, with a double parapet length of one shop and a single section over the other that still retains original shopfront elements. The more expansive shopfront has a dado with glazing above, and a double timber framed glazed central entry. A suspended boxed canopy extends along the entire frontage stepping down from the corner shop canopy. Recessed on the side, is a gable fronted double storey element of painted brick with a set of three windows central on the first floor front and a protruding aluminium framed glazed element at ground floor level.

History

No.123 occupies part of the land parcel originally associated with the weatherboard house at No.119. The premises comprise a double shop space, garage/store and residence, built in 1936. The residential section, comprising a bedroom and sleepout, was accessed through the garage. In 1946, the garage was extended with an upper level for use as an office. It is now 123A.

From the mid-1920s, prior to the construction of the shop, James H. Barnes was the occupier of the site, indicating a previous building of some description. In 1949, George Paterson's mixed business was at No.123 and in 1960 it was Mr W. J. Leader's delicatessen. In 2006, No. 123 was occupied by a gourmet food shop (Kitchen Express) and a real estate agency.

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