Belltower, Maryborough Fire Station

The Belltower of the Maryborough Fire Station in Maryborough, Victoria was built in 1888, and is important as one of a small group of fire station towers erected in Victoria. It is an example of a rare building type, essential to the nineteenth century city, made redundant by the advent of electric communications.[1]

Maryborough Fire Station
Belltower, Maryborough Fire Station is located in Australia
Belltower, Maryborough Fire Station
Location of Maryborough Fire Station in Australia
LocationNeill Street, Maryborough, Victoria
Coordinates37.045626°S 143.736697°E / -37.045626; 143.736697
Built1888

The design of the brick part of the tower is eclectic, with a wide arched base, battered walls, diagonally placed windows, and an Italianate arcaded belfry. This is topped by a most unusual, very tall timber superstructure.[2]

The Belltower is attached to the fire station which was built in 1861, and now used as the Maryborough Art Gallery.[3]

The belltower is listed on the Register of the National Estate and was classified at the Regional level in 1975 by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).

References
  1. "Bell Tower, Fire Station". Register of the National Estate. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Belltower, Maryborough Fire Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "About the Gallery". Central Gold Fields Shire Council. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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