7 Chetwynd Street | Melbourne Streets

7 Chetwynd Street

West Melbourne VIC 3003

photographer: Sue Scarfe

Also known as
Previous Address	7 was also known as 21 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne before street renumbering.	Source: source: Sands & McDougall directory
Constructed	19/2/1861
Style
Architect
Builder	Mr. James Moonie

Timelapse Building Images

source Felicity Jack 2020

2012

source http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

Land Details

1895 MMBW map
Compiled Crown Record Plan shows Mr. J. Mooney was the first land purchaser of this land at lot 6 in section K of West Melbourne.
1859 The Argus, Crown land sale

Building Details

Notice of intent to build.

Street: Chetwynd – next to Tayside Cottage.

Application number: 96. Date 19/2/1861

Owner & Builder: Mr James Moonie (or Mooney) of 31 Errol Street Hotham.

Application Fee: £1.0.0

Type: Wooden house [with private back yard garden]

Burchett Index

Subsequent Building Alterations

No Entries Found

Architectural Features

Gate
Steel
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Doors
Timber
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Windows
Glass
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Roof
Tin
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Walls
Timber
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Heritage Significance and Listings

Heritage Listings and Explanatory Notes

Owners

From	To	Owner	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source: Hatcher Index
1859		Mr. James Mooney, first Crown land purchaser		source: Hatcher Index
abt 40 thousand years earlier	1835	Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoria	source: Hatcher Index

Residents

From	To	Resident	More Info	Data Source
	to date	Private		source Hatcher Index
1974	1974	Mrs. C. C. Cassar		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1970	1970	J. Bonnici		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1965	1965	P. Farrugia		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1960	1960	A. Caruana		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1940	1955	Charles Marriott		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1935	1935	Miss. C. A. Kearney		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1925	1930	Mrs. Alice Carter		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
	11/11/1920	Mrs. Annie Richardson, nee Parker	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206929791	source: The Age
1910	1920	Robert Woods		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1905	1905	Henry C. Rayner		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1900	1900	William Walton		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1895	1895	Miss. Teresa Herrald		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1892	Patrick James Herrald		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1890	1891	Patrick James Herrald and Mrs. Margaret Herrald nee McInhill	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198042725	source: Melbourne Leader 1891
1885	1885	William Eckworth		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1879	1880	Charles Howard		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.
1878	1878	Summerflett		source: Sands & McDougall directory, transcribed by Lindsay Thomas in 2020.

Social History

Annie Richardson (nee Parker) was the daughter of William Parker and Letitia Hayden. Born around 1846 in Hertfordshire, England. She emigrated with her family on the ship America leaving Southhampton and arriving in Geelong in 1854. She married George Richardson in 1862 and they had 12 children.

source The Argus 13/11/1920

Patritius ‘Patrick’ James Herrald and his wife Margarita ‘Margaret’ Mc Inhill retired to Australia and lived the latter years of their lives at 7 Chetwynd Street West Melbourne. Patrick had been born around 1804 in Ireland to parents James and Sarah Herrald. James’s occupation is listed as a surgeon on Patrick’s death certificate. Margaret was born around 1814 in Kent England to parents James Mc Inhill and Ann O’Neil.

Patrick fort for England overseas and had decided after retirement to leave England for Australia. He arrived on the ship Superb in December 1871, while his wife and children arrived in Melbourne on the ship Queen of Nations in June of 1872.

Margaret passed away at their home at 7 Chetwynd Street, in March 1891 and her husband Patrick soon followed her in September 1892. They are both buried at Melbourne Cemetery in the Roman Catholic Section.

source Melbourne Leader 24/9/1892, PROV, Trove, Andestry and VIC BDM

Margarita ‘Margaret’ Mc Inhill was the daughter of James Mc Inhill and Ann O’Neil.

source The Age 17/3/1891 and VIC BDM

Context and Streetscape

Precinct
This property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation. source: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/history-city-of-melbourne.pdf historical map source: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/maps/maps-melbourne-city-suburbs

Zoning
The controls listed below affect this property: GRZ1 (General Residential Zone 1)Schedule HO3 (North & West Melbourne Precinct)Schedule This information must be verified with the relevant planning or heritage authority.

Streetscape
Chetwynd Street was once predominantly a residential street with single and two storey Victorian terrace dwellings, two churches, a school and two hotels known as the Queens Arms and the Star of Hotham. The Chetwynd streetscape today is characterised by a mix of multi-storey blocks of public flats, some modern commercial/industrial buildings, an ambulance depot, and a school. In 2021, only fifty of the original one hundred and twenty-nine Victorian heritage dwellings once found on this street remain, compared to the 1895 Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works map.

Streetscape

Chetwynd Street was once predominantly a residential street with single and two storey Victorian terrace dwellings, two churches, a school and two hotels known as the Queens Arms and the Star of Hotham.

The Chetwynd streetscape today is characterised by a mix of multi-storey blocks of public flats, some modern commercial/industrial buildings, an ambulance depot, and a school.

In 2021, only fifty of the original one hundred and twenty-nine Victorian heritage dwellings once found on this street remain, compared to the 1895 Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works map.

Other Information

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