City of Darebin Heritage Study Volume 1 Draft Thematic

DAREBIN HERITAGE STUDY STAGE 2Figure 91German cemetery,Northcote(image date unknown)[DHE, ID 42]HeritageSome examples of places relating to the development of Darebin’s community and culture are:WorshippingEarly or founding churches include the former Wesleyan Methodist Church, Preston (cnr.High and Tyler streets – HO49), former Wesleyan Methodist Church (787 Heidelberg Road –HO38), All Saints Church, Westgarth (14-16 High Street – within HO102 precinct), and theWesleyan Church (249-51 High Street – within HO97 precinct) and the former WesleyanChapel (248-50 High Street – within HO97 precinct)Other churches include the former Primitive Methodist Church (18 Mitchell Street,Northcote), Holy Trinity church of England (28 Shaftesbury Parade, Thornbury – HO151),Baptist Church, High Street, Regent, St Mary’s Anglican Church, Preston, Preston Church ofChrist, and Northcote Church of ChristCatholic churches include the St Joseph’s, Northcote (140 Westbourne Grove), St Mary’s,Thornbury (718-30 High Street – HO46), Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bell Street, Prestonand the Holy Name Catholic Church and School, Robb Street, Preston, and St Gabriel’sCatholic Church Reservoir (original wooden building?)Churches that reflect the influence of immigration include the Macedonian - Bulgarian EasternOrthodox Church (Former Church of the Epiphany), Bayview Street, Northcote, St Cyril andSt Methodius Greek Orthodox Church (Former Methodist Church), Yann Street, Preston, StGeorgio’s, originally at corner of Martin and Armadale Streets, Northcote.Other places of worship that illustrate post-war immigration include the Omar Bin El KhattabMosque, Cramer Street, PrestonEducatingState primary schools – Preston East, Sylvester Grove (HO81), Wales Street, Thornbury(HO84), Preston State School (within HO169 precinct), Newlands State Primary School(HO31), Helen Street Primary School, Northcote (HO40), Bell Primary School, OakoverRoad, Preston (within HO169 precinct), other examples include West Preston State School(Bell Street), and South Preston State School (Hotham Street)Church and private schools – former Wesleyan school room (248-50 High Street – withinHO97 precinct), and the former Westleigh College at 212 Clarke Street (HO20) and Leura,Bayview Street (not extant?), Northcote130