Here are a few of our recent projects.

LITTLE LONSDALE STREET MELBOURNE

In 2016 Green Heritage was engaged to conduct pre-development archaeological investigations on Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The site was previously the home of Peter Mansergh and his family. Peter Mansergh was the first horse doctor in Melbourne so the site was expected to have the family home, livery stables and another commercial residence present in the archaeological signature. In total 7161 artefacts were recovered from the site, with 2733 artefacts coming from a cesspit near the family kitchen. Some evidence was recovered that displayed Mansergh's commercial use of the site, however it was much less then expected.

The Mansergh's Home and Stables building shadow

The building shadow of the Mansergh homestead and stables

Decorative Clear Bottle

Small clear bottle or flask excavated from a central rubbish pit.

A bluestone lined cesspit

A bluestone lined cesspit possibly associated with the stable livery.

A horse hoof pad

This object was excavated from the bluestone lined cesspit. It would have been used in the treatment of horses.

Perfume Bottle

Roger and Gallet Perfume Bottle from Paris.

C. 1850 - present

Redware Tea Pot

Redware Teapot Fragments with gold gilded design, comming from central rubbish pit

Unknown Date

Kitchen Cesspit

Michelle excavating the cesspit which uncovered 2733 of our artefact assemblage.

Holloway's Ointment Jar

"HOLLOWAY'S FAMILY OINTMENT FOR THE CURE OF SCROFULOUS & INDOLENT TUMOURS INVETERATE ULCERS (Ulcerated) Sore Legs Burns Scalds Ringworm sore hands" Comming from the kitchen cesspit

C. 1880

Syringe Plunger

Syringe plunger excavated from phase one context.

C. 1870

Rimmel Perfume Bottle

This bottle was manufactured by E Rimmel in London, England.

C. 1834-1949

PARQUE, 557 ST KILDA ROAD MELBOURNE

In 2014 Green Heritage was engaged by Hickory Group to conduct archaeological monitoring for the Parque apartment complex at the VHR listed former Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind site at 557 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. During monitoring works a number of archaeological remains were identified, ranging from ephemeral 1850s settlement on St Kilda Road, an 1880s cottage hospital, garden and playground features plus a WWII air raid trench. The site was recorded using Structure From Motion (SFM) photogrammetry software to develop 3D models of archaeological features.

1880's Cottage Hospital

View from the top floor of 553 St Kilda Road

Blind Babies Nursery 1934

The building was re-purposed in the 1920s as the nursery for the RVIB

Cleaning the Cottage Hospital

MMBW Plan 906

RVIB shown on the MMBW Plan 906 from 1896

Combs from the Cottage Hospital

Clay pipe from a rubbish pit adjacent to the Cottage Hospital

Bone toothbrush from the Cottage Hospital

Cistern at the rear of the Cottage Hospital

Toilets at the rear of the Cottage Hospital

Garden and playground features

Playground features

Playground in the front of the Cottage Hospital

1860's Indelible Ink Bottles

Indelible ink bottle "Blackwood London"

Doll legs from garden

Inkwell from garden

RVIB branded ceramic

Ephemeral 1850's settlement

1850's ephemeral settlement adjacent to WWII air raid trench

WWII air raid trench

View from the top floor of 553 St Kilda Road

Drover's Hut, burnside heights

In 2013 Green Heritage was engaged by Melton City Council to conduct pre-development archaeological investigations at the Drover’s Hut H7822-0160. The Drover’s Hut was also located within a registered Aboriginal place VAHR 7822-1130. Both sets of cultural heritage values were investigated with a single context recording and excavation methodology. During the course of the investigation a previously unknown bluestone structure was found surrounding and beneath the Drover’s Hut. The bluestone structure has been identified as the Sceales family homestead, likely built in 1841-1842. In testing for the presence of ancilliary structures a relatively intact yard surface was also identified. Approximately 4,000 historical artefacts were recovered from historical contexts and topsoil and a further 400 Aboriginal artefacts were also recovered historical contexts and topsoil.

Drovers Hut and Sceales Homestead

Mid excavation aerial photograph of the site

1852 Parish Map

Map showing the homestead allotment of Sceales run labelled 'Scales Preemptive'

Pre-excavation

The site pre-excavation

The entrance to the Drover's Hut

The entrance to the Dover's Hut, built over the earlier homestead wall

Entrance to Sceales Homestead

Western entrance to the homestead

Ceramic figurines

Two ceramic figurine fragments

Inkwell

Three matching fragments of an inkwell from the sub-floor deposits of the homestead. Finger prints are visible in the varnish

Working in the yard

Mid excavation of the yard west of the homestead and hut

Belt buckles

Homestead and hut

Mid excavation of the homestead and hut

Mid excavation

Mid excavation facing south, showing the northern half of the homestead in the foreground and the hut in the southern half of the homestead

Fireplace

Post excavation of the fireplace

CHEPSTOWE WIND FARM, CHEPSTOWE

A voluntary Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) and an Historical Archaeological Survey were completed at the Chepstowe Wind Farm in September of 2014. Due to extremely tight time-frames this project was delivered in a extraordinarily quick turn around. From the first steps of the survey to the issuing of the approval notice, Green Heritage went the extra mile with the Traditional Owners, client and landowner to ensure that the CHMP was delivered to best practice and approved within six weeks from start to finish.