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Research notes establishing history of Worsley (see VF 419). Family history notes showing relationship between original owner, Henry Hall, and researcher, Joan Glover. (Rev. Edward Fethers, a locum vicar at Holy Trinity, was also part of this family.) Copy of map giving purchaser...
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Brochure advertising sale by expression of interest of 2 Grey Street. No photos or plan.
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Auction brochure for 45 Grey Street scheduled for 27 October 2012. Interior and exterior coloured photos. Plans. Terrace house.
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Brochure advertising forthcoming auction of 77 Grey Street on 29 October 2011. Photo of the exterior.
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A pair of two storey terraces with much altered facades.
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A pair of two storey balcony houses. The cartouche on the building's parapet once gave a date of 1913. The date has now been removed but was possibly when the existing facade with cast iron balcony was created. The original form would most likely have had no balcony and a timber...
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This double-fronted single storey house was built a year before its matching but single-fronted neighbour. Together the two make an unusual combination. No.77 has a fine intact front verandah with wave form fretwork and brackets. The dormer windows are not original
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first ‹ previous 26 of 82 next › last East Melbourne, Grey Street, 151, 1890c, 10, Lansdowne Villa, Worlsey Open full image ↗ View from the street, shows front garden and lady on verandah Copyright: East Melbourne Historical Society Donated by Joan Glover, descendant of original...
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Newspaper clipping about the role of timber in the future of architecture. Tai Hollingsbee, principal of sustainable and performative design at engineering company GHD, is involved in a project at 21 Hayes Lane, East Melbourne, which is on a site 5 metres by 4 metres. It is a tin...
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4 newspaper clippings about proposed new Hilton Hotel. Drawings. Pre-1971 to July 1973.
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Art Deco building.
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Two storey block of 'bachelor' flats in the streamlined Moderne style. The building features curved walls, curved concrete window hoods, black contrasting bricks and portholes. Art Deco architecture is often described as being heavily influenced by modern transport design, partic...
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Newspaper clipping reporting a suspiscious fire that occured at a property in East Melbourne. The address is not given but the property was Ascot, 1081 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne. The property had recently been the site of a planning application for a mult-storey building.
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Two storey cream brick apartment block in the Art Deco style
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Newspaper clipping about forthcoming auction of 1087 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne
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1887c this was known as "Allenbank". 1898 - 1906 operated as a private hospital. 1870-1906 Names mentioned: Kerr Robert, Hynam Edward, Reid Peter, Hughes George, Garlick L (Lucy ?), Langford John, Patterson G W. 1908-1950 Names mentioned: Turnbull E, Turnbull W R. 1950c - 1970c C...
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1093 Hoddle Street is on corner of George Street. Note that one of buildings used to be No.21. Date ranges 1886-1891. Names mentioned: Thomas Lang, Thomas Lang & Co - Nurserymen, Seed Merchants, Florists of 435 Bourke Street, Mrs Matilda Lang, S Anderson & Son - Builder, John Woo...
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A large two storey double fronted house. The façade is symmetrical with five windows evenly spaced along the upper floor, repeated below except for the central doorway. The balcony has been removed. The MMBW map shows that its footprint is a simple rectangle with a central bay wi...
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2-storey residence built across both allotments. 9 rooms. 1867 Name mentioned: James McBean, watchmaker & jeweller at 73 Elizabeth Street, City. 1871 Names mentioned: Charles Turner, Hawthorn. Mrs. Clarke. 1871 and 1878-1890 Name mentioned: James McBean. 1872-1876 Name mentioned:...
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1871 Name mentioned: Charles Turner. 1871-1876 Name mentioned: Samuel B Byrchell(?)
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1870 Names mentioned: Robert Hudson, Wm. R. Jaffray, G Wharton - architect. 1870-1889 Name mentioned: Wm R Jaffray. Photo shows partial view of No. 1109 Hoddle Street.
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1874 Names mentioned: Occupier No. 1111 Mrs Hall. Occupier No. 1113 Wm Evans. 1880c Names mentioned: Mrs A Brew, John P Tennant. 1880c Residences named "Sophia Villas". Two 2-storey residences with a common decorated front parapet and a central panel showing the villa name.
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BW photo. Rear view of two pairs of two storey Victorian houses in Hoddle Street taken from a house in Burchett Lane. Reprint. C. 1979.
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1869 and 1870 Name mentioned: Edward Singer. 1870 Rated for 5 rooms Pd40. 1878 Rated for 6 rooms Pd60. No.1115 It would seem not to have the original frontage.