Original post 17 October 2019
It really is rather splendid, and I quite like the #brightyellow, it’s a bit #RegencyStyle, though it’s 1870, #CharlesWebbArchitect. It went to this from a more stone colour at some point around 2010, not sure, but years after the internal restoration by @lovellchen in 2002-4. It really stands out.
The verandah was reinstated in c1982, but a simpler form than the original in the sketch (and just visible in the 1890 photo) – which had been replaced in the 20s by a cantilevered one.
The shopfronts in the #RoyalArcade were all installed in 2004 as part of restoration works by @lovellchen, making them all the same instead of different periods. They’re delightful, but not the 1870 originals, which were timber and flat. I think these are based on some that were created in the 1890s, not sure, but they do suit, and of course give them that little bit extra shop floor.
Storey of Melbourne 