23 June 2024 Very nice church at the south end of Chapel Street, St Kilda that I’d never noticed before. It was built in 1877 for the local Wesleyan Methodist congregation, who didn’t want to trek to the older one in Fitzroy Street. Only 7 years later it was expanded with the addition of transepts … Continue reading Cute church in St Kilda →

23 June 2015: Striking block of #artdecoflats in #northfitzroy, cnr of Barkly and Pilkington Streets. Looks possibly 30s but probably 50s judging from the curly #wroughtiron balustrading (on stairs that unusually are all metal rather than concrete, and a bit rusty too). Unusual too to find this on an inner city area of mostly edwardian … Continue reading Late Moderne in North Fitzroy →

22 June 2015: Fantastic intact #artdeco #shoptop with integrated signage, and an intact shopfront to boot, both pretty rare in Melbourne - but here it is in downtown, slightly down at heel, #footscray, now purveying wigs and hair products to an African clientele. A gem on the Nicholson Street mall. 2024 update : it’s a … Continue reading Deco delight in Footscray →

20 June 2024: Modernisation of a terrace house at 96 Hotham Street in 1963 - and in 2021 it was completely restored ! The three, called Janet Terrace, were built in 1881, and designed by Charles Webb, who also did Tasma Terrace (last pic), and this has similar fully arched upper level cast iron, and … Continue reading Complete restoration in East Melbourne →

19 June 2024 Rather choice polychrome brickwork on this terrace of three in Berry Street East Melbourne, built 1888. One of them got an unfortunate mansard addition at some point. 13 July 2024, photos from May Some random nice or unusual houses in East Melbourne. Always think of it as mostly larger Victorian terraces, but … Continue reading East Melbourne houses →

16 June 2024: Very interesting house at 38 Hotham Street, East Melbourne. Can’t find anything about it ! It’s clearly Edwardian but with unusual details, like the spindly verandah posts, on a verandah that’s just bracketed out, and an excellent asymmetrical arched entry porch. Must be by an architect who was looking at both English … Continue reading Edwardian with American influence →

17 June 2024 Distinctive house at 1 Loch Street St Kilda, with a very unusual rough face stone look, which I actually find a bit unattractive. It looks a lot like bluestone but it’s actually precast blocks of some sort, you can see that the pattern repeats; probably early concrete blocks, since machinery for making … Continue reading Edwardian concrete block houses →

16 June 2015: Grantown House Nicholson Street Fitzroy. Possibly the most ornate and impressive and impressively decayed single #terracehouse in #melbourne. Look at all those urns, delicate cast iron and stuff ! Started as two floors in the 1850s and extensively added to in 1871, and again in 1876, when the top floor and left … Continue reading Grantown House, Fitzroy →

15 June 2024: Interesting terrace house I snapped in 2014, quite vertical, and a rather simple example of polychrome brick. But I dont know where it is - anyone recognise it ? Update : thanks to @benjamin_frederick_art, it’s Highett Street Richmond, I’d never have guessed.

15 June 2018: Rather nice Victorian facade on Elizabeth Street, next to the side entry of the Royal Arcade, easily missed. Can’t tell you much about it, except probably 1880s, and a bit richer than many, complete with pediment, and unusual squared window surrounds. Update 2024: think the shop is empty but the whole thing … Continue reading Victoriana in Elizabeth Street →