Category: edwardian

Queens College – the Queen Victoria Hospital fence.

Queens College – the Queen Victoria Hospital fence.

October 2018 The plain, sturdy #castironfence at #QueensCollege #MelbourneUniversity isn’t original - it’s actually from the #QueenVictoriaHospital, a huge Edwardian complex which originally occupied a whole block of Lonsdale Street in the #MelbCBD, demolished bit by bit in the 90s, made me so mad, anyway the fence, dating from 1915, found a new home here … Continue reading Queens College – the Queen Victoria Hospital fence.

Edwardian restoration St Kilda

Edwardian restoration St Kilda

Original post 8 August 2019: Great #Edwardian house on #AclandStreetStKilda, corner Jackson Street, renovation work finished, and I’ve got pics from when they started early last year - only change is restoring a bit of the verandah, and blocking off the side entry stair. They actually demolished and rebuilt the brick fence, which was leaning … Continue reading Edwardian restoration St Kilda