Tag: 1860s
Original post 10 July 2020 Photos 7 July The old #PortMelbournePostOffice was built in 1862, and apparently designed by the famous #JJClark ! It has an almost twin in Kilmore, but in bluestone, and less altered - but I do like the pale brickwork here, pretty rare for this early date (perhaps imitating London brick?) … Continue reading Port Melbourne Post Office (1862), Drill Hall (1911), and Court House (1860)
#StJudesCarlton, one if the earliest #LombardicRomanesque (actually #GothicRevival) #polychromebrick designs by #JosephReedArchitect. It was a great statement by the Anglican community in the 1860s (built 1866-1870), though they didn’t have enough to finish the tower. The parish have just redone all the #tuckpointing and they’re going to build a new entrance at the back end, … Continue reading St Jude’s, Carlton
#HiddenMansion, Taldara, later Shirley, 1868, #CrouchandWilson, built for David Rosenthal, I presume Jewish. This house, now hidden behind 60s flats at 40 Alma Road, #StKilda, backs on to 17 #CharnwoodGrove, where St Kilda’s first #synagogue was built in 1872, also designed by Crouch & Wilson, who then went on to design the East Melb synagogue … Continue reading Hidden Melbourne #1
If the Nazi's never took power, would Berlin have Europe's tallest skyscraper and East Prussia be a honeymoon destination ?
Storey of Melbourne 