Building histories & places

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Archbishop Sir Frank Woods (1907-1992)

Originally published in 1993 by Anglican Media Melbourne and reproduced here with permission: http://www.melbourne.anglican.com.au/

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Campbell, Jean (1901-1984)

Bitter Honeymoon front coverMelbourne author Jean Campbell (1901-1984) was the writer of five novels for William Hutchinson, publishers, in London, and also produced magazine style romance novels for New Century Press, 3 North York St., Sydney. These booklets, sold for 4d, were d...

Stories of East Melbourne.

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Cooke, Henry (1818–1889)

Cooke, HenryHenry Cooke was born on 10 March 1818 at Egglestone Abbey Paper Mill in Durham, England, fourth child of Henry and Hannah (nee Wilkinson). He was baptised two weeks later in Startforth Church, the day after his mother died. His father remarried in 1819 and fathered fi...

An address to the Historical Society by Marga Macdonald, long time resident of East Melbourne and a founding member of the advisory committee for the new East Melbourne Library and Community Centre. December 2006

According to the Notice of Intent to Build it was 'a house of two rooms and attics, capable of conversion to two houses.'

Two storey terrace style house.

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Simple single fronted, single storey cottage with iron lacework verandah

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 070, Strathroy

The building possesses an asymmetrical plan with a bayed front room and a verandah fronting the balance of the façade. Most of its decorative impact is confined to the parapet entablature. Both portions of the façade's parapet have central pediments which surmount a balustraded p...

Brick house with stables and wash house

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East Melbourne, Albert Street 092, Coniston

A single storey brick house

Place

East Melbourne, Albert Street 097, Tunbridge Manor

A three storey block of interwar flats. The facade is symmetrical. The two top, outer windows are of unusual shape, the sides being angled inwards from about half way up. The central entry with window above leads the eye upward to a stepped parapet, giving a sense of verticality...

A brick and wooden house.

A six roomed brick house.

Two storey house with a tower, verandah and balcony with central portico, all decorated with arches of Moorish influence.

Four roomed brick house.

Timber house of five rooms.

Place

East Melbourne, Albert Street 128, 130

A pair of two-storey single fronted houses with cast iron balconies.

A rather severe pair of dwellings with simple details. The two storey verandah is virtually completely altered. The six pane sashes to the rear would suggest an early date. [City of Melbourne i-Heritage database]

Two apartment blocks in the Moderne style

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Large free-standing house.

Place

East Melbourne, Albert Street 314, 318, Airlie

This is a particularly fine two storey mansion of a very early date. The building is symmetrically arranged about a central entry porch with balcony over and secondary bracketed balconies on the flanks, creating a romantic appearance. The ground floor openings have arched heads w...