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RG04-09-005; Wirringulla 12-14 Hunter Road Camberwell 3124: an assessment of cultural significance: submission to Heritage Victoria concerning the proposed listing of Wirringula in the Victorian Heritage Register; Willingham, Allan; This document is a heritage report and assessment of the site and existing dwelling located at 12-14 Hunter Road Camberwell. The report includes a brief assessment of the building fabric, as well as the layout and condition of the existing garden. Wirringulla was designed and built by Marcus Barlow, architect, in 1921-22. His designs, including Wirringula, are described as being in the 'bungalow' style. A brief outline of the history of 'the Australian Bungalow Movement' is included in the report. Camberwell has been part of the City of Boroondara since 1994. Facsimile images are included. The Willingham Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.; Book; Willingham Collection; Donated by Allan Willingham, 19.12.2024Library
RG04-77-004; 'Proposed residential development' at 18-22 Peel Street Collingwood 3065: a brief cultural history of the property and an assessment of the impact of the proposed development on the cultural heritage significance and residential amenity of the historic place known as 68 Oxford Street Collingwood: submission to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal regarding application for review 2001/15870; Willingham, Allan; This report outlines the cultural history and heritage of 18-22 Peel Street Collingwood, along with 68 Oxford Street, site of Foy & Gibson factory complex. William Pitt, architect, designed warehouses, factories and showrooms that formed part of the Foy & Gibson complex located in Oxford Street. This complex was included in the Victorian Heritage Register. The report contains facsimile images and maps. Collingwood has formed part of the City of Yarra since 1994. The Willingham Collection is a large archive of conservation studies, photographs and related reference material.; Book; Willingham Collection; Donated by Allan Willingham, 19.12.2024Library
Exhibition Building: opening of First Federal Parliament, 1901; Gunn's Slides (Firm); 1901; GS-BCS-10
GS-BCS-10; Exhibition Building: opening of First Federal Parliament, 1901; Gunn's Slides (Firm); This is a photograph of a painting by Tom Roberts (1856-1931), 'The Opening of Federal Parliament 9 May, 1901', oil on canvas. He has depicted the scene in the Exhibition Building from an imaginary point in the eastern transept. (Source: Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne by David Dunstan, pl.13) One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. Selby gave a lecture on "Melbourne Exhibitions" on August 10th, 1932 at the public library. He also spoke at Independent Hall, Collins Street, on "Great Exhibitions of the World - with a plea for one at the Centenary of Victoria", July 5th 1949. He also gave a lecture titled, 'The Pageant of Federation', at the Assembly Hall, Collins Street, on July 2nd, 1951. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; 1901; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Melbourne Boys High School, Forrest Hill, c. 1930; T.W. Cameron (Firm); GS-BCS-22
GS-BCS-22; Melbourne Boys High School, Forrest Hill, c. 1930; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This photograph of Melbourne Boys High School and grounds, which is located on the south-west corner of Alexander Parade and Chapel Street, has been taken from the north-west, from a road (Alexander Parade) which follows the south bank of the Yarra River. The school is built on high ground called Forrest Hill, and overlooks its large sports ground, with views along the river to the city. The school was built on a 12.5 acre site in 1927 for boy pupils moved from the dilapidated and cramped Spring Street Melbourne Continuation School, which was Victoria's first state secondary school founded in 1905. The building is a heritage-listed, three-storey rendered brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style, a subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture. It has north and south wings with protruding end bays, a central hall, and imposing entrance tower with crenellated octagonal turrets. The building is constructed of bricks made on site from local clay. The school was designed by the chief architect of the Public Works Department, Edwin Evan Smith and departmental architect, Raymond Clayton Davey. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. This was slide #44 or #74 according to Selby's record. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1900; GS-BCS-23
GS-BCS-23; Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1900; This photograph of Independent Church, which is located on the north-east corner of Russell and Collins streets, has been taken from the west and south-side of Collins Street. The building has been known as St Michaels Uniting Church since 1971. This church was designed by Joseph Reed of Reed and Barnes between 1863 and 1866. It is a fine example of Lombardic Romanesque style, with polychromatic brickwork. The foundation stone was laid by Henry Hopkins on 22 November 1866 and the building was constructed by John Young. The photograph includes, to the left, the side entrance of Scot's Church which is located on the opposite side of Russell Street. Scot's Presbyterian Church was built in 1874, and also designed by Reed and Barnes. A headless horse (!) stands with a hansom cab at the curb in the foreground. The driver is sitting inside the cab with arms crossed facing the photographer, or maybe he is having a nap. Telegraph poles and wires run along one side of Collins and Russell streets. Tram lines can be seen in the road surface in Collins Street. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Melbourne Public Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1890; GS-BCS-29
GS-BCS-29; Melbourne Public Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1890; This photograph of Melbourne Public Library, now State Library of Victoria, located on the east side of Swanston Street between Little Lonsdale and La Trobe streets, has been taken from the opposite, west side of Swanston Street. The library was built in stages to a design by Joseph Reed, the foundation stone being laid in 1853. The central part of the Swanston Street wing, opened in 1856, is shown in the image, with the Classical portico constructed later, in 1870. Part of the south wing, completed 1859, and part of the north wing, completed 1864, are also seen. The wrought iron gates and enclosing fence were added during the 1870s. The two bronze lions flanking the entry, installed during the 1860s, can just be seen, with a memorial statue of Sir Redmond Barry on the central landing of the main stairs, placed in 1887. Two street lamps stand at curb in front of the library. Tram lines run along Swanston Street in the foreground. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1900; GS-BCS-30
GS-BCS-30; Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1900; This photograph of Melbourne Town Hall, located on the north-east corner of Swanston and Collins streets, has been taken from an upper level of a building on the opposite corner of the intersection. This grand building, opened in 1870, was designed by Joseph Reed in the French Second Empire style. The portico on the left of the image was added in 1887. This building replaced an earlier town hall completed in 1854. The tower clock says quarter to four, but there are not many people around at this usually busy intersection. Is it a Saturday or Sunday afternoon? A hansom cab waits at the curb on Collins Street. Behind the vehicle a man waits for a passing tram before he crosses the road. In the lower right foreground, a lady in a light coloured long skirt and holding a parasol, waits. Some people cluster outside the Collins Street entrance of the hall. Street trees are planted along Collins Street, and tram lines criss-cross the intersection. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
Town Hall and Court House, Prahran, c. 1862; T.W. Cameron (Firm); GS-BCS-32
GS-BCS-32; Town Hall and Court House, Prahran, c. 1862; T.W. Cameron (Firm); This photograph of Prahran Town Hall and Court House, located on the south-west corner of the intersection of Greville and Chapel streets, has been taken from the south in Chapel Street. The court house and lock up, the smaller building in the foreground, was erected in 1857, the year after the first municipal council was elected. The original Town Hall, behind the court house, was built in 1861 to the design of local architects Crouch and Wilson in the Italianate style. In 1863 a clock was added to the tower and the building was rendered. Hence this photograph was taken before these alterations. In 1869, the Court House building was dismantled and rebuilt behind the Town Hall, with an entrance on Greville Street. Then in the 1880s it was redesigned again, by the architect Charles Gilchrist, in the Gothic Revival style. This image was most probably reproduced from "The History of Prahran, from its first settlement to a City" (1924) by J. B. Cooper, opposite page 92. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
St John's Church and Soldiers' Memorial, Toorak, c. 1930; Gunn's Slides (Firm); GS-BCS-41
GS-BCS-41; St John's Church and Soldiers' Memorial, Toorak, c. 1930; Gunn's Slides (Firm); This photograph of St John's Church with soldiers' memorial on the left, is located at the intersection of Toorak and Clendon roads, Toorak, and was taken looking east from Clendon Road. The church, designed by William Wardell in the English Gothic style, was constructed in 1860. It was built on land donated by Alfred Ross subdivided from his property 'Orrong'. The dominant west tower and broached spire were added in 1873. The construction was overseen by the architect FM White. The Soldiers' Memorial, designed by Louis Williams, was dedicated in 1927 and inscribed with the names of the men and women of the parish who served during World War One. Located at the front of the church facing the corner of Toorak and Orrong roads, the memorial is hexagonal in shape and is made of sandstone. Bronze panels, designed by John Tranthim-Fryer, depict an Australian soldier at the point of death handing his sword to ‘Victory’. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria</a>; Photograph; Images collectionPhotography
University of Melbourne: Quadrangle Building: Law School, c. 1900; GS-BCS-44
GS-BCS-44; University of Melbourne: Quadrangle Building: Law School, c. 1900; This photograph of the Quadrangle, the first major building to be constructed at the University of Melbourne campus, has been taken from the north-east. Due to the unfinished building of the south wing of the Quadrangle, photographs tended to show the back of the building, the north wing, enhanced by the lake and ornamental gardens in the foreground. The architect, Francis Maloney White, based his design on contemporary British university buildings which favoured the Tudor Gothic style to denote ties to traditional seats of learning, but with an absence of ecclesiastic features, to indicate modernity and secular ideas. The foundation stone was laid in 1854 by the first Chancellor, Sir Redmond Barry, and the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Charles Hotham. The imposing North Wing was constructed in 1857 after the east and west wings, and included two theatres for science lectures and demonstrations. There was also a museum on the first floor, and a library installed in an 1875 extension. A creek was dammed to create the lake, and gardens of native and exotic plantings and meandering paths were landscaped around the Quadrangle. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.</a>; Glass slide; Images collectionPhotography
University of Melbourne : Natural History Museum, c. 1900; Nettleton, Charles, 1826–1902; GS-BCS-45
GS-BCS-45; University of Melbourne : Natural History Museum, c. 1900; Nettleton, Charles, 1826–1902; This photograph of Victoria's first museum [National Museum], when situated on the campus of the University of Melbourne, has been taken from the east across the ornamental lake. The building, which opened in 1864 and is of Gothic revival design by Reed and Barnes, is in the centre of the photograph with the gardens and lawns in the foreground. The building is viewed in full length and face on with its tower in the centre of the picture. The museum housed the numerous collections of zoology, mining technology, geology and agriculture until 1899, when they were moved to a new site. The building then became the home of the Conservatorium of Music, then in 1911 it was taken over and enlarged by the student representative council. In 1938 the building was partially replaced by the current Union House, and finally dismantled in 1969 when Union House was enlarged. One gothic arched window with surrounding brickwork was incorporated into the east facing wall of the new building. A creek was dammed to create the lake, and gardens of native and exotic plantings and meandering paths were landscaped. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.</a>; Glass slide; Images collectionPhotography
St Andrews Gaelic Church and Manse, Rathdowne Street, Carlton, c. 1870; Gunn's Slides (Firm); GS-BCS-49
GS-BCS-49; St Andrews Gaelic Church and Manse, Rathdowne Street, Carlton, c. 1870; Gunn's Slides (Firm); This illustration of the original St Andrews Gaelic Church and Manse, located on the north-west corner where Queensbury Street meets Rathdowne Street, has been viewed from the east across Rathdowne Street in Carlton Gardens. The illustration was created in an oval shape, with the inscription "The Church as Originally Built. (With Manse.)" underneath. To fashion this image into a slide, a black border has been added slightly cropping the text. In 1854 a two acre site in Queensberry Street adjoining Carlton Gardens was granted to the church committee, and a competition was held for a design of both the church and manse. George Reilly Cox won the first prize of £30 and was engaged to oversee the construction of both buildings. The first services in Gaelic and English were held at the church in May 1855. Transepts were added in 1873. According to the Sands & McDougall Directories the church was demolished in the late 1930s. The Manse with its double veranda was not built until 1871, but still stands today at 101 Rathdowne Street. One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund. For more information about this image <a href="https://www.historyvictoria.org.au" target="_blank"> contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.</a>; Glass slide; Images collectionPhotography