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Name/TitleCorner of Chapel and Greville Streets, Prahran; W. Bulley Bread and Biscuit Baker, Prahran Town Hall and Court House

About this objectGlass slide of photograph of the Chapel street view of the Town Hall. The adjoining buildings on each side of the building, the court house on the Greville street corner and W. Bulley Bread and Biscuit Baker, Confectioner on the south side of the building. The corner street and pavement are also in the foreground. A horse-drawn carriage is in the left bottom corner. There are pedestrians walking along the pavement. A cloudy sky is in the background.

The original Town Hall was built in 1861 to the design of local architects Crouch and Wilson in the Italianate style of Victorian architecture popular in Melbourne at the time, including Italian Renaissance inspired interior spaces. The building was extended in 1888 to include a City Hall in a similar style.

The clock tower was designed by Charles D'Ebro and built in 1890 above the municipal offices and council chambers for the former City of Prahran.
[source : Wikipedia]

In 1869 the court house building was taken down and possibly to some extent rebuilt at the rear of the town hall, with entry from Greville Street.

W. Bulley advertised from that location between 1864 and 1866.

One of 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 entitled 'Old Melbourne, Old Prahran and Toorak', at St John's Parish Hall, Jackson Street, Toorak, on 17th October 1929.

Permission to be obtained for reproduction and publication. For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm.

Period1860-1870

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsPrahran Court House

Subject and Association KeywordsPrahran Town Hall

Subject and Association KeywordsChapel Street (Prahran, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsBakers and bakeries

Subject and Association KeywordsConfectioners and confectionery

Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites

Subject and Association KeywordsStreetscapes

Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, col.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-EV-48

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