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Name/TitleScotch College, cnr Gipps Street and Lansdowne Street (St Andrews Place), East Melbourne, c. 1890

About this objectGlass slide that depicts the former Scotch College in the East Melbourne area.

In 1853, land on the corner of Grey Street (now Cathedral Place) and Lansdowne Street was granted to the Melbourne Academy (Presbyterian) which relocated to the site the following year. By 1855 the school was known as Scotch College, a church-run public school. By 1919, 1,000 boys attended the school which was located on just a one hectare site. Requiring larger premises, the school purchased land in Hawthorn in 1914 and began moving to the new site two years later. At the end of 1925, the East Melbourne campus was closed.

The Presbyterian Church of Victoria bought the property and established the St Andrews Intermediate Hospital.
[Source: Former Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Site, 2 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne : Proposed Planning Scheme Changes, 2017]

Two buildings are in the background. Nine people are standing and one person is sitting by the wall that runs around the property. There are two lamp posts on vacant land in the forefront.

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.

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

MakerT.W. Cameron (Firm)

Maker RoleSlide Maker

Measurements8.1 x 8.2 cm.

Period1890-1900

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsSchools

Subject and Association KeywordsScotch College (East Melbourne, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsSt Andrews Place (East Melbourne, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsGipps street, (East Melbourne, Vic.)

Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, col.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-EV-54

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved