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East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Worsley

East Melbourne

  • 151 Grey Street

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  • Lansdowne Villa
  • Worsley

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  • Glover
  • Hall
  • Swyer
  • Treacy

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Acquisition number: 
445
Catalogue number: 
emvf0419
File name: 
VF419
File location: 
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Photograph of Worsley, 151 Grey Street (2 Grey Street pre-1890), now the site of the Mercy Private Hospital. Photo shows a symmetrical, single storey, double fronted house, with arcaded verandah. The house was built c. 1867 for Henry Hall, chemist. Architects: Austin & Ellis. Builders: Leech & Bricknell. File also contains copy photos of Henry Hall, his sister Clara Ellen and her daughter, Clara Swyer, successive owners of Worsley. Also modern photos of a set of silver salvers, a pair of Venetian glass vases, and a stool, which were among the contents of Worsley. Also a modern photo of Bourke Street showing the site of Henry Hall's chemist shop.

Item type: 
Photograph
Related content: 
East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Worsley - research papers
History of item: 

Henry Hall was the elder brother of the donor's great grand-mother to whom he left the house. The great grand-mother,Clara Ellen, was by then the widow of Charles Swyer, architect. The Swyer family owned the house until 1921.

Year acquired: 
2006
Donor: 
Mrs. Joan Glover
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