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77-79 Grey Street, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria

77-79 Grey Street St Kilda

This architecturally fascinating eclectic double storey terraced pair located on once fashionable but now seedy St Kilda Hill features aspects of both Federation and Queen Anne styles merged with the terrace house idiom with its distinctive “blood and bandage” red brick and cream render. A picturesque effect is achieved through the central gable parapet along with the steeply pitched slate roof high chimneys with their terracotta pots.

Dating to 1892, the residences were built for Gavan Shaw, a wine merchant who owned and lived in a neighbouring mansion. For many years, however, it operated as a backpacker hostel known as “St Kilda Lodge”.

57-69 Spensely Street, Clifton Hill. Melbourne, Victoria

Terraces (59-69) and Corner Shop (57) in Spensely Street, Clifton Hill

The Clifton Hill estate was developed in the 1870s and with its own railway station opening in 1888 quickly sprouted a number of boom terrace rows.  This row of seven (including corner shop) erected the same year in the Queen Anne style and is one of the most consistent and richly decorated in suburban Melbourne.

They were developed by T Smith for Charles Abbott in 18881

22-26 Lilydale Grove, Hawthorn East. Melbourne, Victoria (Demolished)

22-26 Lilydale Grove, Hawthorn East Victoria

Formerly a row of four, the remaining three of this row of single storey Queen Anne terraced cottages tells the sad tale of heritage in Melbourne’s Hawthorn which is being assailed by development from all directions.  Just a stones throw from the magnificent Auburn Road precinct reknowned for its late Victorian streetscapes, this row however has no heritage protection and it shows.  One of the end terraces (28) has already been demolished to become a rear access driveway for a showroom/factory complete with a lovely barb wire fence.  The row is unfortunately heavily obscured by evergreen shrubs.  The terrace pictured (number 26) which although unoccupied and derelect is in the most original condition, but currently advertised for sale as a development site.

Bondi, Como and Manly 44-48 Carlisle Street, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria

Bondi, Como and Manly 44-48 Carlisle Street, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria

Bondi, Como and Manly 44-48 Carlisle Street, St Kilda. Melbourne, Victoria

This small row of three single storey terraces named for Sydney harbourside suburbs is an interesting transitional style between Victorian and Edwardian displaying a compact arrangement of eclectic features. The terraces have iron lacework and slate roof tiles of high Victorian terraces, but the red brick and gables of the Queen Anne style in a symmetrical Palladian layout.

101-111 Rowntree Street, Birchgrove. Sydney, New South Wales

101-111 rowntree street birchgrove sydney new south wales
Photo by Michael Gardner.

Terrace Houses: 101-111 Rowntree Street, Birchgrove. Sydney, New South Wales

This outstanding row of six double storey terraced houses (four pictured) is distinguished by its interesting end terrace, a large faceted bay and prominent gable which addresses the Cameron Street corner.

The end terrace Queen Anne style bay features a prominent bargeboard with finial and half timbering. This terraceImmediately above the top level windows are decorative mouldings featuring festoons. The nine panel upper double hung windows feature coloured leadlights, while the lower only have one row providing a privacy screen but leaving a small pane open. Between the ground floor and first storey of the bay there are string courses and mouldings which provide with the filligree section. The entire effect of the end bay evokes the North American row home.



Recent Comments
  • rohan: And just went past and now roof is gone and back being bulldozed leaving what looks like a 3m depth left !
  • miffed: Oh this is such a sad a sad thing to observe. Surely couldn’t it all be restored if someone had the...
  • Dave M: These houses are looking a lot better now with the balconies repaired, the ironwork restored and matching,...
  • Jeremy: Awesome, i wish there were more areas like this. I want to live and work in this area.
  • Monica: I work in GPT, and have always been fascinated by these terraces (and a little disappointed that...
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