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Category: Town walks

June 28, 2021July 11, 2021 George Handel

An afternoon in Inverleigh

April 14, 2021May 6, 2021 George Handel

Along the Birregurra Heritage Walk

June 10, 2019May 6, 2021 George Handel

Woodend, Macedon Ranges

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Clunes, Goldfields Region

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Former Baroque composer. Rides a bicycle, takes photos, enjoys days out. Has largely given up wigs, clavichords, gluttony etc.

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Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, Oct 2021. The Conservatory, one of Fitzroy Gardens' most popular attractions, was built in the Spanish Mission style and opened in 1930. Throughout the year the Conservatory holds five separate floral displays. The white statue in the picture, 'Meditation', by French sculptor Robert Delandre, was described by sculptor Paul Montford (whose beloved 'Peter Pan' graces Melbourne Zoo) as "probably the worst figure in any public place in Melbourne." I cannot help but agree.

NTT building, Collins St, from Treasury Gardens, East Melbourne, Oct 2021. The top of the former Telstra building on Collins St lines up neatly behind the tall cabbage-tree palm (Livistona australis) that grows on the edge of Treasury Gardens. The gardens lie close to Victoria’s Parliament House and are lovely to stroll through. Many public servants from the nearby state government offices take their lunch here.

Cooks' Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, Oct 2021. Cooks’ Cottage, one of Melbourne’s best-loved tourist attractions, was built (or rebuilt or bought) in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, in 1755 by James and Grace Cook, the parents of the famous navigator Captain James Cook. In 1933 the cottage was put up for sale by a certain Mrs. Dixon and purchased by prominent Melburnian Russell Grimwade, who had it shipped to Melbourne (in 253 packing cases) and rebuilt brick by brick in a suitable location within the Fitzroy Gardens as a gift to Victoria to mark that state’s centenary year of 1934. The pretty ivy gracing the cottage was grown from original cuttings. It is unlikely that Captain Cook, who was born in Marton-in-Cleveland in 1728, ever lived in the cottage, but he likely spent time there in the winter of 1771–72, after returning from his first Australian voyage.

Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, Oct 2021. The beautiful Fitzroy Gardens are home to Cooks' Cottage, the Fairy Tree, the Model Tudor Village, and the Conservatory.

Angelo's Shoe Repairs, Melrose St, North Melbourne, Oct 2021. Angelo had been operating his shoe repair business on Melrose St in North Melbourne for nearly 60 years when he retired and sold up in 2019. The property appears to be under renovation; let's hope the new owners keep the signage.

'Les Belles Hélènes' (David Maughan, 2015), Arts Centre Melbourne, Oct 2021. Another shot of David Maughan's 2015 sculpture 'Les Belles Hélènes', which graces the lawn of Arts Centre Melbourne. The bronze sculpture is "a gift to the Australian Ballet and the people of Victoria." Arts Centre Melbourne was designed in 1960 by Roy Grounds. Construction began in 1973 and was finally completed in 1984. The iconic building, which is topped with a large steel spire – a symbol of Melbourne – is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

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