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Walking exercise track, Racing Victoria Centre, 400 Epsom Road, Flemington

Gould, Meredith1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Gould, Meredith

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-FLKE 103390 9

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Flemington and Kensington (BIF-FLKE)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

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General notes:

Period: EdwardianConstruction date: c1900Materials: TimberNotable features: An octagonal wet weather exercise track for horses given a picturesque treatment by the incorporation of a steeply pitched roof with wide bracketed eaves and finials consistent with the picturesque developments at Flemington Race Course in the nineteenth century.

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Conservation studiesFlemington/Kensington Conservation Study 1984Flemington Racecourse (Flemington, Vic.)Federation/Edwardian styleWeatherboard buildingsRacehorsesHorse racing

Places:

Flemington (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1295324