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Toilets, MacArthur Place, Burston Reserve, East Melbourne

Gould, Meredith14/05/1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Gould, Meredith

Date of work:

14/05/1985

Reference number:

BIF-EAST 545506

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: East Melbourne (BIF-EAST)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

General notes:

Period: Inter-WarConstruction Date: 1938Citation: A set of underground toilets executed in a monumental manner (reminiscent of Walter Burley Griffin) but attractively blended into the park by use of clever landscaping. The walls are constructed of rough faced ashlar sandstone with smooth capping and embellished by wrought iron panels. A substantially intact structure.

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Conservation studiesEast Melbourne/Jolimont Conservation Study 1985Sandstone buildingsWrought iron workToilets1930-1939

Places:

East Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1178111