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Flinders Street Presbyterian Church
Flinders Street, north side, 21 February 1903. Presbyterian Church on the north side of Flinders Street. Right side of church is 37 yards west of Wyatt Street. Frontage of church is 17 yards. House on the left was demolished in 1914. The imposing church and spire dwarfs the surrounding buildings.
Flinders Street, Adelaide
Flinders Street, Adelaide, north side, showing a classic Adelaide villa, the residence of Richard Verco. He was born at Callington in Cornwall, England, 12 July 1821, and arrived in South Australia aboard the ship 'Theresa' in 1847. A building contractor, Richard Verco erected some of the largest buildings in the city of Adelaide. The left side of the house is about 52 yards east of Gawler Place.
Flinders Street, Adelaide
[General description] This neo-classical building features decorative balustrading on the parapet and upstairs balconies. Above the main arched doorway on both floors the keystone is carved with a human face. The building was used by the Grand Lodge of Freemasons, South Australia from 1884. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 233 / Flinders Street, north side / Part of Earl of Zetland Hotel / About 1890 / Extreme left is 7 yards east of Gawler Place. Telegraph post on right is 30 yards east of Gawler Place.' (Another hand) 'For view of this building in 1958 see B 14058.'
Flinders Street, Adelaide
This view of the Government Offices is taken looking north from the north eastern side of Victoria Square and shows pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic on the street. A telegraph pole and its wires are dominant in the foreground. A boy is pushing an infant in a perambulator up onto the footpath. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 236 / Government Offices, Flinders Street frontage / About 1898'.
Bank Street, West Side
Bank Street, west side 2 October 1899. Extreme left is 561/2 yards south of North Terrace. Extreme right is 41 yards south of North Terrace. The business shown in this building is Norman and Company Machinery Merchants who sell mowers, cream separators, cultivators and fertilisers. A sign on the post outside the store says R Ward.
Bank Street & North Terrace
North Terrace West Corner of Bank Street, 15 July 1907 Frontage of three storey building on corner (Commercial Travelers club): 161/2 yards. Far side of shops next door east is 31 yards east of Bank Street. Foundation stone of building laid in 1904.
North Terrace, West, near Gresham Street
The South Australian Hotel on North Terrace West. March 1902 On the right is the road running south to the Theatre Royal. Left side of hotel is 17 yards west of Gresham Street. The South Australian Hotel is a three storey building with wide balconies on the first and second floor. These balconies have low walls. Multiple verandah posts appear along the street frontage. Several horses and carriages wait outside the Hotel. The iron railings of the fence outside Paliament House can be seen in the foreground.
Gresham Place, Adelaide
The English, Scottish and Australian Bank on the north corner of Gresham Place, Adelaide. The Bank frontage is 25 yards. The building stands on the north corner of Gresham Place. For a view of the earlier building, see B 13695. This graceful building was demolished in 1965. See B 16196.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, west side. A single decker horse tram trundles past horse cabs standing in the centre of the street. These are wagonettes, which were popular as hire vehicles. The E.S.& A. building is in the centre, with the AMP building on the left. On the right is the premises of Robert A. Thompson & Company, Photographers. The extreme right of the photo is 22 yards south of North Terrace.
North Terrace, Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide, looking west from King William Street. Horse cabs for hire are lined up in the centre of the road. To the right is the House of Assembly (43 yards west of King William Street). To its left is old Parliament House, then the Railway Station. On the left is the Gresham Hotel with its verandah.
Gresham Hotel, Adelaide
[General description] Gresham Hotel, Adelaide. In front of the hotel a top-hatted gentleman in a smart carriage can be seen (in the centre left of the view) amongst other horse drawn traffic. A workman appears to be cleaning the gutter of the verandah. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 16 / Gresham Hotel / West corner of North Terrace and King William St. / Sep. 20, 1898 / Right side of hotel is 30 yards west of King William St. Left side of hotel is 17 yards south of North Terrace.'
Gresham Street, Adelaide
[General description] This row of three storey stone buildings are warehouses for L. & J. Hayman, J. Felstead and J. Reid & Sons. Note the loading doors on the first and second floors and the chain pulleys hanging down the front of the building to hoist loads. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 16 / Gresham Street, west side / 1894 / Extreme left is 47 yards south of North Terrace. Extreme right is 25 and a half yards south of North Terrace.'
Collin & Company premises on North Terrace near Gresham Street
Collin & Company premises, North Terrace west, corner of Gresham Street. Frontage: 8 and a half yards. This prominent corner building has three storeys and a basement By the early 1900s, the company had secured sole agency rights for a large number of European and American exporters of foodstuffs, iron and steel, and oil. The most significant of these appears to have been the Shell Transport and Trading Co Ltd (forerunner of Royal Dutch Shell) for which Gollin and Co handled the distribution of oil and kerosene in most Australian states until 1905 when Shell established its first Australian branch.
Franklin Street, Adelaide
[General description] Two storey stone building, the premises of A. & E. Lewis, General Printers. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 239 / Franklin St., North side / 1896 / Left side of Lewis' premises is 17 yards east of Bentham Street. Frontage of Lewis' premises: 11 yards.'
Bentham Street between Waymouth and Franklin Streets
Bentham Street, west side showing Kennion Hall, premises of the Boys Brigade. A note on the photograph states "exact position can not be ascertained, even from the City Council's rate book". The Boys Brigate established in 1886 and incorporated in 1897 has named the building Kennion Hall. The 1890s saw a lull in financial and community support which threatened the organisation's future. These difficulties were overcome through the tremendously generous donation of 450 pounds by Bishop George Kennion, which enabled land to be purchased in Bentham Street for new Club premises.
Franklin Street, Adelaide
[General description] In the centre of the view is one of Duncan and Fraser's horse drawn carriages, probably a dog cart. Buildings can be seen on either side of the street. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 241, 242, 265 / Franklin St., looking west / 25 June 1898 / The lamp-post on the left is at the corner of Pitt St. Far side of two storey building on the left is 29 yds. west of Pitt St. Directly above the horse and cart approaching on the right is Young Street.'
Maughan Church, Adelaide
[General description] This Church was built by New Connexion Church minister James Maughan in 1863. In 1888 the New Connexion Church merged with the Bible Christians, and in 1900 the church building became the Central Methodist Mission. Even though this original church has been replaced (in 1965) the name Maughan Church continues to survive. It is seen from the opposite side of Franklin street with the unsealed road in the foreground. Horse tram tracks are visible in the centre of the road. On either side of the church are business premises. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 265 & 266 / Franklin St., south side / Bible Christian Church / 1896 / Far side of Clarke Bros.' premises is 42 1/2 yards east of Pitt Street'.
North of Franklin Street, Adelaide
North of Franklin Street, looking south. On the left, in the foreground, is the back of the General Post Office. In the distance in the centre of the photograph are the Windsor Castle Hotel and Morialta Chambers. In the centre of the view are large banks of telegraph wires feeding into the rear of the Post Office. On the extreme right is a building with stacks of barrels outside, possibly a cooperage.
Victoria Square, Adelaide
Victoria Square, Adelaide, west side, looking south from Franklin Street. A man and his dog are crossing the road in front of a horse drawn waggon. The square has iron railings and telegraph poles are prominent in the view. The extreme right of the photograph is 52 yards south of Franklin Street.
Franklin Street, Adelaide
[General description] Telegraph poles and city buildings feature in this view looking east down Franklin Street from the King William Street intersection. On the right are the Victoria Square gardens and on the left are the Government Offices. Spires of the Presbyterian and Bethlehem Lutheran Churches appear further along the street and the hills are seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Flinders Street / looking east from King William Street / about 1896'.
Victoria Square
[General description] Torrens Chambers in Victoria Square, premises of the Co-operative Building Society [On back of photograph] 'Victoria Square west / Torrens Chambers / 1911' / the right side is 44 1/2 yards south of Franklin Street. Frontage: 7 yards'.
Franklin Street, Adelaide
[General description] Looking west across the intersection of King William and Flinders Streets with the trees of Victoria Square visible on the left. Horse tram tracks in the foreground turn right into King William Street. There are telegraph poles on either side of the street and the spire of Maugham Methodist Church can be seen in the middle distance. On the right is the General Post Office. Pedestrians wander all over the roads. [On back of photograph] 'Franklin Street / looking west from King William Street / About 1890'.
Panorama of Adelaide showing Flinders Street looking east
Panorama of Adelaide, looking east from the Post Office Tower showing Flinders Street. A chemist, tobacconist and printer are located in the two storey building on the corner of Flinders Street and Victoria Square. Horses, carts and two horse drawn buses travel along Flinders Street.
Panorama of Adelaide
The Government Offices Building is central in this panoramic view across the south eastern corner of Adelaide to the hills face. Victoria Square with gardens and road with horse drawn buggies are in the foreground. Business premises seen are the American Carriage Company and the South Australian Land Mortgage & Agency Company. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church spire is in the middle of the view and St Xavier's Cathedral and hall is on the right. [On back of photograph] 'Looking south east from the Post Office Tower / 1895-96 / in the foreground is Victoria Square east, between Flinders and Wakefield Streets'Panorama of the south east part of Adelaide, from the Post Office tower.
Gawler Place, Adelaide
[General description] The premises of J.E. Dodd's Organ Manufacturer, established in 1881. Dodd's instruments were widely sought after in Australia and New Zealand. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 271 / Gawler Place, west side / Corner of Bray Street / 1906 / Right side of Dodd's is 36 yards south of Flinders Street. Frontage of Dodd's: 12 yards.' (Another hand) 'For alterations made in 1952, see B 12360.'
Flinders Street, Adelaide
Flinders Street, Adelaide, south side, on 24th May, 1892. On the right is Victoria Square. The left side of the two storey building on the left is 42 yards west of Gawler Place.
Flinders Street, Adelaide
Flinders Street, Adelaide, south side. On the left is the premises of Stevens & Co., Manufacturing Confectioners, and on the right is Day's Coachbuilders. The right side of Day's premises is 62 yards west of Gawler Place, and the left side of Stevens' premises is 41 yards west of Gawler Place. For a view of Day's premises after alterations made at the end of 1952, see B12510.
Flinders Street, Adelaide
[General description] A single fronted two storey building dominates this view. It is built from rendered stone with cement dressings and arched doorway and windows. It features a stepped parapet with decorative urns and the inscription "ESTb 1893". At this time it is the premises for the Adelaide Shorthand and Business Training Academy. On the left is W. Stewart, Deep Drainage and Sanitary Work Contractor, and on the right is Barnes' Modeller, which displays various cement building and garden ornaments in its window. Above its roof the spire of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church can be seen. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 272 / Flinders Street. South side. / Dec. 2, 1896. / Frontage of two storey building: 6 1/2 yards. Right side of two storey building is 43 yards east of Gawler Place'.
Gawler Place south of Flinders Street
Gawler Place, east side, July 1902, showing Joseph Florey's Standard Shoe and Leather Company premises. Left side is 37 yards south of Flinders Street. Frontage: 26 yards. At No. 98 Gawler Place stands the Standard Shoe and Leather Company, Joseph Florey proprietor. The business imports British and American goods and are manufacturers of the celebrated Chromella boots and shoes.
Baptist Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide
Baptist Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide. Part of the manse can be seen on the right. In 1861 a Baptist minister, Silas Mead, came out from England to minister to local Baptists. He was so successful that, inspired by his leadership, the congregation decided to build this large church in Flinders Street, which was opened on 19 May 1863. The extreme right of the view is 36 yards west of Divett Place.