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Victoria Square
Victoria Square looking from a height across to Wakefield Street. Various church steeples can be seen over the rooftops. The octagonal tower of the Unitarian Church is visible in Wakefield Street. Horses and carriages are parked in Victoria Square. The Government Building (Torrens Building) was designed by Melbourne architect Michael Egan and built between 1879 and 1881. It held the Public Works Department and the Registrar General Department. Iron railings replaced the wooden fences in Victoria Square between 1883 and 1894.
Flinders Street
Flinders Street, looking east from Victoria Square. The building on the extreme right which was erected in 1870 occupies the south east corner of Flinders Street and Victoria Square. It has two storeys, quoins at the corners of the building, shutters on the windows and a parapet has been built around the roof. Two church steeples can be seen on the northern side of Flinders Street.
Gawler Place
Gawler Place, east side, Left side of premises is 37 yards south of Flinders Street, frontage: 26 yards.
Training School and Model School, Grote Street
Training School (Left) and Model School (Right), Grote Street, South side. The Model School was built in 1874 and featured a pointed Gothic arch which was associated with seats of learning. The central fleche was taken down at some time but it is still a good example of an early school built by the Government of South Australia. Next door the Training School for Teachers was originally a Tudor design and was erected in 1876. It was also a bluestone building which has now been rendered. The two storey building with its imposing Northern and Western walls and wrought iron gates shows rich neo-gothic decoration. A second storey was added in 1909-10.
'Landunna', Hutt Street
Hutt Street, west side. 'Landunna', residence of John Rounsevell. The extreme left is 17 yards north of Angas Street. Frontage: 24 yards. In 1956 this building became the Naval, Military and Airforce Club. A note on the back of the photograph states "Mr John Rounsevell has just put up at the corner of Hutt and Wakefield Streets a house of 20 rooms. The material is from the Glen Osmond and Mitcham quarries and the house which has been built in the best style cost one thousand, seven hundred and fifty pounds." Observer 11 January, 1873, page 10g.
Gouger Street, Adelaide
[General description] City buildings and parked cars on Gouger Street. Businesses are: Lilydale Sweets and magazines; James H. Clark, Jeweller: Paul's Cafe, a previous Bank of Adelaide Building; a Milk Bar and ColorCo paint shop. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 403 / Gouger Street, south side / March 3rd 1960 / Right side of the Milk bar is 20 yards east of Field Street and frontage is 11 yards / For view of these buildings taken in 1953 see B 12522'
Bert Edwards Tea Rooms, Compton Street, Adelaide
Bert Edwards Tea Rooms on the east side of Compton Street, Adelaide, taken in February 1912. Bert Edwards, on the left, and an employee, are standing in the doorway. Rowntree's Pastilles and other sweets are displayed in the window. A two-up school was conducted in the rear of the premises. The north side of the shop is 25 yards from Gouger Street.
Victoria Square
Victoria Square, Supreme Court between 1880-1883. Compare this with B 4137, taken after the erection of iron railings around Victoria Square. The Supreme Court building was built in 1869 of Tea Tree Gully sandstone and features three arched entrances, cast iron gates and Ionic columns. It is topped by a balastraded parapet and a pediment displaying the British Coat of Arms.
Gouger Street
Gouger Street, south side, Supreme Court. This building was erected in 1869 for the Local and Insolvency Courts when RG Thomas was Colonial Architect. The Supreme Court has occupied the building since 1873. The iron railing was installed in 1875. A Post Box stands on the eastern side of the Court and a tram is passing the front of the building in Gouger Street.
King William Street
King William Street, Crown and Sceptre Hotel.
St. Luke's Church, Adelaide
St. Luke's Church, Adelaide viewed from Whitmore Square, west side. The church was consecrated in 1856. The builder was Thomas Hall and architect was EW Wright. The chancel became decayed and was replaced in 1899.
St. John's Anglican Church, Adelaide
The old St. John's Anglican Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide. This is one of 111 photos which appear in an album presented to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne in 1886 (see the entry for SRG 94/2/13 for further details).
Gilbert Street
Eastern corner of Gilbert Street and Norman Street showing the Draper Memrial Church named after Reverend DJ Draper who was drowned when the "London" sank in 1866. The church with the Gothic spire was designed by James Cumming in 1867. It was demolished in 1971.
Avenue Road
[General description] These two large stone houses, designed by architect Daniel Garlick and built in 1873 appear to be identical. They are two storey with basements. The wall and cast iron fences were constructed at the time. The Congregational church tower can be seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 701, 716 / Avenue Road, (Roberts Place) west side 1874-86 / Far side of the two storey house on the right is 63.5 yards north of Pennington Terrace'.
St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
View of the southern facade of St. Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide, taken from Pennington Terrace, part of which appears in the foreground. This is one of 111 photos which appear in an album presented to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne in 1886 (see the entry for SRG 94/2/13 for further details). [Duplicate copy at B 7873.]
St. Peter's Cathedral interior
Interior view of St. Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide. This is one of 111 photos which appear in an album presented to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne in 1886 (see the entry for SRG 94/2/13 for further details).
St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
View of the altar in St Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide. This is one of 111 photos which appear in an album presented to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne in 1886 (see the entry for SRG 94/2/13 for further details).
Pennington Terrace
Pennington Terrace showing the first portion of St Peter's Cathedral consisting of the santuary, transept and part of the nave which was started in 1869 and finished in 1876. Small surrounding cottages were later demolished to make room for the later additions to the Cathedral.
St. Peter's Cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral.
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide, looking towards Montefiore Hill. The nearest lamp post stands on the boundary between Acres 705 and 704. The post and rails fence to the left marks the boundary of the parklands, where the Adelaide Oval is situated.
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide. This view from across the park shows Saint Peter's Cathedral towering above nearby houses. Its bell towers are yet to be added (1902). The near side of the cottage on the left is approximately 80 yards east of Union Street.
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide. This view was taken from the park in the foreground and shows houses of the wealthy. On the right is Saint Peter's Cathedral. The extreme left is 14 yards east of Union Street.
Adelaide Children's Hospital
Adelaide Children's Hospital showing the eastern front. William McMinn was the architect of this building following a commission from Sir Samuel Way who appreciated the architect's work on his house, "Montefiore". This building was demolished in 1967.
Adelaide Children's Hospital
Adelaide Children's Hospital showing the eastern front. William McMinn was the architect of this building following a commission from Sir Samuel Way who appreciated the architect's work on his house, "Montefiore". This building was demolished in 1967.
Adelaide Children's Hospital
Adelaide Children's Hospital.
Adelaide Children's Hospital
Adelaide Children's Hospital, 1880.
Brougham Place
[General description] This view shows Brougham Place houses silhouetted against the sky with the road in the foreground. On the right is a large two storey gentleman's residence with a portico and bay window, the windows having wooden shutters. The next two dwellings along are modest single storey cottages. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 736 / Brougham Place, North Adelaide / 1873-86'.
Kingsmead, Brougham Place
Kingsmead, Brougham Place. Constructed in 1865 for Charles Jacobs, Kingsmead was purchased in 1869 by Edward Meade Bagot who lived in it until his death in 1886. EM Bagot was a pastoralist of Ned's Corner Station. The architect was Rowland Rees. In this photograph the walls of the house are bare stone but in later years they were rendered and side wings were added. Despite conversion to flats and the threat of demolition in 1983 Kingsmead survives as a private residence in 2007. Right side of the house is 113 yards west of O'Connell Street and frontage is 16.5 yards.
Kingsmead, Brougham Place
Kingsmead, Brougham Place. Constructed in 1865 for Charles Jacobs, Kingsmead was purchased in 1869 by Edward Bagot who lived in it until his death in 1886. Despite conversion to flats and the threat of demolition in 1983 Kingsmead survives as a private residence in 2007.
Strangways Terrace
Strangways Terrace. Left side of house is 75 yards east of the western boundary of acre 756. Frontage: 17 yards. This two storey bluestone house has a bow window to one side of the frontdoor. The house is named Parramatta Villa and has an established front garden filled with shrubs and bushes. It was built in 1871, designed in the Victorian Period by architects Rowland Rees. GH Catchlove also employed these architects to build another large house next door at number 55 Strangways Terrace. All the embellishments were made of wood. The carved wooden capitals in the form of bunches of grapes to the verandah and balcony posts are unique. The original owner, George Henry Catchlove arrived in Adelaide on board the "Hooghly" in 1839 with his widowed father. Together with other syndicate members GH Catchlove owned property in what is now Eden Hills.