East Melbourne, Grey Street 151, Worsley
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Photograph of Worsley, 151 Grey Street (2 Grey Street pre-1890), now the site of the Mercy Private Hospital. Photo shows a symmetrical, single storey, double fronted house, with arcaded verandah. The house was built c. 1867 for Henry Hall, chemist. Architects: Austin & Ellis. Builders: Leech & Bricknell. File also contains copy photos of Henry Hall, his sister Clara Ellen and her daughter, Clara Swyer, successive owners of Worsley. Also modern photos of a set of silver salvers, a pair of Venetian glass vases, and a stool, which were among the contents of Worsley. Also a modern photo of Bourke Street showing the site of Henry Hall's chemist shop.
Henry Hall was the elder brother of the donor's great grand-mother to whom he left the house. The great grand-mother,Clara Ellen, was by then the widow of Charles Swyer, architect. The Swyer family owned the house until 1921.