Burchett index cards
Burchett index cards
A box of index cards used by Winston Burchett to record his basic research on East Melbourne. There are 1,954 cards containing handwritten and typed notes as well as photographs taken by Burchett. There are some panoramic photographs taken from the top of the Hilton Hotel and the Mercy Hospital. Otherwise the cards are specific to individual houses, buildings, or terraces.
- 2481 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 005, 007, 009, 011, 013, 015, 017 - Burchett
Date 1880 William Pearce built 3 cottages for himself, 1885c, he added 4 more cottages to the east side of the block. Pearce occupied one of the cottages until 1919. In 1975 no. 9 was occupied by R.G. Kermode
- 2368 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 028 - Burchett
Hoddle Street between Albert St and Victoria Pde
St John's R.C. church
Church built 1901 Celtic Cross & Irish Round Tower
Old Gothic church opened 1866
New church foundation stone laid 1924
Mrs Koch of Gipps Street claims her mother told her a relative Richard Dennehy was architect of the first St Johns. A Dennerby was partner in the firm that designed Queen Bess Row.
From MCC BR:
1865 J.B.
- 3537 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 034, 036, 038, 040 - Burchett
Date 1870 W J Parlett built 4 terrace houses for Frances de Lacey - owner.
no. 36 occupied by Thomas de Lacey in 1887.
- 2294 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 035 - Burchett
Date 1914. Built by R Werner for Abraham Howgate - owner.
1925 owned by F H Humffray and named "Camees"
- 2207 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 041 - Burchett
Built 1874c. for Charles Richards - owner.
Occupied 1878 - Rev. Joseph J Thornton,
1889 - Mrs Arch Kennedy,
1890 - Mrs Elizabeth de Able.
- 2186 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 042 - Burchett
Built 1887 by W H Pearce for James de Lacey - owner. Architect - Messrs Blackwell and Dalton. James de Lacey lived in this 2 storey res. on and off for 50 years. 1978 - occupied by Mrs S C de Lacey Lowe - grand daughter of James de Lacey.
- 2213 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 054, 056, 058 - Burchett
Date 1871. Built by William Ford for himself. George Brown was the architect.
owned in 1871:
54 Albert St - George Lansdowne
56 Albert St - William Ford
58 Albert St - George Brown
- 2323 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 070 - Burchett
Date 1883. Norman Hitchcock built a 7 room villa for J Woods - owner.
(this could have been James Woods - architect - practising in Collingwood in 1877)
Occupied 1885 by James Travis.
Villa noted for cast iron lace ref. "Ornamental Cast Iron in Melbourne"
- 2614 reads
East Melbourne, Albert Street 074 - Burchett
Built 1866 by A Schulty for C Liebman - owner
A 1867 directory lists C Liebman as a professor of music
- 2170 reads