Kew Historical Society Inc
Album - Scrapbook, Eva Grant, Historic Buildings, Kew, 1958-78, 1970s
One of three scrapbooks of photographs and newspaper cuttings taken and or collected by Eva Grant, a past member of the Kew Historical Society, which were donated by her niece, Julie Thomson. The albums include many photographs of Kew from the 1950s to the 1970s. Buildings included in the scrapbook include:
Billy Hughes' house - 167 Cotham Road
Congregational Church - Walpole Street (c.1978)
Country Roads Board - Denmark Street (1960)
Dorothy Rogers Reserve - Studley Park Road
Ellsmere (also Ellesmere/Ellsmore) - Princess Street
Field Place - 3 Henty Court
Fernhurst - 13 Fernhurst Grove
Kew Civic Centre (1959)
Kew Junction (1958)
Kew Railway Station (1902, 1959)
Kew Recreation Hall - Wellington Street (1960)
Neama (Hall) - Studley Park Road
Southesk (formerly Ordsall) - Cotham Road (c.1960)
St Anthony's Home for Babies (formerly Madford) - 43 Wellington Street (c.1976)
Studley House - Nolan AvenueThe scrapbook contains historically significant, rare and sometimes unique images of significant heritage buildings in Kew, including their erection and demolition. 11-page scrapbook of photographs and newspaper clippings with annotations by Eva Grant, a past member of the Kew Historical Society. The pages of the album can be viewed in the image carousel above. Based on the text and known dates of demolition of a number of the buildings, the scrapbook was assembled over a twenty year period between c.1958-c.1978.Includes letter from donoreva grant, billy hughes' house - 167 cotham road, congregational church - walpole street - kew, country roads board - denmark street - kew, dorothy rogers reserve - studley park road - kew, field place - 3 henty court - kew (vic), ellsmere (also ellesmere/ellsmore) - princess street - kew, fernhurst - 13 fernhurst grove - kew (vic), kew civic centre - civic drive - kew (vic), kew junction - kew (vic), kew railway station - denmark street - kew (vic), recreation hall - wellington street - kew, neama - hall - studley park road - kew (vic), southesk - ordsall - cotham road- kew (vic), st anthony's home for babies - madford - 43 wellington street (vic), studley house - nolan avenue - kew (vic)