Middlefield House 35 Middlefield Drive Blackburn North. De Stoop family home.de stoop family, middlefield house

Roger de Stoop had the land cleared in 1952 and building started in 1953. He and his family moved in in 1954. The house has now been demolished but it was about 35 squares, was made of timber with blue slate roof, the slates having come from Belgium. Roger de Stoop had his outside timber walls painted in a dark colour.Black and white photocopy of house built by Roger de Stoop on land in Blackburn North (Henry Street - later 35 Middlefield Road). The house was called Middlefield House by local people.de stoop. roger. middlefield house

Article from Nunawading Gazette, 1993, concerning the selling of so many schools in Nunawading and the impact of the increase of population from the extra houses being built. The concern is whether sufficient public facilities will be available. Council would oppose any moves to close more schools.Article from Nunawading Gazette, 1993, concerning the selling of so many schools in Nunawading and the impact of the increase of population from the extra houses being built. land subdivision, school buildings, glickman, ray, abbott, kevin, dollis, dimitri, maclellan, robert, middlefield primary school, blackburn technical school, city of nunawading, blackburn south primary school, no. 4035, narmara primary school, burwood east, blackburn east primary school, no. 4800, forest hill secondary college, nunawading campus, heatherdale primary school, warrawong primary school