Historical information

Information from the donor by email gives: My grandparents Norman & Hilda Pryde lived at 50 Broughton Rd, Surrey Hills. The home was named 'Strathaven' after the town in Scotland where Norman's father came from. They married in 1923. I know they lived there in 1924 when my mother Norma was born. Norman worked for Moran & Cato so I know they moved around a lot for his work and I think they rented out the house from time to time. During some time in the 1920s they were listed on electoral rolls in Nyah West and then in 1942 they were listed in Hamilton. When the war ended they came back to Melbourne and in the late 1940s built a home at Blackburn.
Their daughter was at school in Grade 6 at Surrey Hills State School in 1935. See related photo.
At the time of the donation, this simple home was still extant. Since then, c2021, it was demolished and replaced by a large single dwelling.

Significance

This photo is representative of the simple interwar home that infilled earlier scattered residential development in this part of Surrey Hills.

Physical description

An original B&W photo of a simple timber home set behind a woven wire fence and taken from across the street. The garden looks relatively undeveloped.

Inscriptions & markings

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