Historical information
This view is of the central business area and nearby houses of Bacchus Marsh looking east towards Melbourne. The date of the image is unknown but the Pearce Brothers store in the central foreground was opened in January 1887. It was was located in Church Street, close to the Bacchus Marsh Express building. To the right of the image Main Street can be seen. The house to the left of the picture, with a front verandah, chimney and picket fence is Parkside Cottage, 82 Main Street which still stands in 2026. See entry VC621 Parkside Cottage in the Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society collection for information about this building.
Significance
An important panoramic view of the main business area of Bacchus Marsh taken sometime in the late nineteenth century or possibly early twentieth century.
Physical description
Original format: Black and white photograph. Undated. Format displayed: Digital image of original photograph.
References
- No Title (1887, January 15). The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943), p. 2., column 7. from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89685232 Reference to new chaff cutting store in Church Street Bacchus Marsh
- VC621. Photograph. Parkside Cottage 82 Main Street Bacchus Marsh 1883
