Architecture, Building and Planning - Theses
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ItemA Carlton block - Barry, Grattan, Berkeley, Pelham Streets( 1967)In writing this report I have come to realise the urgent need for a change in attitude to architectural history. Two examples on the block and one in South Melbourne should illustrate this -Town Planning Which allows a factory (Meteor Press, Barry Street) to punch through and destroy the residential environment of a street of century old buildings facing a park whose charm lies in its spreading elms.135 Barry street, Carlton (before alteration 1960 by Douglas C. Shannon A.R.A.I.A.) was probably the most attractive house on the block - its fate is a grim reminder of the community’s attitude.20 Rhoden Street, North Melbourne, a terrace of 3houses was visited in order to compare its carriageway arch with that of 131-135 Barry Street, Carlton. It was found that verandah roofs of the 3 houses had been demolished and under construction of the 10’ depth from boundary to front wall of the houses were a substation, store and office respectively.
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ItemAn historical survey: undertakers and cemeteries in the Carlton area( 1967-09)Research for this thesis was made particularly difficult by the almost complete lack of authenticated information. Early Melbourne directories, themselves either incomplete or challengeable did give some indication to the names and number of early funeral directors - or undertakers, as they were known then. Facts, or statements as close to fact as possible, have had to be cross-referenced through a series of tape-recorded interviews. To add to research difficulty, a surprisingly large number of Funeral Directors refused to speak in any way, either historically or specifically, about their trade. Even those Directors who would speak freely admitted that all old records have been destroyed; particularly Sleight’s and J.D. Lewis, two of the oldest establishments close to Carlton. It has been found that few Undertakers had their headquarters (only branches) in Carlton, and in an attempt to gain their history in depth, Undertakers in the suburbs approximate to Carlton have been studied. (For complete synopsis open document)
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ItemThe Methodist church in Carlton( 1966)In writing this essay, I have attempted to trace the building activity of the Methodist Church in Carlton.