I have been out and busy today, taking photos of three of Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs….

… today, I present to you IVANHOE, ALPHINGTON and CLIFTON HILL!

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I hope you enjoy these… :)

(And sorry they are so small, but it seems PhotoBucket shrank them, grrrr)


Ivanhoe Girl’s Grammar School
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City of Banule council chambers (former City of Heidelberg)
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Shops on Upper Heidelberg Road
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Ivanhoe Baptist Church
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Ivanhoe Primary School
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Ivanhoe Uniting Church
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Ivanhoe Railway Station
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Well, after all that viewing, where better to stop for a drink than the Tower Hotel in Alphington? (Just a short drive down the road).

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Next, we take in the sights of Clifton Hill….

The Grandview
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The old United Kingdom Hotel (1938), now a funky McDonald’s restaurant! (The sign on the roof is bad, though)
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The Mien shop – classic Victorian!
From mien.com.au: Built in 1889 during the Edwardian period in the Queen Anne style. 370 Queens Parade is of architectural significance as one of the best examples of English Queen Anne Revival style commercial architecture in Melbourne. It is the only metropolitan example of Queen Anne style bank buildings in Victoria The building was originally built to house one of Melbourne's first banks (originally "The First Melbourne" Bank), since then it has only ever been a salon

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Clifton Hill Post Office
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Gardens
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The Mien shop and a paint shop next door. Couldn't photograph the front of the Mien shop since the sun was in the wrong position.
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Former National Australia Bank Building
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Old doctor’s residence?
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Shops and the St John’s Catholic Primary School on Queen’s Parade
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St John’s Catholic Church and primary school
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The last two shots I am especially proud of! :)

I quite like Ivanhoe, a very different feeling suburb to many of the suburbs around it. It's similar in some respects to Camberwell, but its got a distint feel to it.

nice places, some really nice older arcitecture there too...

Great picture's. Well done.

Go the south eastern suburbs!

Go the south eastern suburbs!
You mean north eastern suburbs! Ivanhoe is north eastern.

great photos!
love the BLUESTONE!!!
thhe St John Baptist reminds of a little St Ignatius of Richmond. I had the spire surveyed last year at 40m/132ft.
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65m St ignatius
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You mean north eastern suburbs! Ivanhoe is north eastern.Well, go those suburbs!! http://img171.echo.cx/img171/4779/adhd4rd.gif

Thanks Olderfleet. I soooo love brick architecture.

All that brick!!

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Great shots as usual Adam. :applause:

great photos!
love the BLUESTONE!!!
thhe St John Baptist reminds of a little St Ignatius of Richmond. I had the spire surveyed last year at 40m/132ft.

Thanks for the nice comments everyone! :)

Yes, I too was reminded of St. Ignatius in Richmond when I was photographing St. John's.

St Ignatius was designed by William Wardell and built between 1867-83, while St John the Baptist was designed by J.B. Denny (built between 1876-93) who worked with the famous A.W.N. Pugin in Britain. The spire was added in 1907.

I am unsure whether one was the inspiration for the other! Initially it seems they could be, but a later and more careful examination of the photos shows many differences.