Part of the subdivision of the large Grosvenor Estate belonging to Mr Norton’s Grosvenor Lodge (previously and later known as Yarra Grange) which was sold from late 1858 onwards. Some riverside allotments were still quite large, while those in Grosvenor Street were mostly 40 ft by 99 ft (dimensions still existing in remaining properties on the west side). The west side developed as mainly residential, although the width of the plots meant that small businessmen such as cab owners, cabinet makers and a dairyman could ply their trades from home, while from 1870 a pub supplied conviviality after work. On the east side there were only three residences near Victoria Street, and one associated with the tannery towards the river; the rest was industrial. William Melchior was another brickmaker who remained in the area until his death (in 1898); he lived at number 25 and had his brickworks on the opposite side of the street.
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