The Richmond Maltings site stretches along Gough Street, and includes traces from several generations of brewing and malting manufacturing which have taken place on this site consistently since the Cremorne Brewery was first established on this site in 1852. The site includes a range of malthouses from 1880, 1920, 1922 and 1928, and the concrete barley silos constructed in 1952. These silos have become a local landmark in themselves since their construction in 1952. The “Nylex Plastics” neon sign located on top of the silos compounded this and has become an iconic landmark in itself, well known for being referenced in the 1986 Paul Kelly song “Leaps and Bounds”. The sign was established in 1961 and is similar to other neon signage in the Richmond area, including the Pelaco sign, the Slade Knitwear sign in Dover St, and the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign in Abbotsford, which have become much-loved parts of the local landscape. The City of Yarra's Cremorne Heritage Walk includes this site along many other local features of Cremorne's industrial heritage: see more at https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1TQUjxeLlIIUYL7Rfo010jzEmSK0&hl=en&usp=sharing
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