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Paddle Brothers Boot and Shoe Manufactures 4 Reid Street North Fitzroy
Paddle Bros. came to Reid St in 1906 in a major expansion and built a two story factory. This 1948 …
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ACME Shirt Factory/La Mode Corset Factory, 31-39 Victoria Street
This building was was built in the late 1880s as the Acme Shirt Factory and by early 1900s it was …
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Harrison’s Cordial Factory & Stables, 8-12 Spring Street
Started as a small ginger beer factory on this site in 1866 by Robert Harrison, the factory expanded into one …
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Bull's Coachbuiling Works, 354 Fitzroy Street
Believed to have been built in around 1891, it was first occupied by J. Hackett, a carriage builder well-known for …
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Burston & Treleaven’s Boot Factory, 68 Leicester Street (cnr. Fitzroy St.)
This is another two-storied boot factory typical of the medium-sized boot factories that flourished in Fitzroy between 1880 and the …
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James Reilly’s Flourmill, 433 Brunswick Street (cnr. Cecil St.)
Built in 1869, a former flourmill, it is believed to be the oldest surviving industrial building in Fitzroy. It has …
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Fitzroy Ice Works, 95-101 Westgarth Street
Dated as early as 1888, the "Dutch gabled" facade is what's left of the original building first occupied by the …
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John Lancaster's Shoeing Forge, 423 Napier Street (cnr. Westgarth St.)
The building was built in about 1888 for a leading Fitzroy farrier, John Lancaster, as a branch works to compliment …
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Wynn's Boot Factory, 132-4 Leicester Street
The building was occupied by a succession of footwear manufacturers from when it was built in about 1880. The earliest …
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Anderson & Ritchie’s Iron Foundry, 143 Rose Street (cnr. Young St.)
Originally begun near the corner of Young & Rose Streets, the site was used by Randall, Thomas & Co manufacturing …
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The American Candy Co., 157 Kerr Street (cnr. Napier St.)
The single storey brick building was built in about 1890 for the proprietor of the American Candy Co., MacPherson Robertson. …
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MacRobertson’s Confectionery Works, Argyle, Gore, Smith, Rose & Kerr Streets.
Started at the back of his mother’s small cottage in Argyle Street, MacPherson Robertson confectionery empire was well established in …
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Fitzroy Ironworks, 129-131 Greeves Street
This building was erected in 1890 for the firm A. Horne & Son as Fitzroy Ironworks. Alexander Horne, the founder, …
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C.J. Rojo & Sons, 237-253 Napier Street (cnr. St. David St.)
This building was built in 1929 for C.J. Rojo & Sons, who operated as furniture manufacturers and wood turners. This …
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Ferguson’s Mantle Factory, Wood Street
Built shortly after 1900, it was first occupied by Mr W. Ferguson as a clothing factory in 1905. By 1930, …
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Lewis & Whitty’s Blacking Factory, 52-54 Charles Street
This building was built for the firm of Lewis & Whitty in about 1880. Lewis & Whitty were prominent boot …
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Guest’s Boot Factory, 9 John Street
Originally built as a boot factory in 1888, John Guest had the factory for less than 10 years before it …
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Guest’s Boot Factory chimney, Cremorne Street
The brick chimney was originally connected to a boilerhouse at the back of Guest's boot factory
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Spicer Bros. Boot Factory, 62 Bell Street
The brick building was built in about 1886 for boot manufacturers, Samuel Lang & Co. Mr Lang was the manager …
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Iron & Piper’s Boot Factory, 71 Argyle Street (cnr. Fitzroy Street)
The two-storeyed poly-chrome brick building on the north-east corner of Fitzroy and Argyle Streets was built-during the late 1880s and …
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