In December 1913, Andrew Stenhouse (1) presented the City of St Kilda with seats and marble topped tables for the convenience of picnickers under the trees at the Shakespeare grove (2). Shakespeare Grove runs behind Luna Park, between Acland Street and Marine Parade. Where are these marble topped tables now?
Statues, fountains, plaques, bridge balustrades and street signs disappeared from our public spaces. Missing objects of art or amenity were the landmarks that helped connect us to place, and the stories that surrounded us. This blog lists vanished items and invites you to add your knowledge concerning them. Should you be aware of other lost items, you are invited to forward their details to us. Compiling an inventory of lost artefacts from the public realm will help us safeguard their memory.
Showing posts with label Shakespeare Grove St Kilda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shakespeare Grove St Kilda. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Marble topped tables, Shakespeare Grove, St Kilda
The avenue of cypress trees in Shakespeare Grove in the foreground, beside Luna Park.
The Palais Theatre is next to Luna Park.
Luna Park, St Kilda, c. 1946. State Library of Victoria Image H2009.12/54
This photograph has been cropped, see the original here http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/52622
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(1) Andrew Stenhouse (1836-1918) was involved with the timber industry in Melbourne, New Zealand and Broken Hill and in 1914 donated the statue of Captain Cook, which stands in Catani Gardens, St Kilda.
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