Summary
Black & white photograph of the partly demolished old 'Residency' situated in the northern end of the eastern annexe, looking south on 10 September 1971. The old 'Residency' was built in 1879, alongwith the rest of the original Exhibition Building. The 'Residency' was first occupied by the Secretary of the Exhibition Trustees in 1889, and subsequently by later secretaries until 1921. The old 'Residency' was demolished between 31 August and 30 September 1971 by Whelan the Wrecker.
This is one of 959 photographs (or images) of the Exhibition Building collated by the Exhibition Trustees as a 10 volume pictorial history of the Exhibition Building spanning the years 1880 to 1985. The pictorial history was instigated by the centenary of the Exhibition Building in 1980 and forms part of a larger Royal Exhibition Building collection of documents, photographs, objects and research files.
Description of Content
View looking south at the northern end of the Eastern Annexe and the old 'Residency', twelve days after demolition work commenced. The roof has now largely been removed, and the crane involved in the demolition of the annexe is visible in the background, towering above the annexe.
Physical Description
A black & white silver gelatin print on a page of a photograph album. There is a printed caption below the photograph.
Significance
The Exhibition Trustees' album containing this photograph provides an invaluable visual record of past maintenance and restoration work undertaken on the Royal Exhibition Buildings prior to the building being recognised with a World Heritage Listing in 2004.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Royal Exhibition Building
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Place & Date Depicted
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 Sep 1971
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed below photograph: The old "Residency" prior to demolition [sic] - September 10th 1971.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Building & infrastructure, Residences
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
251 mm (Width), 182 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Buildings, Demolition Equipment, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building Trustees, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1970-1979