Summary
Australia Victoria Flemington
Flemington & Kensington Presbyterian Church Laying of Foundation Stone 1888 (AD)
Mint: not recorded
Other Details: Medal issued to commemorate the laying of the foundation stone for the Flemington and Kensington Presbyterian Church in 1888. The stone was laid by James Urie Esq., J.P. and Mayor of the Borough of Flemington and Kensington. The church was located in Norwood St, Flemington. It was designed by A.E. Duguid. The Church was destroyed by fire on 24 April 1970. The Borough of Flemington and Kensington, established in March 1882, had a dense population of 6,800 in an area of 1,078 acres in 1888. It included a city market, city abbatoirs and factories. Efforts were underway to have the abbatoir and cattle yards removed.
Previous Collections: George McArthur
Obverse Description
View of proposed church; above, FLEMINGTON & KENSINGTON; in exergue, PRESBYTERIAN / CHURCH
Reverse Description
At centre within wide border; BY JAS. URIE ESQ. J.P. / 8 / MAYOR / OF / THE / BOROUGH; around on broad rim, TO COMMEMORATE THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE . 25 JUNE 1888 .
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The church was located in Norwood St, Flemington. It was designed by A.E. Duguid. The church was destroyed by fire on 24 April 1970. -State Library of Victoria web site http://pictures.slv.vic.gov.au - picture H96.31/12 - Flemington and Kensington Presbytarian Church. -D. Tout-Smith 16/2/2004.
The Borough of Flemington and Kensington, established in March 1882, had a dense population of 6,800 in an area of 1,078 acres in 1888. It included a city market, city abbatoirs and factories. Efforts were underway to have the abbatoir and cattle yards removed. -Victorian Municipal Directory. -D. Tout-Smith 20/2/2004.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976
-
Date Issued
1888 AD
-
Issued By
Flemington and Kensington Borough Council, Flemington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 Jun 1888
-
Person Named
Mr James Urie JP - Borough Council of Flemington and Kensington, Flemington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Mayor who laid the foundation stone of the Flemington and Kensington Presbyterian Church. -
Previous Collection
-
Series
-
Material
Gilt
-
Axis
12
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 12.34 g (Weight)
-
Shape
Round
-
References
[Catalogue] Morrison, Ian. 2003. The Baker of Maldon.
-
Keywords