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.

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