Lorne Victoria Australia
The streets of Lorne have evolved over time and housed many buildings at different times. This page aims to show some of the history of the buildings that have been on Lorne’s streets.
Lorne Streets:
Old Lorne map with some House names
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- Mountjoy Estate Map
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- Early Map
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- Map of Lorne showing Little Colac
Sources:
- ‘WHAT’S IN A NAMES?’ SHE SEZ. ‘STRUTH, I DUNNO.’ by John Agar
- Lorne Historical Society Collections
Albert Street
23 Albert Street Either named for one of two local ‘Albert’ notaries of the period (1) Albert Jarratt or (2) Albert Armistead. Though another possibility is (3) Prince Albert, Consort to Queen Victoria. There is no providence that allows certainty. Wendt Family House This is the story of the modest house at 23 Albert Street,...Read more
Charles Street
It may simply be Charles Street though there are any number of first names Charles in Lorne’s history, notably Charles Beal, Charles Rook (Cricket Club Secretary), Charles Overman [school headmaster: 1901-1908], or Charles Gwynne [Proprietor Grand Pacific] but none with the surname Charles. [WOT’S IN A NAME? SHE SEZ. ‘STRUTH, I DUNNO’. by John Agar]...Read more
Cypress Avenue
Cypress Avenue named after the planting of the cypress trees about ?? by ??. Cypress Avenue runs parallel to the beach in front of Mantra (Erskine House) and can be entered from the lower Grove Road at the south end or from the north end near the Swing Bridge. Prior to establishment of Cypress Avenue...Read more
Mountjoy Parade
A very significant improvement to the flow of traffic along the Lorne foreshore and today’s main street, took place in late 1879 when the Roads Board Authority of the day offered to fence 24 chains of the Mountjoy’s property between Otway Street and Grove Road in exchange for some prime acres of river flat that...Read more
Hall Street
The Geelong Advertiser references, in an 1872 article ‘Journey to Loutitt Bay’, that the journalist met a “Mr Hall, a resident of the neighbourhood, an enthusiastic angler, an artist, and a most agreeable companion” in Lorne, when there were “but three houses at Louttit Bay: one erected by Major Heath, one by Mr E. Hall,...Read more
Ocean Road
Ocean road or Great Ocean Road is divided into blocks of land in North Lorne with odd numbered blocks and South Lorne numbered with even block numbers. 22 Ocean Road South Lorne Morva In 1914 Edward Stribling built Morva at 22 Ocean Road South Lorne. Morva in the Cornish language means “the seaside” or “a...Read more
