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Fordes at the Fox

Fordes at the Fox

by Anne Holmes | 9 Dec, 2015 | Alexandra Parade, Fox Hotel, Hotels, Tower Hotel, Uncategorized, Wellington Street

There has been a hotel operating on the south west corner of Wellington Street and Alexandra Parade (formerly Reilly Street) Collingwood operating continuously from 1871 until the present day. During this time the hotel has operated under four different names:...
#blog12daysxmas Day 12 Golden arches shine out

#blog12daysxmas Day 12 Golden arches shine out

by Anne Holmes | 3 Jan, 2015 | #blog12daysxmas, Clifton Hill, Flickr Challenge Friday, Queens Parade, Shiny, United Kingdom Hotel

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 52 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Shiny”.
#blog12daysxmas Day 11 Shiny lights of QP

#blog12daysxmas Day 11 Shiny lights of QP

by Anne Holmes | 3 Jan, 2015 | #blog12daysxmas, Clifton Hill, Flickr Challenge Friday, Queens Parade, Shiny

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 52 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Shiny”.
#blog12daysxmas Day 10 Inside shines out

#blog12daysxmas Day 10 Inside shines out

by Anne Holmes | 3 Jan, 2015 | #blog12daysxmas, Clifton Hill, Flickr Challenge Friday, Queens Parade, Shiny

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 52 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Shiny”.
From a remote hilltop

From a remote hilltop

by Anne Holmes | 30 Dec, 2014 | #cf14, Abbotsford, Abbotsford Convent, Remote, Yarra Bend Park

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 47 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Remote”.It was taken in Yarra Bend Park overlooking the Abbotsford Convent to the Melbourne skyline.
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