In this next series I want to explore life in an older inner suburban environment. In this case we'll look at the historic suburb of Invermay just to the north of the Launceston CBD.
Invermay was gazetted in 1863 (named after a village in Scotland) and became part of greater Launceston in 1907. Originally built on a flood plain in the confluence of three rivers, the Tamar and the North and South Esk, Invermay has witnessed some dramatic moments in its history. None were more significant than the tragic 1929 floods.
Now, thanks to a series of effective levee banks Invermay is a prosperous suburb with a unique historic architecture dominated by the Australian Federation style (Edwardian).
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Along the main arterial of Invermay Road the old character of Invermay still prevails.
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"Federation architecture is the architectural style in Australia that was prevalent from around 1890 to 1915. The name refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_architecture
With the death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901 the Edwardian age was born. This happened to coincide almost exactly with this new Federation style of architecture which was becoming popular in Australia. Remember that in 1907 Invermay was joined to the Launceston City Council and underwent a building boom.
Invermay has a particularly important architectural collection of Federation style houses. The most historic houses generally have some form of preservation order, but in any case most of the home owners take great pride in maintaining the historic character of Invermay.
So let's start our walk through Invermay.
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This beautiful little house is kept immaculately. It reminds me of a gingerbread house.
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I'm told the Snowball Brothers were bakers in Invermay. They are no longer in business, melted into the stream of time. But this trace of them remains.
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