Victorian Branch: Special walk & talk at Flagstaff Gardens, West Melbourne

Flagstaff Gardens are the oldest public gardens in Melbourne with a unique history.  The elevated site was used as Melbourne’s first burial grounds in the 1830s, and then Flagstaff Hill became a signal station from 1840-5, followed by use as a meteorological observatory. In 1862 it was established as a public garden in the gardenesque style designed by Clement Hodgkinson, and in the 1890s, John Guilfoyle introduced numerous significant trees and pathways that are extant today. Flagstaff Gardens are of aesthetic, archaeological, historical, scientific and social significance to the State of Victoria so please join us for a walk to hear this fascinating history.

Leader: A guide from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Time: Walk 5pm – 6.30pm followed by BYO portable picnic.

Meeting point: Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 239 A’Beckett St, Melbourne.

Getting there: Public transport recommended.  Trains to Flagstaff Station or 58 Tram stop 7.

Bring: Walking shoes and picnic gear.

Cost: Free to members and friends.

Book: at Trybooking.

Enquiries: Sue Foran 0400159 079 or Wendy Dwyer 0408 340 967

Please book in, so we can communicate with you if there are any changes and we are giving a per head donation to the RHSV.