Kew Cemetery
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sharplittleteethJel and I spent the afternoon taking photos in the Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery. I've put a selection up on Facebook.
The Syme Memorial is quite impressive, with its pseudo-Egyptian theme. David Syme was a proprietor of The Age
But the stand-out was the Springthorpe Memorial. It was built by Dr. John Springthorpe for his wife who died giving birth at age 30. It's a beautiful --if somewhat over the top-- Victorian monument complete with marble sculpture, red stained glass dome, and inscriptions of poetry by Rosseti and Tennyson.
There's a great article in The Age archives explaining the history beind it.
The Syme Memorial is quite impressive, with its pseudo-Egyptian theme. David Syme was a proprietor of The Age
But the stand-out was the Springthorpe Memorial. It was built by Dr. John Springthorpe for his wife who died giving birth at age 30. It's a beautiful --if somewhat over the top-- Victorian monument complete with marble sculpture, red stained glass dome, and inscriptions of poetry by Rosseti and Tennyson.
There's a great article in The Age archives explaining the history beind it.
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Date: 2010-01-02 09:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-02 10:20 am (UTC)A connection to Springthorpe I forgot to mention the other day is that a park a short walk from my home is named after him. The gates to the park are all that's left of his original home/practise on Melbourne's Collins Street, and the park itself is quite lovely.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23447717@N00/239043908/