1870c Baptist Church, Collins Street Windsor (Grand) Hotel A lot of the establishments

A lot of the establishments and businesses were familiar names to Melburnians right through the 20th century

It is possible that the well-dressed elderly gentleman in the group of three men is James Paterson

An early photograph of the Law Courts taken in the 1880s

The clock tower is actually called Prince Alfred's Tower

The Melbourne Mint stopped production in 1968

1870c Baptist Church, Collins Street Windsor (Grand) Hotel A lot of the establishmentsA photograph of the Baptist Church at 170 Collins Street. The first Baptist service in Melbourne was held in 1838 under a tent where the Regent Theatre now stands in Collins Street (almost across the street from this building). Their first chapel was build on the current site in 1845, but soon proved too small for the growing congregation. The current building was designed by Joseph Reed (responsible for many magnificent buildings in Melbourne,