2017 Melbourne: Block Arcade Hopetoun Tea Rooms #10

            The Hopetoun Tea Rooms was opened concurrently with the opening of the Block Arcade in 1892. The Victorian Ladies' Work Association named the store in honour of Lady Hopetoun, wife of Lord Hopetoun, Victorian Governor (1889–1895). Bought for £18, the Hopetoun Tea Rooms is known for its high teas and magnificent display of cakes.

The Block Arcade is a heritage shopping arcade in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The arcade proper is L-shaped, connecting Collins Street at the south end to Elizabeth Street on the west. The 'L' shape is converted into a 'T' through the junction on the north side with Block Place, a partly covered pedestrian lane that leads to Little Collins Street, opening opposite the Royal Arcade. The Block Arcade is best known for its history. 

The arcade which was erected between 1891 and 1893 was designed by architect David C. Askew whose brief was to produce something similar to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. The result was one of Melbourne's most richly decorated interior spaces, replete with mosaic tiled flooring, glass canopy, wrought iron and carved stone finishings. The exterior façade of the six storey office has nearly identical facades on Collins and Elizabeth Streets and is one of Australia's best surviving examples of the Victorian Mannerist style.

Taken on: August 27, 2017

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