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King George V : 25-June-2012
King George V : 25-June-2012

Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders

The clock tower of the Town Hall commemorates King George V who was the second eldest son of Edward VII and was a first cousin to the ill-fated Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

He first visited Australia with his elder brother Prince Albert aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1880.

Location

Address:Upper Heidelberg Road, Heidelberg Town Hall (The Centre Ivanhoe), Ivanhoe, 3079
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.7657
Long: 145.045728
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Imperial
Designer:Peck & Kemter & A.C. Leith & Bartlett (architects)
Monument Manufacturer:G. S. Gay

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1937
Front Inscription

The tower of this building is dedicated to the memory of His Most Gracious Majesty King George V.

Source: MA,RHSV
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