1919 - Hitchcock Memorial Bandstand , Geelong , Victoria
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S 38° 08.778 E 144° 21.417
55H E 268389 N 5774651
A dated bandstand in Johnstone Gardens.
Waymark Code: WMP2NT
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 06/18/2015
Views: 5
The Hitchock Memorial Bandstand in Johnstone Park was built by Howard Hitchcock as a memorial to his mother in 1919.The bandstand has a circular base and a square roof supported by three uprights in each corner, the base is cement rendered and the roof is made of copper. Originally the bandstand stood in the middle of a small lake, but it was filled in many years ago
There are scrolls on three sides with one having a dedication :-
To the
Memory
of my
Mother
Howard
Hitchcock
Mayor
1919
Year of construction: 1919
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
To the
Memory
of my
Mother
Howard
Hitchcock
Mayor
1919
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