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Location DB > Australia > Victoria > Melbourne > Surrey Dive Brickworks
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Surrey Dive Brickworks
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created by Kuroneko on 11/1/2005 10:49 AM
last modified by Emperor Wang on 5/16/2023 3:04 AM
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 Overview
 Description
An abandoned historic brickworks complex.
 Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: worth the trip
 Physical Information
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Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Owner: Box Hill City Council
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  •  Hazards
  • asbestos
  • rust
  • unsafe flooring
  • flooding
  • water
  • air quality
  •  Interesting Features

     Security Measures
  • fences
  • barbed wire
  • locked gates
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1890
    Closed: 1998
     Required Equipment
  • flashlight
  • breathing mask
  • head protection
  • long pants / sleeves
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     History
    In 1895 a market was opened near Box Hill railway station, which improved Box Hill's commercial importance. Box Hill was also the entry point for a tramline to Doncaster, which ran from 1889 to 1896. The 1890s also saw the opening of a gas works, several brickworks and a private girls' high school.

    A site was bought by the Council from a brick works company in 1905, including a deep quarry from which clay had been taken. It became Surrey Park and the hole the Surrey Dive, a popular swimming hole, now an RC boat club.

    The quarry closed in the 1980s, and was filled in slowly. It looks like the brickworks closed in the late 1990s. Much of the original tamping & grinding machines are still in place; though sadly smashed & graffitied by mindless fools.
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    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 5/16/2023 3:04 AM.

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  • on May 16 23 at 3:04, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on May 16 23 at 3:04, Emperor Wang changed the following: Description
  • on May 16 23 at 2:31, Emperor Wang changed the following: History
  • on May 16 23 at 0:24, twinpowered changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy
  • on Oct 27 06 at 14:00, nostra-YOUPPI! validated this location
  • on Nov 10 05 at 13:41, Kuroneko updated gallery picture R3a-347u.jpg
  • on Nov 10 05 at 13:40, Kuroneko deleted 1 pictures from gallery Black and White
  • on Nov 9 05 at 15:11, Kuroneko deleted 1 pictures from gallery Polaroids
  • on Nov 9 05 at 15:09, Kuroneko deleted 1 pictures from gallery Polaroids
  • on Nov 9 05 at 14:25, Kuroneko updated gallery picture R3a-018u.jpg
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