Bishopscourt
Bishopscourt is a large colonial mansion located on Clarendon Street in East Melbourne, Australia. Designed by Newson & Blackburn using blue stone in a style of gothic architecture, it was completed in 1853.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Biatch, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: official residence of the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
- Also known as: “Bishopscourt, East Melbourne”
- Address: 84-122 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melbourne Cricket Ground and Cooks’ Cottage.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Stadium
Photo: Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known locally as the 'G', is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the eleventh-largest stadium globally and the second-largest cricket stadium by capacity. Melbourne Cricket Ground is situated 760 metres south of Bishopscourt.
Cooks’ Cottage
Photo: CloudSurfer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cooks' Cottage, also known as Captain Cook's Cottage, is located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was constructed in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, James and Grace Cook. Cooks’ Cottage is situated 420 metres west of Bishopscourt.
Fitzroy Gardens
Park
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5.
The Fitzroy Gardens are 26 hectares located on the southeastern edge of the Melbourne central business district in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jolimont and Inner east.
Jolimont
Neighborhood
Jolimont is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Situated to the south east of the city's primary axis, Jolimont features parks, business precincts and a limited amount of residential accommodation.
Inner east
Photo: Nicolás Boullosa, CC BY 2.0.
The inner east of Melbourne consists of a number of suburbs and localities within the Yarra municipality. Compared with glitzy Stonnington on the other side of the river, the inner eastern area is known among Melburnians as a working-class district, filled with pubs and old factories.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring streets, and consists of numerous laneways, alleys and arcades.
Bishopscourt
- Categories: mansion and official residence
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.81315° or 37° 48′ 47″ southLongitude
144.98395° or 144° 59′ 2″ eastOpen location code
4RJ65XPM+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 321363890OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4918082
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