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NameBaptist Place
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Baptist Place is classified as a public lane.

Alternative name: sometimes Baptist Lane. 

Named pre-1856. Possibly visible in 1840(?) map by Robert Russell (http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/114764).

Located at or near: 207-209 Little Collins St.

Probable or possible origin of name: Baptist Chapel, adjacent, 170-174 Collins Street.

Location is approximate.

For more information, see: Bate, W., Broome, R., Davis, N., May, A. J., & Stitt, H. (2024). The story of Melbourne’s lanes: Essential but unplanned (pp. 11, 140). ISBN 978-1-875173-12-9.

"Bridges ad more bridges over Baptist Place off Little Collins Street. From inside Victoria Hotel, just up from Swanston Street, these are corridors momentarily without rooms. " p. 11.

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Linkbackhttps://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01698b.htm
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ContributorMitchell Harrop
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Added2024-07-12 14:25:01
Updated2025-01-15 14:25:30

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.81413140848702
Longitude
144.96735166543164
Start Date
1856-01-01
State
VIC
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CITY OF MELBOURNE

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Created At
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🌏 Baptist Place south end

Placename
Baptist Place
Type
Journey

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.81449381374438
Longitude
144.96747160262066
Start Date
1856-01-01
State
VIC
LGA
CITY OF MELBOURNE

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td19f2
Created At
2024-07-15 14:53:02
Updated At
2024-07-15 14:53:02
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