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. |