Several guided walking tours are available in and
around Talbot, as described below.
Talbot
Today you can get a glimpse of Talbot's rich history
wandering along one of the most intact blocks of gold era
government buildings in Australia. A 1 hour guided walking tour is
available
starting from Market Square, Scandinavian Crescent. It is an easy
walk on mainly flat terrain. The tour costs $4 per person which
includes
a brochure. Contact Talbot Visitor Services on (03) 5463 2002 to make a
booking.
Key gold era architectural sights
include:
- Former Wesleyan Church, constructed in 1862-1863, now
the oldest surviving church in Talbot. Free use of Gothic
elements contrast sharply with the classically inspired Primitive
Methodist Church opposite.
- ANA Hall, Ballaarat Street, next to the town hall,
was built at the turn of the twentieth century for the Australian
Natives Association.
- Former Bootmaker, corner Ballaarat Street and
Scandinavian Crescent, built by Joseph Burdess in 1862. In 1987
the verandah was reconstructed using early photographs as a
guide.
- Former Bull & Mouth Hotel, now Chesterfield
House B&B, Ballaarat Street North, was built of local basalt in
1865 by William Owen. The original Bull & Mouth Hotel was
opposite and was demolished to make way for Heales Street. The verandah
was added about 1900 when the building was known as the Town Hall
Hotel.
- Former drapery, Scandinavian Crescent and Camp
Street. This unusual shop and attached residence was built about
1861-82 when early development consolidated in Talbot. Originally a
drapery and later a tea house, by 1919 it was Weilandt's store. The
adjacent shop was built in the early 1920s and has a pressed metal
facade, simulating masonry
Amherst Cemetery
A guided walking tour of the nearby Amherst Cemetery
(which also serves Talbot) is available by appointment. Your tour guide
is a trustee of the Cemetery and can provide information about family
history
research. Free transport to the Cemetery leaves from Market Square,
Scandinavian Crescent. A donation is requested in aid of the care and
maintenance of this historic Cemetery. Contact Talbot Visitor
Services on (03) 5463 2002 to make a booking.
This page was last updated on 10 November 2009
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