Development plans for Kelly lock-up on hold

September 4, 2008

A central Victorian council wants plans to expand a historic police
station redesigned, because of fears the redevelopment could damage the
site's heritage value.

Ned Kelly was held in the heritage-listed Kyneton police station lock-up
when he was 15 years old.

The station was built in 1882, but the lock-up was built some 20 years
earlier.

A Heritage Victoria planning permit is required before the State
Government project can go ahead.

But the Macedon Ranges Shire Council has rejected the proposal as it
stands.

The Mayor, Noel Harvey, says the plans are totally inappropriate.

"What we currently have, is a very overpowering building that will
totally dominate the site, will totally dominate the very old, beautiful
old bluestone court house, and the historic lock-ups," he said.

Heritage Victoria expects to rule on the plans this month.

Source:ABC.net.au

A mobile sign several years ago. (Photo D. White.)

(Photos D. White)

Ned has quite an association with the historic town of Kyneton.
He was only a lad when he was held here whilst the police tried to get him to give
up bushranger Harry Power. Ned did not give them the information they needed
however his uncle did. Ned was held in the local lockup and attended the Kyneton Court House.
He was released but spent a few weeks in one of the local hotels. (Murphy's)
All of the buildings associated with this period are still standing and amazingly still in use as they
were in 1870!

Apart from an attachment to Ned himself, Kyneton was also home to a man named George Metcalf.
George was a quarryman at Glenrowan and became a prisoner during the siege in 1880 ten years
after his stay here in Kyneton

LATEST PHOTOS OF KYNETON.

The above photos were taken by me on September 13th 2008. The final one is of Ned's cell.

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