East Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Model Tudor Village

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

1. Model Tudor Village Marker

Inscription.

This Model Tudor Village was presented to the City of Melbourne by the citizens of Lambeth England in appreciation of gifts of food dispatched from Victoria to England during food shortages following World War 2
1939-45

Erected by Lambeth, England.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 37° 48.791′ S, 144° 58.859′ E. Marker is in East Melbourne, Victoria, in Melbourne. It can be reached from Wellington Parade (Victoria Route 30) 0.2 kilometers west of Hotham Street and Clarendon Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Fairies Tree (a few steps from

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this marker); Fitzroy Gardens (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sinclair's Cottage (about 150 meters away); Scarred Tree (about 180 meters away); A Great Australian Tree (about 210 meters away); Captain Cook's Pine (about 210 meters away); Fitzroy Gardens Welcome (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Taken not Given (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Melbourne.

Also see . . . Model Tudor Village - City Collection. City of Melbourne

Location: Fitzroy Gardens Model buildings representing a typical Kentish village during the Tudor period. Edgar Wilson was a 77-year-old pensioner living in England when he built this model Tudor village in the late 1940s. It is one of three villages he built, and it represents a typical Kentish village during the Tudor period. As well as comprising private residences and public buildings, the village is replete with the residences of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. The Tudor village was donated to the City of Melbourne through the City of Lambeth, England, as a gift to the people of Melbourne in appreciation for the generosity they
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

2. The Marker in the Model Tudor Village
demonstrated in sending food to Britain during World War Two. Lord Mayor Cr Raymond Connelly formally opened the village on 21 May 1948.

(Submitted on May 26, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

The Model Tudor Village from the North image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

3. The Model Tudor Village from the North

Model Tudor Village Marker from the West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, May 11, 2026

4. Model Tudor Village Marker from the West

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.