Camberwell & Canterbury Circuit Walk

These two inner ring suburbs are noted for their preserved period neighbourhoods with grand homes from Victorian, Italianate, Edwardian, Queen Anne and Federation eras and tranquil leafy streets.  Lesser know is the area’s leadership of the 1920s temperance movement that still sees both suburbs (and others nearby) as legally dry areas.  Also, the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) syndrome leads to regular battles over land planning applications.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy 11km circuit walk.
MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:35am | Outside Camberwell Railway Station on the corner of Cookson and Holly Streets.   
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The Belgrave line train departs Flinders Street via the City Loop at 10:06am arriving at Camberwell at 10:31am.  Trams #70, #72 and #75 pass nearby.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway map 45 grid J11; Google map goo.gl/maps/eaFiHVFwjqw.  
DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 9km, 25 minutes by train.
COST: Myki money: full fare capped at $6.30; concession fare capped at $3.15; Seniors free.
FOOD: Carry at least 1 litre of water, snacks, plus food for lunch.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Layered clothing to match the weather forecast for a mid winter’s day.  Comfortable walking shoes suitable for asphalt and concrete paths.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Departing from Camberwell Station, the walk traverses the tranquil back streets of the two suburbs to view the multiple layers of the built environment in the area.  The focus will be on:

• historic homes and public buildings (many are recorded on registers); 
• the unique Golf Links Estate, the birthplace of Barry Humphries; 
• art deco buildings; and 
• examples of new high and medium density developments. 

Lunch will be taken in one of the many parks that dot the two suburbs.  If wet weather prevails, we will camp in the historic rotunda in Canterbury Gardens.  The walk will conclude back at Camberwell Station.
LEADER | RSVP: Garry O. | by Thursday 19th July.