All user contributions - CLOWANCE

Notes

  • Cranborne

    10/10/18

    Clowance is a replica of an earlier house designed by Gribble for Isiah Pearce's older brother James Pearce. Cranborne is located at 312 Eyre St (Cnr Eyre and Raglan Sts). James Pearce later subdivided his land and built 2 terraces (also designed by Gribble) facing Raglan St, for 2 of his daughters. James Pearce was founder of the Canadian Crushing Co and Pearce Brothers Mining, (which Isiah managed) Canadian Crushing Co was famous for building and operating the worlds largest gold battery.

  • Cranborne

    10/10/18

    James Pearce's Cranborne was later purchased by the daughter of another well known Ballarat mining identity William Bailey