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    Correspondence file between the Hon. W. J. T. Clarke and Town Clerk, City of Melbourne, re Bligh Place, 6 July 1867, courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre.
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    Correspondence file between W.J.T. Clarke and Public Works Committee, City of Melbourne, re Bligh Place, 10 June 1867, courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre.
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Bligh Place

Bligh Place leads north from Flinders Lane between Elizabeth and Queen streets, opposite Victoria University's Flinders Lane campus and the Mill Place arcade. It was probably named for merchants Bligh & Harbottle, who operated from a warehouse in Flinders Lane in the nineteenth century. In 1920, Bligh Place contained the warehouses of several wool merchants, and a store belonging to Beauchamp Brothers. In 2008 the balconies of apartments overlook Bligh Place, which despite its desolate appearance boasts several tiny sushi shops and a Japanese-inspired bar. The laneway is a dead-end with no vehicular access, but thanks to the custom of university students, enjoys active frontage.

Edwina Byrne

References
Sands & McDougall’s commercial and general Melbourne directory, Sands & McDougall, Melbourne, 1860. Details
'Central Melbourne: Lanes A-B', in Amendment C105 - CBD Laneways Review, City of Melbourne, 2007, http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=195&pg=3065&bp=1902&coll=8. Details
MMBW Detail Plan, 1010, City of Melbourne, image no bw0001, 1895; MMBW Melbourne Sewerage Plans 1890s - 1950s; State Library of Victoria. Details