Dwelling

History/Notes
The land at 25 Upper Skene Street was offered for sale as lot 3 of the McQueen Estate in 1928. This house was built in 1931 by H.R. Leach for Allan Shrimpton, in anticipation of his marriage to Miss Ina May Deans in the same year. They were to have three children: Ian David, Jeanette Ruth and Anne Christine.

Allan Phillip Shrimpton was born in Geelong in 1905, the son of Francis John and Minnie Eliza (nee Carter) Shrimpton. Presumably he was educated at Geelong College where his older brother, Francis John Shrimpton, is known to have attended. His father was the music teacher at the College. In 1919, he served in the Junior Cadets as part of the Commonwealth Government's universal military training. Shrimpton was a clerk in the 1930s. He served in the Australian Military Force in the Second World War, rising to the rank of Major and in 1942 he was Mentioned in Despatches. Following the war, Shrimpton became a Tourist Bureau Proprietor and he was still resident at 25 Upper Skene Street in 1965. He died in 1974.

The asymmetrical, single storey, timber interwar Bungalow styled dwelling is reflective of its original design.This includes the main hipped roof form, projecting minor hipped wing at the front, and the front flat-roofed verandah. Other original features include the chimney, broad eaves, flat- roofed faceted bay window (with timber shingling at the base), timber framed double hung windows, timber and glazed front door and sidelights, and possibly the verandah posts and brackets. Rear additions and a garage were built in 1998. There is an introduced capped timber picket front fence.

References:
Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes, Dept. of Justice.
Newtown Rate Books, 1930-35, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
Newtown Building Permit 1931, City of Greater Geelong.
A.P. Shrimpton, service no. VX17844, Australian Military Forces, Second World War, Honours & Awards, Australian War Memorial online, December 2015.
A.P. Shrimpton service record no. 966, 1919, National Archives of Australia online, December 2015.
Shrimpton, Francis John (1894-1918), Geelong College online at http://gnet. geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/SHRIMPTON-Francis-John-1894-1918. ashx
The Age, 11 June 1965.
Building Permit, 2019/1998, City of Greater Geelong.
McQueen Estate subdivision plan, 14 April 1928, special collection, Alfred Deakin Library, Deakin University, SAMSS 333.337099452 Gre/Pos.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House