Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (author-applied PDM) · Display cropped.
About this place
Melbourne Central describes this industrial tower as one of three surviving nineteenth-century shot towers in Australia.
The record
Comparison: Surviving nineteenth-century shot towers in Australia.
Visiting
Use the linked visitor page to check current access, opening and booking arrangements.
Check access details directly before travelling. Occasion tags are editorial suggestions. They do not certify accessibility or opening hours.
Sources
Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.
- Melbourne Central
Supports the specific fact and scope described above.
- State Library Victoria
A different historical tallest-building account; the tower’s headline avoids that disputed ranking.