An industrial heritage

The name ‘The Bottleworks' is borrowed from the industrial past of the site at 135 Fitzroy Street. In the 1920s, The Geelong Glass Works Ltd produced bottles for Geelong and wider Victoria in a purpose built glassworks factory.

Since that time the site has had a colourful history including for wool storage and as a furniture retailer, known locally as ‘The Big Shed’. The project team loved the rich history of the site and surrounds - so much so that it forms the base of ‘The Bottleworks’ design.

See below the former Geelong Glass Works Ltd factory building. This historic building will be home to seven new apartments within The Bottleworks project.

Photograph from “News Of The Week”, 10th June 1920 (courtesy of Dr D. Rowe, Heritage Advisor).