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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Rebuilding of Melbourne heritage house on cards as police investigate fire at the property

Shenley Croft, a heritage-listed home in Melbourne, that was damaged by fire in December.
Shenley Croft, a heritage-listed home in Melbourne that was damaged by fire in December. Photograph: Jellis Craig

The Edwardian-style house boasts a private ballroom and cellar. Located in Melbourne’s affluent, leafy south-eastern suburbs, the heritage-listed Canterbury house was last sold in 2019. A real estate advertisement at the time touted its potential for renovation as one of the 1,320sqm property’s many selling points.

Within four years of its sale, the house – named Shenley Croft – mysteriously caught fire in December. There is an active police investigation but no charges have been laid.

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