In search of more inspiration for the outdoor kitchen,
I stopped off at the Mernda Saleyards the other day.
These ceased trading as a 'proper' sale yard in 2005.
From that time till June 2009 it was still operating
as a small animal market each Monday.
Following complaints about animal cruelty
New laws that required more paper work to prevent
and/or track livestock and disease made the market unviable.
The market attracted buyers from a wide range
of cultural backgrounds.
of cultural backgrounds.
Many of the animals were bought for home butchering
and transported in the boots and back seats of cars.
It saleyards been trading for over 120 years.
You can tell I am coveting some of that timber, can't you?
Isn't the Internet wonderful?
I just found the minutes from a Council Meeting last year
that say the market has a heritage overlay.
Parts of it will be preserved, with some of the later
parts demolished and used as a local market/farmer's market.
I did have my eye on those little doors, but I will
be a good girl and leave them where they are
for future generations to enjoy.
:-)
