| The Flushcombe Estate was granted to Captain Robert Lethbridge in 1822 as Portion 194, this included the land between Flushcombe Road and the church and School Lands to the east. Lethbridge was known to have bred horses on what was known as Flushcombe Estate. By 1882 the land is noted as being in the ownership of W.B Campbell. It is not clear if Flushcombe Turretts was built at this time or earlier by Robert Lethbridge. The land on subdivision maps in 1882 appears to have been well established by that time. The 1911 sale plan shows the location of the ‘Flushcombe Turretts’ building in its original location with the layout of the farm around filling all the land between Bungarribee Road and the Great Western Highway. The farm was subdivided into smaller farms running east west from Flushcombe Road. The Turrets Building appears to have been located between Stanley Street and Fullam Road. These gates are all that remain from W.B. Campbell’s house Flushcombe Turrets built circa 1880 on a nearby site which has since been redeveloped. The gates were relocated to their present position during the 1970s. |
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