Where In Melbourne Puzzle: Where in Melbourne Puzzle March 2014

Where in Melbourne Puzzle - March 2014.

THIS PUZZLE HAS BEEN REVEALED

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

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Clue 1 - This building is in the heart of the City.

Clue 2 - A tower within a tower.

Clue 3 - The tower had to be of a particular height for dropped melted lead to form small spheres.

Clue 4 - Previously holding its own on the Melbourne skyline, this building has been incorporated into a Central shopping complex.

THE SOLVE

This is a picture of the Coop's Shot Tower within the Melbourne Central shopping centre.

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About Coop's Shot Tower :

Coop's Shot Tower Melbourne

Coop's Shot Tower was completed in 1888. Built by the Coop family, it stands as a reminder of early history of Melbourne when the inner city was a hub of industrial activity.

The Coop family had extensive interests in shot manufacture and smelting. They owned both of the two remaining towers in Melbourne, the other being in Clifton Hill near the current entrance to the Eastern Freeway.

Coop's Shot tower provides tangible evidence of the original process of lead shot production, a process now largely forgotten. Its form reflects the shot production process.

Pouring lead shot.

Sorting lead shot.

Shovelling lead shot.

The shot was produced by dropping molten lead through a perforated pan at the top of the tower into water at the bottom. The tower stands at 50 meters tall, the height necessary to allow the shot to form into spheres before reaching the bottom.

At the height of its productive life, the Tower was producing six tons of shot per week up until 1961, when the demand for lead shot dwindled following new firearm regulations.

The historic building was saved from demolition in 1973 and was incorporated into Melbourne Central complex in 1991 underneath an 84 m-high conical glass roof.

Coop's Shot Tower is 9 storeys high, and has 327 steps to the top. The tower produced six tonnes of shot weekly up until 1961, when the demand for the lead shot dwindled, because of new firearm regulations.

The Clifton Hill Shot Tower is an 80 metre (263 ft) tall shot tower on Clifton Hill in Melbourne, Australia. Clifton Hill Shot Tower was built beside Alexandra Parade in 1882 and resembles a chimney.

Coop's Shot Tower retains architectural significance as a fine example of a rare and distinctive building type and as a Melbourne landmark for more than a century. The Tower was one of the tallest buildings in Melbourne for many years and remains a significant Melbourne landmark long after its closure.