Chamber 17 - Winter Cole

Chamber 17 - Winter Cole was the last chamber that had its main wall along Peacock Road, it also had an emergency exit door to Peacock Road.

It also shared a wall where there were doors that led to the Chamber 28 - Garden and the walkway to the café. It was opposite Chamber 18 - Winter Nelis and accessed from Chamber 19 - Packham.

For the 1990s and early 2000s it contained a part of Syber Antiques' business along with Chamber 18 - Winter Nelis, they dealt in china and furniture.

From 2006 Deco Heaven joined in the neighbouring Chamber 18 - Winter Nelis specialising in Art Deco items. Chamber 17 held their related business; Retro Heaven specialising in mid-century small items and smaller furniture, spanning into the 1970s.

It was often noted by the Deco Heaven that this space was one of the dustiest owing to the emergency exit door being beside Peacock Road – an unsealed road, and this space being closest to the jam factory opposite and therefore having trucks often driving and slowing down and turning close to this space.

Note: Images have dates written in YEAR-MONTH-DAY format, as there is a mix of mediums of images with some having more exact dates than others. 

More information

Screenshot: "Coxy's Big Break" S07E019, WTFN

  • This chamber appeared on "Coxy's Big Break" - Season 7, Episode 19 - Yarra and Maribynong first broadcast: 20 June 2009 on Seven. It featured dealer Greg Chilvers of Antiques & Old Lace and Silver Screen (from Chamber 12 - Snow and Chamber 13 - William) being interviewed sat in this chamber.

  • This chamber, the neighbouring Chamber 18 - Winter Nelis and the nearby Chamber 13 - William and Chamber 12 - Snow are some of the few chambers with a full false ceiling. During the initial renovation of the Packing House the ceiling was deemed to be in too bad a condition to repair it, or have it on display, thus a false ceiling was hung.

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