Former Police Station (11 Clarence Road)

The first Northcote policeman was stationed near the hotel. In 1913, the Crown built the Clarence Road police station, with a paddock for the constable's horse. Legend has it that when Samuel Flavell, constable-in-charge, needed his garden dug, he would pick up a couple of drunks, and that one Sunday when the hotel was raided, he was one of the ones caught. A previous policeman was Denny Rowles, known for his many quaint sayings and old lemon squeezer felt hat. The old police station is now a private residence and has acquired a turret. The room on the right was the police cell.

Continue down Clarence Road to its intersection with Queen Street and return to The Bridgeway.