Coop's Shot Tower is a shot tower located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Australia. It was completed in 1889 and is high. The historic building was saved from demolition in 1973 and was incorporated into Melbourne Central complex in 1991 underneath an conical glass roof.
Coop's Shot Tower is 9 storeys high, and has 327 steps to the top. The tower produced of shot weekly up until 1961, when the demand for the lead shot dwindled, because of new firearm regulations. The tower was operated by the Coop family, who also managed Clifton Hill Shot Tower. , ...The shot tower in McIntyre-aIley, off Little Lonsdale-street, was the scene of a fire on Saturday afternoon...The tower forms portion of the premises occupied by Miss E. Coop, trading as Walter Coop, lead manufacturer,...The building and contents are insured with the Chamber of Manufactures for £10,900...
A museum called the Shot Tower Museum has been set up inside of the tower at the back of RM Williams and DJI (D1) stores,DJI (D1 Store) a tenant in the tower.DJI - Melbourne Central The tower has been the site of fatalities in 1903 and 1922., ...on the body of Frederick Lacey Burridge. who was killed at Coop’s shot tower in Lonsdale street by falling through an opening 15 feet and fracturing his skull....Evidence showed...he either fell accidentally or through a fit.. , ...Wm. Landsey, married, aged 61 years, of Andrew-street, Northcote, fell from the first floor at the shot tower in Lonsdale-street yesterday, and was admitted to Melbourne Hospital suffering from a fractured leg and shock. He died subsequently from the injuries he received...
The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Coop's Shot Tower: 211 LaTrobe Street, MELBOURNE on Walking Melbourne