Skipton Street

Skipton Street is the major road through Redan.

History
The street was named as it was part of the road to Skipton, now the Glenelg Highway.

In October 1875, the council arranged to get as much filling as possible from the Golden Reef Company mine on the south east corner of Windermere Street and La Trobe Street, to be tipped at the Skipton Street embankment.

In March 1940 a house was destroyed by fire: "Fire broke out at the home of Mr. H. Oates, corner Leith and Skipton streets, Redan, on Saturday, and the flames spread rapidly through the five-roomed weatherboard structure. The major portion of the house was destroyed."

Businesses
Mr. Dewhurst had a chaff cutting business in April 1885: "MONDAY, 27th APRIL, At 12 o’clock. PRODUCE AND CHAFFCUTTING BUSINESS, PROPERTY AND MACHINERY. At Redan on Sebastopol Road. A. M. GREENFIELD and CO., have received Instructions to sell by public auction on the premises, Redan, on account of Mr Dewhurst—The PROPERTY having a frontage of 82½ to the Sebastopol Road by a depth of 132 feet on which are erected large Hay and Straw Housing. Stables, store in front, and 6 Roomed-Cottage all in first class order. The plant consists of 8 hp. Portable Engine, nearly new Corn Crusher, by South No. 1; Corn Crusher, Riddle, Belting. The whole forming a complete working plant in every particular-with Spacious Yard Room. The business has a good and old standing connection, and is capable of considerable extension by one or two energetic working men in trade. As the owner is leaving the district the whole is for positive sale in one lot."

Property

 * 601 Skipton Street, J. Stewart and Co. produce merchants, 1944.
 * 603 Skipton Street, Rodney B. Ramage, 1944
 * 605 Skipton Street, Mrs. Lucy Ratcliffe, 1944
 * 607 Skipton Street, William H. Baker, 1944
 * 609 Skipton Street
 * 611 Skipton Street, Irvine F. Brimacombe, 1944
 * 611a Skipton Street, John E. Richards 1944
 * 613 Skipton Street, Richard Wright, 1944
 * 615 Skipton Street, Richard T. Pearse, grocer, 1944
 * 615a Skipton Street, Stanley Burt, 1944
 * 617 Skipton Street, Sydney Walters, 1944
 * 617a Skipton Street, Charles H. Burt, 1944
 * 619 Skipton Street, John Veal, 1944
 * 619a Skipton Street, Norman L. Davis, 1944
 * 621 Skipton Street, Denis Gorman, 1944

Residents

 * H. Oates <1940.