Ripon Street

Ripon Street is a street in Redan.

History
It takes its name from an adjacent parish in the mapped country around Ballarat. Ripon is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England.

In October 1875 the city council directed that the deep drains in street be filled with quartz.

Joseph Rowsell was granted permission to open a new quarry in Ripon Street, provided that it was securely fenced.

In July 1892 a petition was presented to the council to extend Ripon Street: "Petition.—Cr Bell presented a petition signed by 89 ratepayers in the south ward, asking for the opening of Ripon street from Sebastopol street to Darling street. This would, he said, do a necessary work by filling up a quarry hole, and also find work for unemployed, who did not ask for charity but for the means to live. The mayor said he intended to go to Melbourne to try and get Government assistance for the work. The petition was referred to the finance committee for report."