Windermere Street

Windermere Street is a street in Redan.

History
The street takes its name from the parish in the adjacent mapped country to Ballarat. Windermere is named for Lake Windermere, the largest lake in England.

In October 1898 the street was the site of what became known as the Windermere Street Tragedy. Two teenage boys, Alfred and William Blomeley, murdered their father to end years of domestic violence and abuse inflicted upon them, their mother and their sisters. After the court heard the evidence, the charges against the boys were dismissed.