Richard Shotton J.P.
‘Ramslade’ 1894
Richard Shotton arrived in the colony in 1856, describing himself as "a native of London, and a freeman and liveryman of the City of London."
He joined auctioneers Greig & Murray four years after arriving, and continued with them until 1878.
Being a friend of Francis Gillett, of nearby ‘Sunnyside’, in 1875 he purchased 25 acres of land on Nepean Hwy, Mt Eliza and commissioned the building of ‘Ramslade’.
‘Ramslade’ 2011
He retired to live at ‘Ramslade’ in 1879.
Shotton was active in the Mornington St Peter’s Church and Shotton Rd, on the south of the property on which ‘Ramslade’ was built, is named after him.
Shotton Rd, Mount Eliza
‘Ramslade’ can been seen in
the centre background
