点评:I was in the area for business early in April and initially stopped because I required a bathroom break. There is a really good car park area next to the centre and then you walk towards a gorgeous red brick building.
The building was erected in 1862 as a drapery and general store. The Aitken & Fullerton sign displayed on the wall comes from the original grocery delivery cart and the original building finished where the information counter now stands.
Archibald Gordon Aitken was born in 1863 in Scotland. In 1885 he arrived in Australia, aged 22 on the ship Inveruglas. Six years later in 1891, along with business partner, WR Commins, he purchased the general store at Rutherglen. Together Aitken and Commins built on the business, as well as the building, adding the side wings in 1911. In 1926, Commins retired from the store and AG Aitken’s son-in-law, Percy Fullerton joined the business and it became Aitken and Fullerton.
But onwards, it's not just a stunning building... they offer local products and giftware, the centre offers bike hire including two tandem bikes, there is a wall of historical information about local wineries, there is some historical information about the gold battery, there are also information brochures and helpful staff.
翻译:四月初,我到该地区出差,最初停下来是因为我需要上厕所。中心旁边有一个非常好的停车场,然后你走向一座华丽的红砖建筑。
该建筑建于 1862 年,是一家布艺和杂货店。墙上展示的 Aitken & Fullerton 标志来自最初的杂货送货车,最初的建筑在现在的信息柜台所在的地方完工。
Archibald Gordon Aitken 于 1863 年出生于苏格兰。1885 年,22 岁的他乘坐 Inveruglas 号船抵达澳大利亚。六年后的 1891 年,他与商业伙伴 WR Commins 一起购买了 Rutherglen 的杂货店。艾特肯和康明斯共同发展了这家商店以及这栋建筑,并于 1911 年增加了侧翼。1926 年,康明斯从商店退休,AG 艾特肯的女婿珀西·富勒顿 (Percy Fullerton) 加入商店,商店改名为艾特肯和富勒顿。
但从那以后,它不仅仅是一座令人惊叹的建筑……他们提供当地产品和礼品,中心提供自行车租赁服务,包括两辆双人自行车,还有一面关于当地酿酒厂的历史信息墙,还有一些关于金电池的历史信息,还有信息手册和乐于助人的员工。