Cary Castle Mews is a group of buildings on the grounds of Government House in Victoria and used to be the Lieutenant Governor's stables.   The stables were built in 1872, about twelve years after the construction of Cary Castle (the first Government House).   Unfortunately, the castle burnt down in 1899, but the stables survived.   Since then, the horses have long gone and about the only thing remaining from the old days is a State carriage, still stored here at the Mews.  These buildings are in the process of being renovated and converted to other uses.

One of the converted rooms is now used to display heraldry and other aspects of the Crown's honour system.  The central component in this room is the Lawrence J. Patten Heraldry Exhibit. 

This exhibit was conceived, designed and, over a number of years, built by Lawrence "Laurie" Patten, our branch master heraldic craftsman.  Have a look at a youtube video regarding this wonderful display of heraldry, as well as Laurie's work on heraldic shields displayed inside Government House.

For more current information on this exhibit, please see the 2018 exhibit update.