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Brooke Street Pier, Hobart
Reflection
08 Saturday Jul 2017
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Bridge
06 Thursday Jul 2017
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Bridges in Tasmania
The Tasman Bridge, Hobart
Australia’s oldest bridge, Richmond
Red Bridge, Campbell Town
Swing Bridge over Huon River
Paint the town red
09 Friday Jun 2017
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Hobart is ready for it’s winter festival. The whole city gets involved by “painting the town red”.
Silent Sunday
28 Sunday May 2017
Weekly Photo Challenge – Heritage
20 Saturday May 2017
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Much of Tasmania’s heritage dates back to European settlement. These three bridges were all built by convict labour.
Richmond Bridge
Built in 1823 it is the oldest bridge in use in Australia.
The Red Bridge, Campbell Town
Built in 1838, constructed of hand made red bricks. This bridge on the Midland Highway now carries two million vehicles each year.
Spiky Bridge
Built in 1843, it is no longer in use, located a few meters from the East Coast Road.
But such a spectacular design. Some say the vertical stones were to prevent cattle falling over the side. Others claim it was convict rebellion against their supervisors.
Weekly Photo Challenge – A Good Match
27 Monday Feb 2017
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Thursday Doors – Rosny Barn
02 Thursday Feb 2017
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Rosny Barn is a gem in the heart of Hobart suburbs. The stone building dates back to 1818, just fifteen years after the first European Settlers arrived in Tasmania.
It is constructed from round river stones, sea shell mortar, with sandstone blocks on the corners and around doorways. The roof is made from wooden shingles.
It is believed the barn was used to store hay. The height of the barn and the two sets of double doors opposite each other would have allowed hay wagons to drive through for easy loading and unloading. The vertical slits at the top of the walls would have enabled air to circulate, reducing the risk of fire.
The overall site is Rosny Farm, with a mix of stone, brick and wooden buildings, ruins of stables and farm outbuildings. The farm well is marked out as a circular bench.
Rosny Cottage was built around 1850 and was the home of farmers and labourers.
The School House is a replica from 1890 and is now a small gallery.
The barn now hosts performances and exhibitions and has beautiful wooden doors.
I’m linking this to Norm’s Thursday Doors Series
Room with a View
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Last weekend, Hobart hosted an “Open House” event. Various buildings, were open for the public to explore.
“Dorney House”, one of Australia’s great modern houses, sits high on a hill on top of the abandoned 1904 Fort Nelson, with panoramic views of the city, the river and Southern Ocean.
Architect, J. H. Esmond Dorney built 3 versions of this house, in similar circular, open plan designs. The first house, built in 1949 was situated on the now empty southern gun emplacement. The second was built in 1966. Both of these homes were destroyed by bush fires. The current house was built in 1978.
It was a privilege to visit inside the now unoccupied home and grounds and to have a personal tour by the son of the the architect.
Through the bookshelf
23 Saturday Jul 2016
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We came from Hobart, to Melbourne, to find a bar that we had read about in a Sydney newspaper.
A hidden bar, where the entrance is disguised as a bookshelf. You have to move the correct book to open the door.
As you walk downstairs you hear the noise of voices before you see the bar below.
Such a cool place.
The door at street level is impressive too.
I hope this post is not too late as a contribution for this week’s Norm’s Thursday Doors.
B is for …
02 Saturday Apr 2016
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A2Z Challenge, Amsterdam, architecture, London, Sydney, Tasmania
B is for … Bridge
… in my second post for the Blogging A to Z Challenge.
Let’s start in London, with the iconic Tower Bridge.
This is the Wobbly Bridge, also in London. It’s official name is the Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian suspension bridge across the River Thames. When it opened, it swayed far too much and closed for months for modifications and stability.
This is a bridge that is intended to sway.
Amsterdam has many bridges over it’s canals, but this “Skinny Bridge” – Magere Brug – is a beautiful historic swing bridge.
On this side of the world, Sydney Harbour Bridge is another world famous image.
Tasmania has Australia’s oldest stone bridge, in Richmond. It was built by convict labour in 1823 and still carries traffic.
Another convict built bridge in Tassie is Spiky Bridge. It was built in 1843, using stones from the fields, without any mortar or cement. Stones on the parapet are laid vertically, hence it’s name. It is suggested that the vertical stones were to prevent cattle falling over the sides of the bridge. Others claim that the convicts placed them vertically in some minor rebellion against their supervisor.
