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D is for … doors

05 Wednesday Apr 2017

Posted by RuthsArc in 52 challenge, days out

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A2Z Challenge, doors, London

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As well as linking this to the A to Z Blogging Challenge, I’m also linking this to Norm’s Thursday doors.

Thursday Doors – Rosny Barn

02 Thursday Feb 2017

Posted by RuthsArc in photography, remembering / musing

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architecture, doors, history

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.

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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.

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Rosny Cottage was built around 1850 and was the home of farmers and labourers.

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The School House is a replica from 1890 and is now a small gallery.

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The barn now hosts performances and exhibitions and has beautiful wooden doors.

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I’m linking this to Norm’s Thursday Doors Series

Thursday Doors – at the Transport Museum

19 Thursday Jan 2017

Posted by RuthsArc in remembering / musing

≈ 12 Comments

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doors, Tasmania

As posted here, we had a nostalgic time at the Tasmanian Transport Museum last weekend.

As well as the steam trains and carriages, there were various old vehicles, which seem an ideal post for Norm’s Thursday Doors Series.

Fire engines from different decades.

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This “wheeled escape ladder” was imported from Britain in 1969 at a cost of $5,668. Lots of cupboard doors to hide equipment.

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This side loader bus from the 1940’s has a door on the pavement side for each row of bench seats. The other side has just the one, the driver’s door. Also this car, adapted for the mine manager, to run on rails.

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There were trams and trolley buses without doors, before the days of ”health and safety”. The museum is run by volunteers, who have renovated many of the vehicles.

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I’m impressed with these seats that can face either way. The seat back can slide backwards and forwards. Sydney still has seats like this on it’s new trains.

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Christmas Door

30 Friday Dec 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, photography

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doors

It’s been a few weeks since I contributed to Thursday Doors but I saw this lovely festive door today in Richmond, Tasmania.

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Thursday Doors – Painted Ladies

08 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, photography

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doors, Sydney

These two doors are at the Quarantine Station in Sydney.

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Thursday Doors.

25 Thursday Aug 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in one with nature

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doors

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This door has seen better days.

I admired it’s tenacity to remain standing against the odds. This is my contribution to Claudette’s Emotography Series.

Thursday Doors – Boat sheds

04 Thursday Aug 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in photography

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beach, doors

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Through the bookshelf

23 Saturday Jul 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, days out

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architecture, doors, Melbourne

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.

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As you walk downstairs you hear the noise of voices before you see the bar below.

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Such a cool place.

The door at street level is impressive too.

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I hope this post is not too late as a contribution for this week’s  Norm’s Thursday Doors.

Thursday Doors – Open and Closed

07 Thursday Jul 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in remembering / musing

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doors

I’ve chosen a few church doors this week, from Richmond in Tasmania.

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These open and closed doors fit the weekly photo challenge – opposites.

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How many people have walked through these doors, built in the 1830’s, to wear down the stone step to it’s current curved shape?

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Opposites

Thursday Doors – Hobart Custom House

23 Thursday Jun 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in photography

≈ 15 Comments

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doors, Hobart

In 1902 this Custom House was built on Hobart’s waterfront.

The building was floodlit in blue light for the recent winter festival Dark Mofo.

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This is the same door in daylight.

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It is difficult to get photos of the front of the building as four lanes of traffic drive by. I took this one just after sunrise on Anzac Day back in April.

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