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Chapel, Brickendon Estate, Tasmania
The small brick chapel with a shingle roof on Brickendon Estate, near Longford, is dated by its stained glass windows to the 1850s. It is in the centre of the farm village and was built for the religious observances of the farm workers and their…
Convict Church tower, Port Arthur, Tasmania
The foundation stone for the Convict Church at the former penal settlement of Port Arthur, Tasmania, was laid by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur (1784-1854) in 1836. The church was possibly designed by the Deputy Commissariat Officer Thomas…
Convict Church, Port Arthur, Tasmania
The foundation stone for the Convict Church at the former penal settlement of Port Arthur, Tasmania, was laid by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur (1784-1854) in 1836. The church was possibly designed by the Deputy Commissariat Officer Thomas…
Exterior View of Lancet Windows at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, York, Western Australia
An image of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, located on South Street in York, a settlement ninety minutes south-east of Perth in Western Australia. This image shows lancet windows separated by stone mullions, a rose window and an arched doorway located…
Fremantle Prison Gatehouse, Fremantle, Western Australia
A view of the Fremantle Prison Gatehouse in Fremantle, Western Australia. The Gatehouse was constructed by convict labour between 1854 and 1855. It was built according to the design of Royal Engineer Edmund Henderson from limestone quarried on…
Greenway Building, Sydney
The Greenway Building is on the edge of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and has housed the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, part of the University of Sydney, since 1915. It was built as the stables for Government House by convict architect Francis…
Greenway Building, Sydney
The Greenway Building is on the edge of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and has housed the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, part of the University of Sydney, since 1915. It was built as the stables for Government House by convict architect Francis…
Guard Tower, Port Arthur, Tasmania
The well preserved Guard Tower at Port Arthur, Tasmania, was a central part of the penal colony’s Military Complex. The tower was built in 1836 during the rule of Commandant Charles O’Hara Booth (1800-1851). It was built with convict…