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Loreto Chapel, Ballarat
This photograph is of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Children’s Chapel and Loreto Chapel. The building is part of Loreto College in the rural Victorian town of Ballarat. The chapel was built between 1898 and 1902 and…
Loreto College, Ballarat
Loreto College was founded in the rural Victorian city of Ballarat by the Catholic Loreto Sisters as a school for girls in 1875. The photograph is of the gate at the entrance to the College grounds. The brick gate is in the Gothic architectural style…
Magna Carta scene, Royal Clock, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
The diorama of King John I (1166-1216) signing Magna Carta in 1215 is one of six revolving scenes devoted to English royalty that appear on the hour in the Royal Clock in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building. The clock was designed by Neil Glasser…
Malt Kiln, Boag’s Brewery, Launceston, Tasmania
The 1886 malt kiln of the Esk Brewery of James Boag and Son (Boag’s Brewery) is in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The façade is in the Queen Anne architectural style and includes a number of medieval features, such as…
Mary Ann Simpson memorial window, St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania
The Mary Ann Simpson (1857-1915) memorial stained glass window is in St David’s Anglican Cathedral, Hobart. The lancet window features St Michael as a knight wearing armour of the late medieval period and wearing a sword. He is killing a red…
Masks, Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Launceston, Tasmania
One of two photographs of the former Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Launceston. The church was built in Gothic Revival style in 1859 (the first service was in January 1860) and was designed by architect William Henry Clayton (1823-1877). It was…
Masonic Club of Tasmania, Hobart
The Masonic Club of Tasmania is one of a number of heritage buildings along Hobart’s Macquarie Street. It was originally built as Hutchins School between 1847 and 1849, and was designed by the Tasmanian-born architect William Archer. The…