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Pulpit from Christ Church Congregational Church, Launceston, Tasmania
This wooden pulpit was removed from the former Christ Church Congregational Church in Launceston, Tasmania, in 2002 (having originally been in another church building) and is now on display in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston.…
Ascomanni Medieval Re-enactment Society
Ascomanni Medieval Re-enactment Society is a living history group based in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. The group focus on Anglo-Saxons, Normans, and Vikings during the later Viking Age, specifically the period 966-1066 ending with the Norwegian…
Australian Mutual Provident Society building, Launceston, Tasmania
This Australian Mutual Provident Society building is in the centre of the Tasmanian city of Launceston. It was designed by local architects Lesley Gordon Corrie (1859-1918) and Alexander North (1858-1945) and built by J. and T. Gunn. It opened in…
Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray Campus, Tasmania
The Mowbray campus of the Launceston Church Grammar School in Launceston, Tasmanian, has a number of buildings of different eras with medieval features. These include the administration building whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister…
Launceston Post Office interior, Launceston, Tasmania
The Launceston Post Office is in the centre of the Tasmanian city of Launceston, and is one of four Heritage Property Showcase buildings of Australia Post for 2012. It was designed by architect William W. Eldridge (1850-1933) in 1885 with some…
Tom Room Building, Launceston Church Grammar School, Tasmania
Launceston Church Grammar School has two campuses in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The relatively recent brick Tom Room Building continues the medieval theme found elsewhere on the campus by the use buttresses that end as crenellation.…
Tags: buttress, castle, coat of arms, crenellation, crest, drama, education, Gothic, Launceston, Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray, parapet, pointed arch, school, shield, Tas, Tasmania, Tom Room, tower.
Launceston Post Office exterior, Launceston, Tasmania
The Launceston Post Office is in the centre of the Tasmanian city of Launceston, and is one of four Heritage Property Showcase buildings of Australia Post for 2012. It was designed by architect William W. Eldridge (1850-1933) in 1885 with some…
Tags: Alexander North, Australia Post, capital, column, federation, Free Romanesque, Hedley Westbrook., Launceston, Launceston Post Office, lead lighting, Lesley Gordon Corrie, oriel window, oval window, post office, Queen Anne Style, Romanesque, semi-circular arch, Tas, Tasmania, tower, William W. Eldridge
Launceston Church Grammar School tower, Mowbray, Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston Church Grammar School has two campuses in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. This photograph of a modern interpretation of a medieval tower was taken on the Mowbray campus. The brick square clock tower has eight corner buttresses,…
Tags: buttress, education, Launceston, Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray, school, Tas, Tasmania, tower, turret.