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Saint Werburgh’s Chapel, Mount Barker
St Werburgh’s Chapel is located on a farm close to the Western Australian town of Mount Barker. The chapel was built on the property of George Egerton-Warburton and was consecrated in 1874. The building was made of local materials and is in…
Interior of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew’s Cathedral on George Street in central Sydney was consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia. The Anglican cathedral was designed by the English architect Edmund Blacket, who later became the colonial architect…
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew’s Cathedral on George Street in central Sydney was consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia. The Anglican cathedral was designed by the English architect Edmund Blacket, who later became the colonial architect…
St Werburgh’s Chapel, Mount Barker
St Werburgh’s Chapel is located on a farm close to the Western Australian town of Mount Barker. The chapel was built on the property of George Egerton-Warburton and was consecrated in 1874. The building was made of local materials and is in…
Medieval knight, Perth, Tasmania
Tags: Armour, battlement, castle, crenellation, domestic architecture, helmet, house, knight, Perth, Tas, Tasmania.
Uniting Church, Ross, Tasmania
The Uniting Church in the Tasmanian town of Ross was built as the Wesley Church in 1885. The building is in the Gothic Revival style and features lancet windows, a pointed arch entrance, buttresses, clock moldings, and a tower topped by a spire.
Tags: buttress, Gothic, Gothic Revival, lancet window, pointed arch, Ross, spire, Tas, Tasmania, tower, tracery, Uniting Church, vaulted ceiling, Wesley Church.
Valhalla Icecream
Valhalla Icecream is made in the Hobart suburb of Moonah. As seen on this advertising sign, the company’s logo features the side profile of the head of a Viking warrior on a red shield. The warrior wears a helmet with wings, a notion popular in…
Tags: advertisement, helmet, Hobart, horned helmet, icecream, logo, mythology, Norse, Odin, Old Norse mythology, shield, sign, Tas, Tasmania, Valhalla, Valhalla Icecream, Valkyrie, viking, warrior, winged helmet.
Coat of arms, Government House, Sydney
These photographs show a coat of arms on the exterior of Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. They feature a male and female knight/warrior, both with a sword and wearing armour. The female, possibly Joan of Arc, is also wearing an…