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Pigeon Tower, near Cressy, Tasmania
This pigeon tower, or dovecote, is located on the banks of Macquarie River on a property owned by Burlington Farming Pty Ltd near the northern Tasmanian town of Cressy. The tower was originally part of the adjoining Panshanger Estate and was built in…
PICA Tower, Perth
This photograph shows the tower of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art in the Perth Cultural Centre. The building, opened in 1897 and designed by William Atkins, was originally the Perth Boys’ and Girls’ School, and was often…
Petition against Prohibition of Distilling to Sir George Gawlor
Interested parties plead their cause, which is to allow distillation of alcoholic drinks, to his Excellency, Lieut, Col. George Gawler, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia,…
Perth's Skyline Adornments
Taken from the West Australian, 15 June 1935, p. 2. Pertains to the aesthetics of the Perth City Skyline, which includes a number of Gothic architectural features, including a griffin, spires and a gargoyle.
Tags: allegorical decoration, crown, gargoyle, gargoyles, Gothic, gothic architecture, Government Printing Office, griffin, griffins, Hay Street, lion, lion's head, Murray Street, Perth, Perth Literary Institute, Perth Literary Institute building, Saint Andrew, spire, spires, St Andrew, St. Andrew, Trinity, Trinity buildings, WA, Western Australia
Perth Town Hall
An image of the Perth Town Hall.
Construction of the Perth Town Hall began in 1867, and the building was officially opened in 1870. Upon the order of Governor Hampton the Town Hall was built as part of a Public Works programme that utilised…
Construction of the Perth Town Hall began in 1867, and the building was officially opened in 1870. Upon the order of Governor Hampton the Town Hall was built as part of a Public Works programme that utilised…
Tags: arcading, architecture, building, clock, clock tower, convict, convict labour, convicts, gothic architecture, Gothic Revival, government building, hall, James Manning, labour, lancet arch, marketplace, municipal building, neo-Gothic, Perth, pinnacle, Public Works programme, Richard Roach Jewell, tourelle, Town Hall, Victorian Free Gothic style, WA, Western Australia
Perth Mint, Perth, Western Australia
The administration building of Perth Mint was designed by George Temple Poole in the Federation Romanesque style, most evident in the use of semi-circular arches for the windows and entrances. The foundation stone was laid by Sir John Forest, the…
Perth Medieval Fair 2011 Flyer
Flyer for the 2011 West Australian Medieval Allliance's Perth Medieval Fair. A man dressed as a knight in full armour is depicted.
Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group display
This display at the 2012 PMRG/CMEMS ‘Receptions: Medieval and Early Modern Cultural Appropriations’ conference (Perth, August 2012) celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group. The display showed many of…