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House with Gothic features, Launceston, Tasmania

This house in Launceston, Tasmania, includes Gothic features. In particular, the steeply pitched roof and pointed-arch windows are Gothic in style. Gothic architecture began in Europe during the twelfth century.

Tags: domestic architecture, Gothic, house, Launceston, pointed arch, Tas, Tasmania

Jack and the Beanstalk house window, East Devonport

One of three photographs of a house in East Devonport built in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Gothic features of the house include the arched windows and steeped pitch of the roof. This photograph shows one of the gothic-style windows, which…

Tags: arched window, architecture, domestic, domestic architecture, East Devonport, folktale, Gothic, Gothic Revival, home, house, household, Jack and the Beanstalk, residence, residential, Tas, Tasmania

Jack and the Beanstalk House, East Devonport

One of three photographs of a house in East Devonport built in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Gothic features of the house include the arched windows and steeped pitch of the roof. Gothic architecture was the dominant style in much of Europe…

Tags: arch, arched windows, architecture, domestic, domestic architecture, East Devonport, folk, folktale, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Jack and the Beanstalk, Tas, Tasmania

Jack and the Beanstalk, East Devonport

One of three photographs of a house in East Devonport built in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Gothic features of the house include the arched windows and steeped pitch of the roof. This photograph shows a boy, presumably Jack, climbing a…

Tags: arched windows, architecture, domestic, domestic architecture, East Devonport, fairy tale, fairy-tale, folklore, folktale, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Jack and the Beanstalk, Tas, Tasmania

Knight Stained Glass, Perth, Tasmania

One of four photographs of a castle-like building on the Midland Highway in Perth, Tasmania. This one shows domestic stained glass/leadlight beside the front door featuring an armoured knight on horseback. The knight has an early medieval style…

Tags: architecture, Armour, castle, chivalry, domestic, domestic architecture, helmet, house, knight, knighthood, knights, leadlight, Perth, residence, shield, stained glass, Tas, Tasmania

Medieval knight, Perth, Tasmania

Tags: Armour, battlement, castle, crenellation, domestic architecture, helmet, house, knight, Perth, Tas, Tasmania.

Priest House, Mullewa

The Priest House is in the small rural Western Australian town of Mullewa was designed by Monsignor John Cyril Hawes as his personal accommodation. The stone house was built in 1929-1930 after the adjacent church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Sts…

Tags: Catholic, Catholicism, Church, domestic architecture, house, John Cyril Hawes, Monsignor Hawes, Mullewa, museum, Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Sts Peter and Paul, Priest House, Priest House Museum, religion, Romanesque, semi-circular arch, veranda, WA, Western Australia

Sea serpent roof ornament, Lyttleton Street, East Launceston, Tasmania

One of three photographs of domestic roof-top adornments in Lyttleton Street, East Launceston. The ornament on this roof creates a sea serpent effect, with its body coiling along the roof line and its head raised to look over the roof. Also known as…

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