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Vaulted Ceiling in Earlsferry House, Guildford, Western Australia
Image of a vaulted ceiling inside the heritage-listed Earlsferry House Bed and Breakfast on the Swan River in Guildford, Western Australia. The building is of typical late nineteenth century style, embodying elements of the Victorian gothic…
Old Perth Technical School
Image of the tower of the former Perth Technical College. This brick building was designed by the government architect Hillson Beasley and completed in 1910. The only medieval feature of the Federation-era building is its side tower with castellated…
Earlsferry House, Guildford, Western Australia
Image of the heritage-listed Earlsferry House Bed and Breakfast on the Swan River in Guildford, Western Australia. The building is of typical late nineteenth century style, embodying elements of the Victorian gothic with its turret, arches, and…
Rothenburg
In this article, John T. McMahon discusses a visit to Rothenburg in 1936, which he describes as “the finest surviving example of a medieval city with its walls, gates and towersâ€. After giving a brief history of Rothenburg’s…
Earlsferry House Bed & Breakfast, Guildford, Western Australia
An image of the heritage listed Earlsferry House Bed and Breakfast on the Swan River in Guildford, Western Australia. The building is of typical late nineteenth century style, embodying elements of the Victorian gothic with its turret, arches, and…
The Mace of Parliament
In this article from the Western Argus, the significance and history of the mace in parliamentary proceedings is explained. The author describes the mace used in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a sceptre surmounted by a cross, an orb and the…