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St Davidâ€™s Cathedral interior, Hobart, Tasmania

St Davidâ€™s Anglican Cathedral, Hobart was designed by English architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) in 1865 in the Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid in 1868 by Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the nave was…

Tags: Altar, Anglican, column, font, George Frederick Bodley, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Henry Hunter, Hobart, pointed arch, Prince Alfred, rood screen, St Davidâ€™s Cathedral, stained glass, Tas, Tasmania, tracery, vaulted ceiling.

Balingup 2012 film

This 11 minute film on YouTube shows highlights of the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale held in the town of Balingup in the south-west of Western Australia on August 25-26. The film was made by Michael Cheffins for ZigZagCommunityArts Inc., and the…

Minervaâ€™s Tower at Balingup Medieval Carnival 2012 film

This 11 minute film on YouTube shows has been pieced together from separate performances by Minerva’s Tower at the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The event was held in the town of Balingup in the south-west of Western Australia on August…

â€˜Chaucer at the Court of Edward IIIâ€™, by Ford Madox Brown

This large oil on canvas history painting by Victorian artist Ford Madox Brown was purchased (directly from the artist) by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1876. Subtitled “Geoffrey Chaucer Reading the ‘Legend of Custance’ to…

Church of the Apostles exterior, Launceston, Tasmania

The Catholic Church of the Apostles is in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. The foundation stone was laid in 1864 by Tasmania’s first catholic Bishop, Robert William Willson (1794-1866). The foundation stone for the tower and spire were laid by…

Tags: Bishop Willson, buttress, Cardinal Moran, Catholic, Church of the Apostles, Gothic, Gothic Revival, lancet window, Launceston, Patrick Francis Moran, pointed arch, Robert William Willson., spire, stained glass, Tas, Tasmania, tower, tracery

Four Seasons Gutter Protection

The website and advertisements for Four Season Gutter Protection feature four cartoon medieval foot soldiers wearing helmets and brandishing shields and weapons – flails (a type of mace) and spears or pikes. The heads of the weapons are in the…

Tags: advertisement, cartoon, flail, foot soldier, Four Seasons Gutter Protection, helmet, mace, pike, shield, soldier, spear, Vic, Victoria, website.

Church of the Apostles interior, Launceston, Tasmania

The Catholic Church of the Apostles is in the Tasmanian city of Launceston. The foundation stone was laid in 1864 by Tasmania’s first catholic Bishop, Robert William Willson (1794-1866). The foundation stone for the tower and spire were laid by…

Tags: Alexander North, Bishop Willson, Cardinal Moran, Catholic, Church of the Apostles, column, Gothic, Gothic Revival, lancet window, Launceston, Patrick Francis Moran, pointed arch, Robert William Willson., stained glass, Tas, Tasmania, tracery

Horizontal Retort Building, (Former) Launceston Gasworks, Launceston, Tasmania

The horizontal retort building is one of a number of derelict buildings on the former Launceston Gasworks site in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The brick with sandstone edging building was completed in 1860. The building includes…

Tags: Horizontal retort building, Launceston, Launceston Gasworks, Romanesque, semi-circular arch, Tas, Tasmania.

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