Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Hobartville - the carriage shed


Hobartville is a privately owned working stud. Owned by William Cox (the son of the famous road-builder) from 1816, the house shown yesterday was designed and supervised by Francis Greenway from 1827. In 1877 the property was purchased by Andrew Town and Australia's first yearling sales commenced. This fine example of a carriage shed is undated.

On Thursday, the fertile valley and tethering the convicts.

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28 comments:

  1. magicpolaroidSeptember 14, 2010 12:38 am

    interesting post and photos!

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  2. Kay L. DaviesSeptember 14, 2010 1:13 am

    Very interesting Australian history, Julie. History from an architectural point of view, great idea.

    Kay
    Alberta, Canada

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  3. Strawberry Jam AnneSeptember 14, 2010 1:22 am

    I love all your photos of this interesting looking building.

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  4. FranciscaSeptember 14, 2010 3:36 am

    A stunning series of photos of this carriage shed. Brick is such a warm material, the shape of the shed is unique, and it has amazing details - like that arched window - for what I'd think would be a utilitarian building. I like how you laid this out, Julie.

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  5. Miguel Martinez MartinezSeptember 14, 2010 4:06 am

    Preciosas fotografias .
    Un saludo.

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  6. JimSeptember 14, 2010 7:41 am

    Wonderful building, gardens and great history.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 9:18 am

    What depth of history, with great illustrations. You coped very well with some very harshly lit scenes in this post.

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  8. JayneSeptember 14, 2010 9:26 am

    See, if that were built today the architect would claim 'minimalism' and throw up a brick box with no redeeming features like that half-circle fanlight or the brick pillars at the corners and doorways, absolutely lovely!

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  9. BillSeptember 14, 2010 9:50 am

    A lot of history here. Great photos again.

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  10. brattcatSeptember 14, 2010 10:09 am

    Excellent, Julie.

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  11. IndraniSeptember 14, 2010 10:46 am

    The place seems to be echoing with many stories. Great pics.

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  12. Larry DSeptember 14, 2010 10:50 am

    Very neat place, great photos!

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  13. UnknownSeptember 14, 2010 11:07 am

    What a wonderful old building, what a history it must have and great pics.

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  14. LesleySeptember 14, 2010 11:18 am

    I really enjoyed reading this bit of history. I enjoy following an architect and seeing the transformation of an area through his works.

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  15. AnónimoSeptember 14, 2010 12:27 pm

    Debe ser una tranquilidad vivir en ese lugar. Lleno de historias y de vidas que estuvieron allí.
    Me ha encantado ese collage que has hecho, interesante.

    Saludos.

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  16. Bruce CaspersonnSeptember 14, 2010 1:28 pm

    That would be good to have in my backyard.

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  17. JulieSeptember 14, 2010 1:53 pm

    It must be a tranquillity to live in that place. Plenty of histories and lives that were there. I am enchanted by the collage you have done, interesting. Greetings.

    Thank you Catalina Lemus Fett.

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 2:19 pm

    Easy 1...2...3. Read and write your own article. A new collabrative dimension - www.jeejix.com

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  19. BraComSeptember 14, 2010 4:35 pm

    Thank you for sharing these wonderful old building pictures

    Have a nice week,
    Greetings, Bram

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    Seen on My World Tuesday

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  20. MarieSeptember 14, 2010 5:02 pm

    Hi Julie. Thanks for your comment. This is an extraordinary post with an awesome building. Just love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. diane bSeptember 14, 2010 5:02 pm

    A magic piece of history and dramatic shots of it.

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  22. UnknownSeptember 14, 2010 8:56 pm

    It's got so much character.

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  23. Joan ElizabethSeptember 14, 2010 9:22 pm

    Oooo I would like to go there. The lighting was bit 'shadowy' though so I can't see it quite as well as I would like. Love the yellow hedge and the flowery shrubs.

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  24. CarverSeptember 14, 2010 11:38 pm

    Very interesting post and beautiful photographs of the carriage shed.

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  25. UnknownSeptember 15, 2010 3:19 am

    the brick shed is splendid! your photos are beautiful--the lighting is superb.

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  26. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2010 10:58 am

    really great pictures. I love the large one with the leaning tree....

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  27. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪September 15, 2010 9:02 pm

    They keep race horses here? Such a coincidence that I was telling my adult ESOL students about the Melbourne cup.

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  28. UnknownAugust 22, 2015 10:12 pm

    I was fortunate to live at this property in the 1970s when it was owned by my family

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