Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Wolli Creek, St Magdalen

















St Magdalen's Chapel is a neo-Gothic style chapel at Wolli Creek which is now deconsecrated and has been restored as part of the Discovery Point redevelopment. The Sisters of the Good Samaritan built it in 1888 and it is believed to be designed by Sheerin & Hennessy, a firm of Sydney architects. The sisters bought the Greenbank estate in 1884 for a charitable refuge for women.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Wolli Creek, Tempe House

















Tempe House sits on the southern shore of the Cooks River in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek. It was designed by John Verge and built by Alexander Brodie Spark in 1836. It has a Georgian feel and regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney. It was named after the 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Rockdale, day care centre

The historic Roslyn Hall is now used for the Rockdale/Kogarah Family Day Care centre.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Museum railway station, Mark Foys entrance




This entrance to Museum Railway station is located outside the Downing Centre in Castlereagh Street. The Downing centre was once the site of Mark Foys department store and the name has been retained on the tiled wall of the pedestrian subway to the station.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Wynyard railway station entrances


This entrance to Wynyard railway station is located in the art deco Department of Railways building. There is another entrance opposite in Wynyard Park (right) on the opposide side of York Street.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Hurstville heritage

















The Hurstville Fire Station (left) and the Friendly Pharmacy are a couple of heritage buildings in MacMahon Street, Hurstville that have been retained and restored while apartment blocks have been built around them.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Hurstville bakery museum

The Centennial Bakery building in the southern suburb of Hurstville is located on Forest Road.
It has been restored and used as a museum by the Hurstville Historical Society.