Tuesday 29 April 2014

Historic Richmond

About 35 minutes from home and nestled in the Coal River Valley, this classified historic town is famous for its Georgian architecture. It contains Australia’s oldest freestone road bridge, the oldest Roman Catholic Church and the best preserved convict gaol. Some of the stone buildings now house galleries, teashops, craft boutiques and museums. Hope you enjoy these photos.





Don't ask me why these numbers were in this yard but they tickled my interest.

St John's Church 1837

Gorgeous Autumn foliage clinging to an old building.



In the church yard

Outside the old gaol.

The hard and the soft


St Luke's Anglican Church (1834)




Tasmanian Devil (not real) adorning the lawn outside the emporium.
This strange bike was outside an antique shop
This old country home appealed to me when I spotted it in the distance.

1 comment:

  1. Lovely Deb. We had the pleasure of visiting Richmond once and picnicked on the lawns right by the bridge in your second photo. The children were babies and we fed the ducks. Happy memories.
    Love all your photos :D)

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