1 / 8

A Walk Around Old Newcastle

By Simon He! . A Walk Around Old Newcastle. Nobby’s. Early names for Nobby’s was booby island coal island and Nobby’s island The break water was built in 1818. Customs House. The customs house was once a convict stockade. 1805 to 1808 there was once a lumberyard.

hayden
Download Presentation

A Walk Around Old Newcastle

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. By Simon He!  A Walk Around Old Newcastle

  2. Nobby’s • Early names for Nobby’s was booby island coal island and Nobby’s island • The break water was built in 1818

  3. Customs House • The customs house was once a convict stockade. • 1805 to 1808 there was once a lumberyard. • The Customs House was built in 1876-1877. • The original plan was a two story rectangle.

  4. General Post Office • First built in 1903 • The total cost was 8720 dollars • Also in the site was the old police station • Colour was sandstone • Top two domes made of copper turning green. • 1970 cleaned up (Royal visit)

  5. Court House • Was created by Walter Bovon 1890 1892 since then has been used. • It has a large and creamy colour. • It was an impressing ending to Bolton St • It was an attracting building

  6. Art Gallery • Open by Elizabeth March 1997 Costed 1.34 million dollars • Made out of sandstone • Brian Pile (architect) • Traditional and art contemporary • Paintings of early Newcastle

  7. City Hall • Designed by Henry E Hight • Constructed from yellow freestone • Opened 1929 • 1927 three million dollars refurbishment • Located in King St

  8. The End Thank You For Watching By Simon He!

More Related