Graffiti Junction

For some reason, I always imagine this concrete thingy is part of the old terminus for the Launceston trolley-car system. Whatever it is, it's been given a recent makeover by some spray-happy chaps/chapettes.

Angles

 The corner of the former Drysdale Building on Charles Street. Now, home to bits of the local health and human services department.

The Charles

Ahhh, The Charles. I was speaking to a work colleague, who worked in this building when it was still part of the local hospital complex. The views, she tells me, were excellent.

ironmongers

it's probably been a long time since there was an ironmongery on the corner of York & Charles, however you can't help but wonder at how important and lucrative this business was, considering they built themselves a fairly substantial building and stamped their name and profession all over it.

path closed due to flooding...

Back in August, we had some fairly heavy rain in the north-east of the state. Usually, this means we end up with a lot of water draining through the Esk Rivers, and ultimately the Tamar. Richie's Mill, which sits a few metres above the high tide level of the Tamar & South Esk confluence, looks fine. This time, it was probably a tad close for comfort, as the sign & debris indicate the water came up over this section of boardwalk.

We have things in place in Launceston to avoid widespread damage from flooding, however eagle-eyed locals will have noted there are a few buildings that exist on the other side of the flood levees...

Arches

Part of the old gasworks building. More to come...

1921, St John Street

Launceston is littered with these sorts of buildings. One just needs to wander the centre of town and keep paying attention to the stuff happening above street level.

An old advertisement, St John Street. Apple Isle Cyder (sic) is still prodcued by Cascade in Hobart - if you have the patience to wait for the fizzing to die down, it's quite a tasty beverage.

Chalmers

Chalmers Church is one of the most recognisable buildings in the city. It sits 5 minutes walk from the city centre, in a part of town that used to be called (predictably) Chalmers - however, these days it's just part of central Launceston. Quite a few historic building in the area, which I'll probably blog about later.

I believe Chalmers is long de-consecrated, and as long as I've been in Launceston it's been a private residence. Naturally, a somewhat run-down church in an old part of town is a point of interest for those with a supernatural bent.