tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post5630466789954031756..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Australian heritage architecture: Morpeth Courthouse (1862->) and Museum (1970->) Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43953847722723208082021-07-06T14:06:16.844+10:002021-07-06T14:06:16.844+10:00Cherry
colonial Victorian architecture in Austral...Cherry<br /><br />colonial Victorian architecture in Australia (for those with money) was beautiful, both residential and commercial. Double storey, freestanding, open and plain façade, terraced with cast iron lacework and corrugated iron roof. I love it still.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70259629771749879202021-07-06T07:53:02.600+10:002021-07-06T07:53:02.600+10:00The architecture is interesting, the bakery in par...The architecture is interesting, the bakery in particular.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87970991571458522602021-07-04T18:13:46.852+10:002021-07-04T18:13:46.852+10:00Pipistrello
I love it when bloggers have a person...Pipistrello<br /><br />I love it when bloggers have a personal connection with the topic, even if it is as remote as our grandparents' experiences. Books are wonderful, but there is nothing like you knowing an Arnott descendent or my beloved swapping Tim Tams in primary school in Sydney.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87243036848958223312021-07-04T17:08:44.287+10:002021-07-04T17:08:44.287+10:00I didn't know about Morpeth. I did know an Arn...I didn't know about Morpeth. I did know an Arnott descendent, however, and when he was a kid in Sydney, the family members still had their biscuits delivered from the Sydney factory every week by the red Arnott's van. His granny used to order her Sao biscuits "well done", so they'd cook her batch specially.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-375238742265497412021-07-04T15:19:03.284+10:002021-07-04T15:19:03.284+10:00Andrew
me too. I have been along the Wollongong-S...Andrew<br /><br />me too. I have been along the Wollongong-Sydney-Newcastle road many times and know the three cities well. But I had never heard of Morpeth until accidentally reading of the town in My Maitland. Learning can come from all sorts of odd places :)<br /><br />https://www.mymaitland.com.au/Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61163696721586666472021-07-04T15:03:55.446+10:002021-07-04T15:03:55.446+10:00Luiz
that part of Australia was important in mid ...Luiz<br /><br />that part of Australia was important in mid 19th century, and although Newcastle is still important, the surrounding small towns have faded. So preserving the history, architecture and treasures of Morpeth has become even more important. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38449870051292329922021-07-04T14:26:13.300+10:002021-07-04T14:26:13.300+10:00Kaushal
thank you. Are you interested in British ...Kaushal<br /><br />thank you. Are you interested in British colonial architecture of the 19th century? Where can people leave a comment on your posts?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-19745405718435930102021-07-04T09:15:52.650+10:002021-07-04T09:15:52.650+10:00It is not an area I know much about, having never ...It is not an area I know much about, having never visited, but I know a little more now. I am pleased the court house is being well utilised and maintained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48173439925677587312021-07-04T05:49:39.361+10:002021-07-04T05:49:39.361+10:00Boa tarde minha querida amiga. Obrigado pela marav...Boa tarde minha querida amiga. Obrigado pela maravilhosa matéria sobre essa importante região da Austrália, sempre aprendo com o seu trabalho. Luiz Gomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701551526214852309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-55292830381679753232021-07-04T00:58:03.252+10:002021-07-04T00:58:03.252+10:00Thanks for your response your post are really amez...Thanks for your response your post are really amezing <a href="https://history-den.blogspot.com/?m=1" rel="nofollow">History Den</a>Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356913382618774860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-14410942944726763492021-07-03T22:21:11.930+10:002021-07-03T22:21:11.930+10:00DUTA
Agreed. Cities, towns and rural regions'...DUTA<br /><br />Agreed. Cities, towns and rural regions' economies change when something huge happens outside their control eg Central Victoria (Aus) became mega wealthy when masses of gold deposits were dug up from 1850 on. The populations increased greatly, the architecture was stunning and the transport system became amazing. Until the gold ran out! In Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK), the teeming industrialisation only went down when the last coal pit closed in c1960 and the booming shipyards disappeared in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.<br /><br />I suppose life in those cities had to move more to banking and insurance, computers and technology, tourism, culture etc, if they were smart.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75696809318086008992021-07-03T21:32:01.622+10:002021-07-03T21:32:01.622+10:00Where there's a river there's life and pro...Where there's a river there's life and progress: a port, goods coming in and going out, hotels, institutions (law court) etc..Even the name of the town Morpeth , sounds promising.<br />I like the story and picture of Arnott's bakery. A tasty biscuit is something to savor and remember. DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54675700839791490552021-07-03T20:20:31.762+10:002021-07-03T20:20:31.762+10:00Joe
I had no idea that William Arnott first open...Joe<br /><br />I had no idea that William Arnott first opened a bakery in Morpeth, so I am delighted Arnott's bakery in Morpeth (1847) is still in place. And yes, it was such an important company in our post-war decades. Do you remember the Iced Vo Vo where the biscuit was covered with pink fondant, a strip of raspberry jam and a sprinkling of coconut :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91127880301039208302021-07-03T20:14:20.305+10:002021-07-03T20:14:20.305+10:00Parnassus
When I was thinking about preserving 19...Parnassus<br /><br />When I was thinking about preserving 19th century fire stations in London, it was clear to me that even though the external architecture needed to be carefully preserved, it largely didn't matter what the building was used for inside. So if Morpheth courthouse becomes a technical training college, public library, Red Cross Centre or baby health centre, each use should be recognised by a plaque.<br /><br />Yes...architectural taste and decorative preferences can travel the world very quickly! I have not visited New Orleans, but I would recognise an architectural school straight away and know where the taste came from eg Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus etc etcHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-67101815493085701522021-07-03T19:56:44.255+10:002021-07-03T19:56:44.255+10:00Sydneysider
I found the article, thank you. So ma...Sydneysider<br /><br />I found the article, thank you. So many historically important buildings were destroyed in the name of modernity that we will never again have the memory of the past in our vision and we will never be able to keep that history alive. Of course we can look at 19th century photos, but it isn't the same.<br /><br />Unlike Morpeth Bendigo is a large rural city, but I remember how important it was to maintain the gold-rush architecture, stunning post office and law courts, churches and synagogue etc.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-53732941650482994972021-07-03T18:05:13.996+10:002021-07-03T18:05:13.996+10:00I was thrilled from the unexpected memories. Arnot...I was thrilled from the unexpected memories. Arnott's itself says the Tim Tam can never be defeated as the most iconic Aussie biscuit because it’s so damn delicious. The classic Tim Tam will go down in history as the best Aussie biscuit creation. Agreed!<br /><br />Joehttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com/2021/07/australian-heritage-architecture.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57191018827542378132021-07-03T18:03:17.282+10:002021-07-03T18:03:17.282+10:00Hello Hels, The Morpeth Courthouse certainly has ...Hello Hels, The Morpeth Courthouse certainly has had a layered history, and I am glad of its current appropriate use as a museum. With its fancy ironwork it almost looks like something out of New Orleans. It is interesting to know the early history of the Arnott company. I love their cheese crackers, but currently in Taiwan unfortunately you can only get their sweet cookies.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65127820446726300742021-07-03T13:48:22.853+10:002021-07-03T13:48:22.853+10:00In this morning's SMH they were talking about ...In this morning's SMH they were talking about reimagining important 19th century buildings in Sydney, rather than destroying them and wasting all those precious resources building something new. How much more so in small rural towns.Sydneysidernoreply@blogger.com