Sort of Wapping & Old Wharf
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xenithI was going to post come photos of the part of Hobart that used to be called Wapping, a former working-class slum area bustling waterfront residential district with a raw sewer the Hobart Rivulet running through. It seems I don't actually have many photos of that area.
The Hope & Anchor is the, well it says up there, around the edge of the roof, that it's the oldest drinking establishment in Australia. I think it's the oldest continuously licensed pub in the country. It's has '1807' above the door there, which predates most towns/cities in the country. Obviously it's expanded and changed names a few times. The other names are written around the outside.
It used to be a waterfront tavern, but the waterfront has moved and it gets a better class of clientele these days, although last time I walked past, it was up for sale, again so I don't even know it's still operating.
Former Hobart Gasworks
Hobart Rivulet, tamed and probably a bit cleaner than a century ago. It runs down Mt Wellington and through the centre of the city, appearing and disappearing as it does here. I've got photos of it for most of the city route, that'll I post one day. Here, running alongside the hospital, is the last visible section I know of before it enters the Derwent.
This is lower Davey Street, which I think is on reclaimed land so not part of the older Wapping area, but if it hadn't been, it would have been. Right? The waterfront is there on the left, just past the new development obviously keeping with the style of the area.
Actually, this is the start Davey St, the Royal Engineers Building which was proposed for demolition in the 1970s because it was an eyesore, but that's getting off topic.
Now, I also have some photos of the adjoining Hunter St/Old Wharf area, which was a source of employment for the above residents. Possibly I've posted them before?
Some links to older paintings & photos for some background. Although the first is a painting.
View of Sullivan Cove 1804 (I hope this is a 'permanent' link).
It doesn't actually say that's Hunter Island, but it must be. See the little causeway coming out to the island at low tide? That's now Hunter Street.
Old Wharf, Hobart Town c. 1850
That's looking towards the river end. This was an area of warehouses & taverns, and other low-down waterfront places. Later, most of it became the IXL Jam factory.
Old Wharf, Hobart
Northern/city end of Hunter Street, 1880s.
Hunter Street, Hobart Town
This doesn't have a date but it's obviously similar to this one which has is dated
"between 1892 and 1900".
I assume the bit of building on the far left is one of the "Henry Jones"
Now, to my photos. These first two I took earlier this decade, before the area was redeveloped. I can't find the originals to scan them in again though, but you get the idea. In the first photo, you should be able to see "IXL JAMS" on the left-hand building.
More recent photos, from 2004.
Starting at the northern, Davey St end. On the left is that modern development, obviously in keeping with the style of the older warehouses. Behind is another modern development obviously in keeping with the style of the older warehouses (about the time of this photo, the developer was quoted in the newspaper as saying something along the lines of his development would fit into the area because the roofline was the same as the warehouse along the front. I can see that, yep.) Going right takes you along the former causeway, which is the way we're going.
First though, compare this photo with the 1880s painting above. The changes are dramatic.
The leftmost building here is on the right of the previous photo. The wording is a bit easier to read now.
Again, the leftmost building here is on the right of the previous photo (see the S from JAMS). You might recognise the blue building from my older one above, or maybe in this one.
I assume this is on the site of the jumble of small buildings in the 1890s photographs.
On the city/water side. You can see the buildings from the previous two photos. I think is on the actual island, but it's getting a bit late for me to want to check.
The Hope & Anchor is the, well it says up there, around the edge of the roof, that it's the oldest drinking establishment in Australia. I think it's the oldest continuously licensed pub in the country. It's has '1807' above the door there, which predates most towns/cities in the country. Obviously it's expanded and changed names a few times. The other names are written around the outside.
It used to be a waterfront tavern, but the waterfront has moved and it gets a better class of clientele these days, although last time I walked past, it was up for sale, again so I don't even know it's still operating.
Former Hobart Gasworks
Hobart Rivulet, tamed and probably a bit cleaner than a century ago. It runs down Mt Wellington and through the centre of the city, appearing and disappearing as it does here. I've got photos of it for most of the city route, that'll I post one day. Here, running alongside the hospital, is the last visible section I know of before it enters the Derwent.
This is lower Davey Street, which I think is on reclaimed land so not part of the older Wapping area, but if it hadn't been, it would have been. Right? The waterfront is there on the left, just past the new development obviously keeping with the style of the area.
Actually, this is the start Davey St, the Royal Engineers Building which was proposed for demolition in the 1970s because it was an eyesore, but that's getting off topic.
Now, I also have some photos of the adjoining Hunter St/Old Wharf area, which was a source of employment for the above residents. Possibly I've posted them before?
Some links to older paintings & photos for some background. Although the first is a painting.
View of Sullivan Cove 1804 (I hope this is a 'permanent' link).
It doesn't actually say that's Hunter Island, but it must be. See the little causeway coming out to the island at low tide? That's now Hunter Street.
Old Wharf, Hobart Town c. 1850
That's looking towards the river end. This was an area of warehouses & taverns, and other low-down waterfront places. Later, most of it became the IXL Jam factory.
Old Wharf, Hobart
Northern/city end of Hunter Street, 1880s.
Hunter Street, Hobart Town
This doesn't have a date but it's obviously similar to this one which has is dated
"between 1892 and 1900".
I assume the bit of building on the far left is one of the "Henry Jones"
Now, to my photos. These first two I took earlier this decade, before the area was redeveloped. I can't find the originals to scan them in again though, but you get the idea. In the first photo, you should be able to see "IXL JAMS" on the left-hand building.
More recent photos, from 2004.
Starting at the northern, Davey St end. On the left is that modern development, obviously in keeping with the style of the older warehouses. Behind is another modern development obviously in keeping with the style of the older warehouses (about the time of this photo, the developer was quoted in the newspaper as saying something along the lines of his development would fit into the area because the roofline was the same as the warehouse along the front. I can see that, yep.) Going right takes you along the former causeway, which is the way we're going.
First though, compare this photo with the 1880s painting above. The changes are dramatic.
The leftmost building here is on the right of the previous photo. The wording is a bit easier to read now.
Again, the leftmost building here is on the right of the previous photo (see the S from JAMS). You might recognise the blue building from my older one above, or maybe in this one.
I assume this is on the site of the jumble of small buildings in the 1890s photographs.
On the city/water side. You can see the buildings from the previous two photos. I think is on the actual island, but it's getting a bit late for me to want to check.
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Date: 2008-05-23 02:10 pm (UTC)According to the book I'm reading, the rivulet (after they diverted it) flooded something like 5 times between 1850 & 1880, taking down outbuildings and washing into people's houses, rotting carcasses, sewage & all. Lovely.
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Date: 2008-05-23 06:07 pm (UTC)