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xenithI think there are two problems with trying to cover a city in a blog/LJ post. One is the size, even of a small city, means there's too much material to include, whereas for a small town, you can put in all the significant buildings and the place's background, and still have a shortish post. Two, if it's a place you've just visited, you can't get a true feel for or understanding of the place so it hard to write anything "meaningful" (and if it's a place you visit a lot/live in, there's too much to sort through so you never get around to it.)
Best solution might be to overlook them, but I have to "document" every place I visit, so that's not going to work. Other possible solutions are:
Today I want to go back to Bendigo for a while, because then I'll feel it's done (and I might feel more inclined to find out something the town in 1854) and I can go on to write something with some sort of structure about some other place.
So the plan of attack, is to return to the fountain, go up the other street (View St, I think, but I've lost my map) and then add in a some random photos to finish off.
Text in italics is from the Victorian Heritage Register
The Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo, is a very large monument dominating the centre of the intersection of Pall Mall and View Street Bendigo, known as Charing Cross. It was designed by prolific local architect, William Vahland and constructed by local craftsmen. The fountain was built from the proceeds of the Bendigo Juvenile Industrial Exhibition of 1879, a 500 pound gift from George Lansell the 'Quartz King' of Victoria, and 700 pounds from the Sandhurst City Council. It was named after Alexandra, Princess of Wales, whose sons, Princes Albert and George, attended the opening ceremony on 5 July 1881. The fountain is a landmark in Bendigo and situated centrally on the most prominent intersection in the city.
Now the two buildings on the right here will be on the left in the next photo.
There, just beside the palm.
Interesting lighting first thing in the morning.
And that shop is on right of the previous but two photo. See, going up the street!
Fire station(centre building): A two-storey brick building of 1899 with elaborate neo-classic rendered ornament; architect William Beebe.
Back to the fountain, for a close-up and a quick detour down that third street.
Sacred Heart Cathedral is along here and up the hill. It was much more interesting inside that the outside suggested so I might put them photos up in their own post.
Australia's largest provincial church, and the last Gothic cathedral to be completed in Victoria. The nave was built in 1896-1901 to the design of Reed Smart & Tappin in the Decorated Gothic style, and transepts, sanctuary and chapels added in 1954-77. The site is dramatic, with the west window by Hardman of Birmingham. The twentieth century work was largely excuted by sixteen craftsmen, most of whom were Italians brought to Australia for the purpose.
This should have been in the previous post, as it's in the park.
Old Bendigo Police Barracks: A pleasantly mellowed example of Public Works architecture in local stone from Bendigo's earliest phase of building (1859-60).
A notable essay in mannerist architecture evoking the pretensions of Bendigo in its boom period and including a fine Council chamber and bell (with some later modifications to the decoration), designed by the prominent local architect W C Vahland, and built in 1885
The talking trams run down the central street and do the tourist spiel.
I took some photos from them, to see if I could get anything interesting, beside reflections on glass.
Houses in different parts of the country are the same but different. There are obviously some similarities in style and features, especially between neighbouring states, but often they're just not right.
These ones, the proportions are off, the building materials are different, and shape and type of decorations is not what I'm used to.
Victorian hotels seems to go in for this style a lot too.
Then I come across something like this (which I love, so extravagant for such a small building) which seems very familiar.
Former ANZ Bank building: A substantially intact complex of bank and subsidiary buildings dating from 1877 with a Corinthian portico to View Street, first floor guard room overlooking the chamber, detached two-storey staff quarters, and gold room complete with furnaces, equipment and a handsome chimney.
And then I look at the former law courts and post office again, and see something I should have seen a long time ago (but not about Bendigo).
Best solution might be to overlook them, but I have to "document" every place I visit, so that's not going to work. Other possible solutions are:
- do a series of posts (which I never get around to finishing)
- to focus on just one bit like I did in the previous post on Bendigo
- just put up some a few photos that show some apsects city, like I do with Melbourne
- just post random things as it suits me and ignore that there's no context like I do with some other place
Today I want to go back to Bendigo for a while, because then I'll feel it's done (and I might feel more inclined to find out something the town in 1854) and I can go on to write something with some sort of structure about some other place.
So the plan of attack, is to return to the fountain, go up the other street (View St, I think, but I've lost my map) and then add in a some random photos to finish off.
Text in italics is from the Victorian Heritage Register
The Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo, is a very large monument dominating the centre of the intersection of Pall Mall and View Street Bendigo, known as Charing Cross. It was designed by prolific local architect, William Vahland and constructed by local craftsmen. The fountain was built from the proceeds of the Bendigo Juvenile Industrial Exhibition of 1879, a 500 pound gift from George Lansell the 'Quartz King' of Victoria, and 700 pounds from the Sandhurst City Council. It was named after Alexandra, Princess of Wales, whose sons, Princes Albert and George, attended the opening ceremony on 5 July 1881. The fountain is a landmark in Bendigo and situated centrally on the most prominent intersection in the city.
Now the two buildings on the right here will be on the left in the next photo.
There, just beside the palm.
Interesting lighting first thing in the morning.
And that shop is on right of the previous but two photo. See, going up the street!
Fire station(centre building): A two-storey brick building of 1899 with elaborate neo-classic rendered ornament; architect William Beebe.
Back to the fountain, for a close-up and a quick detour down that third street.
Sacred Heart Cathedral is along here and up the hill. It was much more interesting inside that the outside suggested so I might put them photos up in their own post.
Australia's largest provincial church, and the last Gothic cathedral to be completed in Victoria. The nave was built in 1896-1901 to the design of Reed Smart & Tappin in the Decorated Gothic style, and transepts, sanctuary and chapels added in 1954-77. The site is dramatic, with the west window by Hardman of Birmingham. The twentieth century work was largely excuted by sixteen craftsmen, most of whom were Italians brought to Australia for the purpose.
This should have been in the previous post, as it's in the park.
Old Bendigo Police Barracks: A pleasantly mellowed example of Public Works architecture in local stone from Bendigo's earliest phase of building (1859-60).
A notable essay in mannerist architecture evoking the pretensions of Bendigo in its boom period and including a fine Council chamber and bell (with some later modifications to the decoration), designed by the prominent local architect W C Vahland, and built in 1885
The talking trams run down the central street and do the tourist spiel.
I took some photos from them, to see if I could get anything interesting, beside reflections on glass.
Houses in different parts of the country are the same but different. There are obviously some similarities in style and features, especially between neighbouring states, but often they're just not right.
These ones, the proportions are off, the building materials are different, and shape and type of decorations is not what I'm used to.
Victorian hotels seems to go in for this style a lot too.
Then I come across something like this (which I love, so extravagant for such a small building) which seems very familiar.
Former ANZ Bank building: A substantially intact complex of bank and subsidiary buildings dating from 1877 with a Corinthian portico to View Street, first floor guard room overlooking the chamber, detached two-storey staff quarters, and gold room complete with furnaces, equipment and a handsome chimney.
And then I look at the former law courts and post office again, and see something I should have seen a long time ago (but not about Bendigo).
