Doors Open Day 2008: Cataract Gorge Cottage

[xenith]

So this is the former gatekeeper/caretaker's cottage at the entrance to the Cataract Gorge, when you walk in from Paterson St/Kings Bridge. I think this is the most interesting photo of the lot, so you might as well not bother with the rest.



This is a photo I prepared earlier to show the location: cottage, walkway underneath that runs along the edge of the river, river in the bottom left corer, former tollboth towards the right (behind the tree) and the bridge is underneath me.

The cottage was built towards the end of the 19th century and now it's used for the council's Artist in Residence programme.


Back to the approach. Now that's a rock garden.




Now if I remember correctly, the living room is on the left, the bathroom is on the right and the very exicting bedroom is at the end of the hall.


OK maybe not that exciting a bedroom.


The hall from the bedroom, and the living room is on the right there.


Which is here, and I guess it was two rooms originally, but the wall's been removed to make it more arty or roomier or something.


There is a good view out there.


And doors out onto the verandah, so I'll go out for a look.


Looking over Kings Bridge, towards the city centre.


That way is back down the gorge.


At the back of the living room, is a door out to the kitcheny bit.


That's the kitcheny bit, and through it is another door to outside.


Which is out here.


All of the back bit, one room of which used to be a bathroom.


At least it has an odd shower.


And that's an interesting fireplace with a woodstove that obviously isn't used now.


Just to finish off, as I leave here's a view over the tollhouse.

Comments

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

How easy is it to get to from the city? It's a lot closer than I thought, so I'm curious. Are there things like busses and shops nearby?

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

There is a bus that goes along the bridge, and then along to a shopping centre with a big supermarket. I assume it stops somewhere nearby because I have thought about getting off there but then I decide it's quicker to walk.

It's about 4-5 blocks or 10-15 minutes flat walk into the mall/centre of the CBD so all the facilities of the city are reasonably accessible. Nearest shop would be a service station convenience store at the end of the first longish block.