Hyde Park, Archibald Fountain

The Archibald Fountain is an art deco style fountain in Hyde Park, designed by French artist Francois Sicard and unveiled on 14 March 1932. The fountain is named after J.F. Archibald, owner and editor of The Bulletin, a newspaper which later became a magazine that encouraged writers to write about Australia. He bequeathed funds to build it to commemorate the association of Australia and France in World War I. The fountain features mythological characters of ancient Greece. The central pedestal features a bronze sculpture of Apollo with the fan-like shape of water formed by jets rising behind it, representing the rising sun.

Today marks the twenty year anniversary of the first photo I posted on this blog which was also a photo of this fountain and can be seen here. To celebrate, I returned this week for another look at the fountain; this time with St Mary's Cathedral as a backdrop. A view at the ten year anniversay can be seen here.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Balmain East, wharf

 
These private wharves are located along Snails Bay near Propellar Park, in the inner west suburb of Balmain East. The high rise buildings in the distance are in North Sydney. The colourful buildings on the right are the Waterview Wharf Workshops.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

Balmain East, Propellar Park

A view of Mort Bay from Propellar Park, in the inner west suburb of Balmain East. The bay was named after industrialist and entrepreneur Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, who established Australia’s first major private dry dock along its foreshore in 1855. The park has large, historic ship propellers displayed along the shore as an acknowledgement of the area's ship building past.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Balmain, house

 This heritage listed two storey commercial building is located along Beattie Street, in the inner west suburb of Balmain. It was built in 1910 for iron monger Alex Smith Ltd but is now used as a residence.

Linked to: Words Welcome, Think It Aloud Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Life Captured.

Earlwood, shops

These shops and residences above are located on the corner of Wardell Road and Bass Road in the inner west suburb of Earlwood. 'Adora' is a cafe and shop which sells handmade chocolates, confectionary, cakes and gelato.
Linked to: Happy Now, Wonderful Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday, Signs, Signs.

Dulwich Hill, GreenWay

Some of the amenities and artwork along the GreenWay in the inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill. There is a bike repair station, water bubbles, picnic tables and benches. The GreenWay is a walking and cycling corridor which follows the route of the Inner West light rail and Hawthorne Canal. 
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Dulwich Hill, graffiti art

This graffiti art is on the side of a house on the corner of Hercules Street and Kintore Street, in the inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Dulwich Hill, sculpture

This sculpture is located along the GreenWay in the inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill. 'Goods Stuff', created by James Voller in 2025, is a series of concrete and tile sculptures which form the train-like shape of an engine with three carriages. The GreenWay is a walking and cycling corridor which follows the route of the Inner West light rail and Hawthorne Canal.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

East Circular Quay, Bennelong Apartments

The view across Circular Quay to the Bennelong Apartments at East Circular Quay at sunset. Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens can be seen in the gap.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

Breakfast Point, workshop

This former workshop is located along Peninsula Drive, in the inner west suburb of Breakfast Point. The heritage listed building was built in 1891 and was used as a Blacksmith's Workshop as part of the Mortlake Gas Works of the Australian Gaslight Company from 1884 to 1998. The building was most recently used as a sales office after the site was redeveloped into houses and high rise apartments.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Lewisham Hotel

The Lewisham Hotel is located along Parramatta Road in the inner west suburb of Lewisham. It was built in 1857 as The Wheelwrights Arms, named to cater to local blacksmiths and livery stables that repaired horse-damaged vehicles. It was the only hotel to survive a strict 19th-century temperance campaign in the suburb and in 1914 officially changed its name to the Lewisham Hotel.
Linked to: Words Welcome, Signs, Signs, Think It Aloud Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Life Captured.

Lewisham, McAuley Centre

The McAuley Centre is located along Thomas Street, in the inner city suburb of Lewisham. It serves as the administrative offices for the Sisters of Mercy (Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea). The Sisters of Mercy work alongside people facing disadvantage, supporting education, health and sustainable livelihoods so individuals, families and communities can build lives of dignity, independence and hope. The nondescript building was recently renovated with this brown cladding and the Sisters of Mercy logo altering the facade.

Linked to: Happy Now, Wonderful Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday.

Lewisham, school

This heritage listed school building is located along Thomas Street in the inner west suburb of Lewisham. It was originally built in 1906 as part of St Thomas Becket Boys School, which closed in 2005. The Eileen O'Connor Catholic College was established here in 2016 as a co-educational K-12 school supporting students with moderate intellectual disabilities.

Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Lewisham, art

This street art is on the side wall of a take-away shop along Victoria Street, in the inner west suburb of Lewisham. Although the artwork is not signed, it looks like it was created by notable graffiti artist Phibs.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Sutherland, Woronora cemetery, pergola

The Woronora General Cemetery is located in the southern suburb of Sutherland. This pergola, near the Woronora Crematorium, is one of many found in the landscaped gardens at the cemetery.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Rose Bay, water airport

These sea planes are at the Rose Bay Water Airport, in the eastern suburb of Rose Bay. Sydney Seaplanes is Australia's largest seaplane operator with flights over Sydney Harbour and a number of destinations like Palm Beach, Whale Beach, Cottage Point, Berowra Waters, Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River. This photo was taken fifteen years ago so this terminal has been upgraded since then.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

Barangaroo, Watermans Cove

Looking across Watermans Cove to Crown Sydney casino in Barangaroo at sunset.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Lewisham, sculpture

This religious marble statue is located in the grounds of the Eileen O'Connor Catholic College at the front of the former Saint Thomas Presbytery,  in the inner west suburb of Lewisham.

Linked to: Words Welcome, Think It Aloud Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Life Captured.

Lewisham, Saint Thomas Presbytery

 
Saint Thomas Presbytery is located along Thomas Street, in the inner city suburb of Lewisham. This heritage listed building was built around the 1870s as the presbytery for nearby St Thomas Becket Catholic Church. It was restored in 2020 to provide offices, meeting rooms and aminities for the Eileen O'Connor Catholic College.
Linked to: Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Signs, Signs.

Lewisham, railway station (Theme Day: Travel)

A train arriving on platform 2 at Lewisham railway station in the inner west suburb of Lewisham. The station opened in 1886 and is served by Sydney Trains T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and occasional T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line services. The Waratah A-Set trains in the Sydney Trains network were built between 2011 and 2014.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday, Theme Day.

Cronulla, car park, art

This artwork is on the wall of a stair well of the roof top car park along Croydon Street, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It was created by street artist Cameron Marbus aka Emors in 2019 as part of the Walk the Walls Street Art Festival where established and emerging street artists were recruited to paint murals, as part of a large crime prevention program to stop graffiti and vandalism.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Kogarah Bay, canal

The canal which carries Kogarah Bay Creek to Kogarah Bay, in the southern suburb of Kogarah Bay. This view is from the Carlton Crescent bridge and these palm trees which line the canal are in Carss Bush Park.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Mascot, Twin Arch Bridge

An illuminated Twin Arch Bridge, which carries Airport Drive over Alexandra Canal between the eastern suburb of Mascot and the inner west suburb of Tempe. It is part of the new Sydney Gateway road interchange built in 2024 to link the Sydney International Airport to the Sydney Domestic Airport and the M8 Motorway.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

Mortlake, pub

The Palace Hotel is located on the corner of Tennyson Road and McDonald Street in the inner west suburb of Mortlake. It was built in the 1920s and replaced the original Palace Hotel at the end of the road built in 1886, on the shore of the Parramatta River.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Earlwood, shops

These shops and residences above are located on the corner of Homer Street and View Street in the inner west suburb of Earlwood.

Linked to: Words Welcome, Signs, Signs, Think It Aloud Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Life Captured.

Lewisham, church

St Thomas Becket Church (also known as the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury) is a heritage listed Catholic church located along Thomas Street, in the inner west suburb of Lewisham. The original church on this site was built in 1855. This church building was completed in its current form in 1888 in the Pugin Neo-Gothic style, it is recognised as Sydney's second oldest church.

Linked to: Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday.

Kingsgrove, church

Kingsgrove Gospel Chapel is an independent church along Moorefields Road, in the southern suburb of Kingsgrove.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Talkin' About It Tuesdays, Travel Tuesday.

Hurstville, art

This artwork is located on the side of an apartment building along Treacy Street, in the southern suburb of Hurstville. This indigenous map is an aerial view of the immediate surrounding area, created by artist Darren Charlwood, who is also an Aboriginal educator and national parks ranger.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Lewisham, house

 
This house built in the Victorian style is located on the corner of Victoria Street and Toothill Street in the inner west suburb of Lewisham.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Auburn, Botanic Gardens, reflection pool

This reflection pool is in the grounds of Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. 
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

Barangaroo, sunset

A ferry moored at Barangaroo ferry wharves at sunset.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Waterloo, sign

This sign is on the fence of a workshop which builds custom motorcycles, located along Bourke Street, in the inner city suburb of Waterloo.

Linked to: Words Welcome, Signs, Signs, Think It Aloud Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Life Captured.

Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club

 
The Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club sits on the cliff above Tamarama Beach, in the eastern suburb of Tamarama. The club was established in 1906 and this club house was built in 1939 in the art deco style, to replace the original wooden building which was destroyed by fire. It was restored and renovated in 2024 by Chrofi Architects.
Linked to: Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday, Saturday Critters.