Bottle Forest Cottage is a historic house on the Princes Highway in the southern suburb of Heathcote. This area was originally known as Bottle Forest, named for the native bottlebrush plants found in the area. After the Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell conducted a survey of the area in 1835, he named it Heathcote in honour of an officer who had fought with him during the Peninsula Wars against Napoleon.
What a lovely photo and it looks so warm. Just saw your Blog and will now follow, it's very lovely. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo.
ReplyDeleteVery cool little cottage! Warm and inviting!
ReplyDeleteNice shot J. It doesn't look very touristy.
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ReplyDeleteI love it when those beautifully built, small colonial-era cottages survive. We have so few in Australia that a place like Bottle Forest Cottage needs to be well looked after.
A dream house. How peaceful a sight. Please have a good Thursday.
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Hels, there are a lot of new developments in Heathcote but it's great that this cottage is still there as a reminder of the past.
ReplyDeletevery interesting find, looks charming
ReplyDeleteIt's curiouss that Napoleon has somewhat influenced the choice of names even in Australia.
ReplyDeleteI think Bottle Forest is a great name. Interesting link to Napoleon.
ReplyDeleteCharming cottage and beautiful sunshine. But why "Bottle" Forest?
ReplyDeleteSallie, Bottle Forest would have been named for the native bottlebrush plants which dominate the area. I'll add it to the post.
ReplyDeletevery sweet.
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