Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Sandringham, baths

Sandringham Baths are located on the shore of Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Sandringham. The weather has started to cool now that Autumn has arrived and there weren't any swimmers here late in the afternoon as this seagull kept watch. This area had been known as Stripper's Point in the 1830s, from the local occupation of tree-felling and bark-stripping. Luckily the name was changed to Sandringham by William Rust, an ardent royalist who built the Prince of Wales Hotel here in the 1870s to honour Edward VII, the Prince of Wales, who in 1872 was also building a royal residence at Sandringham, in Norfolk, England.
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34 comments:

  1. alfonsoWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 00:32:00 GMT+11


    · I enjoy visiting a place I do not know.

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  2. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 01:51:00 GMT+11

    Ah ha that kind of stripper! Put together with 'baths' that wasn't at all what I was thinking. Yup good thing it was renamed.

    As always, love seeing your beautiful skies and photos -- such a great area.

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  4. Kai RuiWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 03:48:00 GMT+11

    cute...nice shot..

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  5. DianneWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 07:54:00 GMT+11

    Love the solitary seagull!

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  6. genieWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 10:22:00 GMT+11

    I was wondering about the “stripper” until you explained. This is such a serene shot capturing that perfect time of the day. Lovely.

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  7. AnonymousWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 10:57:00 GMT+11

    Maybe the bird already knows about the weather that will come. A beautiful picture indeed. Please have a good Wednesday.


    daily athens

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  8. LVWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 12:06:00 GMT+11

    I enjoyed your post and learning a little about this great place.

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  9. gengenWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 12:07:00 GMT+11

    Cool shot..happy WW!

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  10. lina@happy familyWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 12:25:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful place indeed...
    The new name is more appropriate :)

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  11. MichelleWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 12:26:00 GMT+11

    Interesting place :) Enjoyed the history.

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  12. JayneWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 13:17:00 GMT+11

    Oooo, eyebrows were raised when I read "Stripper's Point" but, yes, I see my mind was in the gutter...again lol.
    Lovely photo :)

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  13. SandyCarlsonWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 13:29:00 GMT+11

    That water looks very, very lovely.

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  14. Chubskulit RoseWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 14:42:00 GMT+11

    That's lovely!

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  15. xinexWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 15:57:00 GMT+11

    Everything is so blue! Beautiful!...Christine

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  16. NatureFootstepWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 19:44:00 GMT+11

    great shot.

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  17. NicoletteWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 20:01:00 GMT+11

    What an interesting post... love the photo with the lone seagull...

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  18. Debbie TaillieuWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 20:14:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful blue! The first time I saw one of these was during a home exchange I had in Lymington England.
    Thank you for sharing and have a fabulous day!
    Debbie's Travels

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  19. diane bWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 21:05:00 GMT+11

    Nice Autumn light and I love the sea gull pointing south

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  20. PeterWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 21:22:00 GMT+11

    Love the colours and of course the gull.

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  21. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 21:23:00 GMT+11

    I sort of like these old traditional bathing areas. Sandringham sounds so very English but it is part of the history of this area.

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  22. Yogi♪♪♪Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 21:41:00 GMT+11

    Interesting. You seem to know a little bit about a lot. I appreciate your research.

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  23. Hootin AnniWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 21:51:00 GMT+11

    Glad you explained the 'stripper' part. LOL

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  24. J.Rylie.CWednesday, 30 March 2011 at 23:38:00 GMT+11

    So pretty!

    Please come and have a peek at my watery Wednesday , hope to see you.

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  25. Míriam LuizaThursday, 31 March 2011 at 08:52:00 GMT+11

    Lugar tranquilo e bonito! Linda foto!

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  26. Inger-MThursday, 31 March 2011 at 09:43:00 GMT+11

    I love the seagull sitting guard on the sign! It looks like he's looking out over his kingdom :-)

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  27. LesleyThursday, 31 March 2011 at 10:28:00 GMT+11

    It took a bit of zooming in to figure out the 'no fishing' icon!

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  28. MyleneThursday, 31 March 2011 at 12:39:00 GMT+11

    Thanks for sharing this info. This makes blog hopping worthwhile. I learned new things and I see new places without living my home :)

    Have a blessed week.

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  29. UnknownThursday, 31 March 2011 at 18:12:00 GMT+11

    Stripper's Point could be a more interesting name.:p

    Signs here

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  30. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 21:11:00 GMT+11

    When did you come to my neighbourhood? Next time you come, knock on the door and I will treat you some feijoa wine.

    I was eating feijoas with a friend who bought some feijoa wine. What is feijoa?

    It is a New Zealand guava,

    Honestly, I live in Sandringham, next door to the queen I tell every body. LOL

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  31. RoanThursday, 31 March 2011 at 22:45:00 GMT+11

    Love the seagull guard and the interesting facts.

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  32. ArleneFriday, 1 April 2011 at 01:00:00 GMT+11

    I bet a nice place to visit during a summer afternoon.

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  33. FranciscaFriday, 1 April 2011 at 03:28:00 GMT+11

    Luna may be right! But maybe that would be an invitation to behaviour not appreciated by the locals. Signs like this always make me wonder why they just don't say, NO FUN ALLOWED. :-D

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  34. UnknownSaturday, 2 April 2011 at 05:29:00 GMT+11

    A sign with a seagull on it! :-) Great timing.

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