Sunday 1 April 2012

The Rocks, Discovery Museum (Theme Day: Cobblestone)

The Rocks Discovery Museum is located on Kendall Lane, off Argyle Street in The Rocks. The museum is a housed in a restored 1850s warehouse and holds a collection of images and archaeological artefacts found in The Rocks, from pre-European days to the present. The Rocks, which is Sydney's oldest neighbourhood, was named by convicts who made homes there from 1788. The lane features sett paving stones which resemble cobblestones, found in many lanes in this historic area, west of Sydney Cove.

16 comments:

  1. Very nice Jim. I always enjoyed that area.

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  2. Just around the corner from my banner for the Theme Day.

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  3. The Rocks + Cobblestones = good connection + photo

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  4. Wonderful invitation to spend more than a day discovering. Please have a good new month and week ahead.


    daily athens photo

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  5. Excellent theme post Jim. Like Peter said, there is an excellent synergy between locality and theme.

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  6. Thank you! This is one of my favourite tourist sites in Sydney, partially for the collection but mainly because the architecture is stunning.

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  7. I think I've seen this place before today! Lovely shot! :-)

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  8. there are some beautiful laneways in The Rocks.

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  9. I shall visit this place when I visit Sydney soon!

    (Thanks to Scoot! haha)

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