Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Hyde Park Barracks

A view from the cafe in the grounds of Hyde Park Barracks, located along Macquarie Street. This heritage listed building was designed by colonial architect Francis Greenway and constructed by the convict labour between 1818 and 1819. It was the principal barracks for male convicts in the state of New South Wales, working in government employment around Sydney. From 1848 it was a dormitory for newly arrived female immigrants. From 1887 to 1979, state government offices were based here and today it is a museum operated by Sydney Living Museums.
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13 comments:

  1. HelsTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 00:46:00 GMT+11

    I hated the convict system for conquering and populating colonial Australia, but at least they provided great architecture for the Hyde Park Barracks.

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  2. William KendallTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 03:10:00 GMT+11

    It is quite distinctive architecture.

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  3. Fun60Tuesday, 26 February 2019 at 06:22:00 GMT+11

    I wonder if the convicts ever felt a sense of pride about what they created.

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  4. eileeninmdTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 07:02:00 GMT+11

    Hello, the cafe looks nice. Pretty building. Enjoy your day and have a great new week!

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  5. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Tuesday, 26 February 2019 at 08:36:00 GMT+11

    Glad they kept the building alive!

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  6. carol l mckennaTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 08:56:00 GMT+11

    What a magnificent stone building and photo ^_^

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  7. mickTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 10:45:00 GMT+11

    Great photo of a very historic building,

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  8. TomTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 11:03:00 GMT+11

    ...fancy barracks, I'd say! Thanks Jim for sharing.

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  9. rupam sarmaTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 13:59:00 GMT+11

    Awesome pic.Thanks for sharing.

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  10. JeannaTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 14:13:00 GMT+11

    I'm glad it's a heritage listed building, it's so cool to think of how old it is. Lovely space, I could see whiling away some quality hours there.

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  11. Joan ElizabethTuesday, 26 February 2019 at 17:47:00 GMT+11

    I like Greenway's distinctive architecture.

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  12. SharonSaturday, 2 March 2019 at 05:49:00 GMT+11

    This building is impressive to look at as well as having quite a history. How great that it's a museum you an tour now.

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  13. betty-NZSaturday, 2 March 2019 at 09:57:00 GMT+11

    It certainly has a lot of history. What a great post.

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