Showing posts with label Suburbs - Hunters Hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suburbs - Hunters Hill. Show all posts

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Tarban Creek Bridge

The Tarban Creek Bridge carries Burns Bay Road over Tarban Creek, between the suburbs of Hunters Hill and Huntleys Point. Tarban Creek Bridge is a concrete arch bridge which opened in 1965. It formed a missing link between the Gladesville Bridge and Fig Tree Bridge. It was originally planned to form part of a north-western expressway, which was never built.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Hunters Hill, St Peters Chanel Catholic Church

St Peters Chanel Catholic Church located in Futuna Street, Hunters Hill. This sandstone church is one of many heritage buildings in this suburb that have been listed on the Register of the National Estate.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Hunters Hill, All Saints Anglican Church

All Saints Anglican Church is located on the corner of Ambrose Street and Ferry Street, in the north western suburb of Hunters Hill. This church was designed by John Horbury Hunt in the Gothic Revival style and opened in 1888. This church, now on the Register of National Estate, was unfinished due to the financial situation of the parish. The wooden western end was not replaced until 1938 but the bell tower, spire and porch in the original plans were not buillt.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Hunters Hill, post office

The post office in the northern suburb of Hunters Hill is a heritage building that has been listed on the Register of the National Estate. Located in Alexandra Street, it was built in the 1890s by the government architect Walter Liberty Vernon, in the Queen Anne style.