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This war memorial is the Lieutenant Gideon James Grieve Memorial which sits in Gap Park, on a clifftop at Watsons Bay. This Boer War monument, made of sandstone and marble, once supported the figure of Lieutenant Grieve, who was originally from Scotland, in highland dress uniform. It was also originally designed as a drinking fountain with a tap and a cup. Australians served in contingents from the six colonies in 1900, as part of the British Empire, and then as the Commonwealth of Australia from 1901 for the Boer War in South Africa. The inscription reads: To the memory of the late Lieutenant G. J. Grieve who fell fighting at the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa 18 February 1900, aged 36.
The view across the bay from the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay towards Sydney Harbour at twilight. In the distance is the city skyline from Sydney Tower to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The golden sunset was reflected in the waters of the Watsons Bay Baths (left) in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. The sun then dropped behind the bushland in the northern suburb of Mosman (right), across Sydney Harbour.
The promenade behind the harbourside beach in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay, bathed in the golden glow of sunset. The are two famous landmarks here with brilliant views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline. Doyle's On The Beach is a seafood restaurant on the left and Watsons Bay Hotel is a pub with a beer garden on the right. This was only a couple of weeks ago when we were having unseasonally warm weather and it felt like Summer was still hanging around. We've have a dose of reality since then with rain and a cold snap bringing us back into Autumn.
The view from the Watsons Bay wharf across the bay towards the eastern suburbs of Watsons Bay and Vaucluse at dusk.
