Sunday, September 12, 2010

St James Portico


A portico on the Northern side of St James Church - another of Francis Greenways creations. Convicted forger turned architect. The only convicted forger to be honoured on a banknote - proud to be Australian!

7 comments:

  1. Now I am confused ... well more confused! You say northern side ... that is the long side ... but I reckon this is the E corner bordering on Queen's Square cause i can see the chairs of the coffee shop (which does Sydney's best iced coffee BTW)(. But ... if all that is a correct assumption ... what on earth happened to the statue of Queen Vic? Looks like she has been knocked from her pedestal .. poor gal!

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  2. But Greenway did not forge banknotes ... something to do with architectural plans if I recall correctly ...

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  3. I love the Francis Greenway buildings ... simple and elegant. Good grief Julie you must have a map of the city burnt into your brain.

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  4. An interesting shot with light and shadows.

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  5. Thanks Julie, but this is the North facing side, true the coffee shop is east facing.

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  6. He was pretty good for so little training.

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