CARRICK

1/ Carrick is a historic hamlet south west of Launceston. It has many heritage assets like this hotel. It is very close to the historic Entally estate.

2/ On the main street of Carrick you see many well preserved Colonial houses.

3/ This Carrick house was covered in greenery as was the style in the Old England that these settlers had recently migrated from.

4/ St. Andrew's, Carrick is an impressive, old building. The surrounding European trees give you a strong sense of being still in Old England.

5/ St Andrew's, Carrick was built in 1843. When you visit the graveyard, you virtually enter a piece of Old England.

6/ When I first saw this graveyard in Carrick, I could not but help noticing how English it looked. You don't see any native trees here, which really adds to the effect.

7/ The old cemetery at Carrick had a strange ethereal air about it.

8/ This is an attractive example of a Victorian cottage at Carrick.

9/ This was a larger style, Victorian cottage in Carrick.

10/ This is the Victorian style hall of Carrick.

11/ This is a larger Victorian gentleman's style house at Carrick.

12/ This shows a Victorian era shop cum house. Behind it is the church shown above. It shows how grand some of the heritage assets of Carrick are.

13/ The Prince of Wales Hotel in Carrick is an impressive example of Victorian architecture.

14/ This quaint stone house is near the Stables at Carrick.

15/ The Mill Inn is an impressive Georgian style building. It is one of the most famous assets of Carrick.

16/ This is the Gothic Revival, Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd in Hadspen. Hadspen is just east of Carrick.

1/ Entally Estate greets you as a well preserved colonial homestead. Its many buildings make it an independent estate, as was the custom at the time.

2/ The rear shows the variety of buildings in Entally, as every homestead had to be a self sufficient unit.

3/ Further along you come to the chapel and coach house of Entally.

4/ The chapel of Entally was made later in the Gothic Revival style, when Entally was prosperous.

5/ This stain glass window represents a considerable expense and shows the importance of religion at Entally.

6/ Entally is well known for its gardens, which were begun in the 19th Century. Large gardens were very important statements of wealth to the Gentry.

7/ This gate leads into the large work area "the Yard".

8/ This view shows the full scale of the Yard. This was once the bustling centre of work on the Entally Estate. In the distance are the tool sheds.

9/ The tool sheds now contain a variety of 19th Century tools and vehicles for display.

10/ This was the cosy, cottage of the gardener. He had an important place in the hierarchy of the Entally Estate.

1/ The water color painting gives some idea of what Entally Estate was like in the late 19th Century. The bottom insert picture shows a cricket match on the Estate.

2/ The main dining room of Entally shows the opulent furnishings of the late 19th Century.

3/ The Dining Room shows an expensive fireplace and decorations. You appreciate these things much more when you see them placed together in an authentic environment like Entally Estate.

4/ The Gentlemen's Retreat in Entally shows more examples of luxurious 19th Century wood furniture. Here the gentry once discussed the affairs of the Colony and the mighty British Empire.

5/ The hallway of Entally House was quite narrow. I was disappointed that the paintings were not flush to the wall, as was the custom of the time.

6/ The reading room had a collection of authentic 19th Century, literary tomes.

7/ The Master Bedroom showed a screen and mirror.

8/ The bed of the master of Entally was quite impressive, but small by modern standards.

9/ In contrast the Maid's Bedroom was quite small.

10/ The stair was narrow and steep, which emphasized that life, even for the rich, had its daily difficulties.

11/ The Nursery of Entally was decorated with a wide variety of 19th Century toys and dolls.

12/ These three dolls and rocking horse clearly show many ideas about life in the 19th Century.

13/ This piano is different in appearance from the modern type, which suggests that it may be very old.

14/ This is a 19th Century, gentleman's, bedroom toilet. It was the maid's job to empty it every morning. It was one of many interesting, historic insights that I got from visiting Entally.

1/ In November Entally plays host to "Gardenfest". Dozens of garden suppliers gather to display their wares.

2/ Some people from the heritage society came dressed in lovely, 19th Century costumes to add to the ambience of the historic Entally Estate.

3/ The local horse drawn vehicle society showed off their restored vehicles at Entally that day.

4/ Not all the pavilions displayed gardening supplies. This one sold exotic period dolls and toys.

5/ This store sold stone decorations including balls. Note the size of the ball compared to the small child.

6/ This vendor had a variety of chickens for sale.

7/ Spring was chosen for Gardenfest at Entally, because so many flowers bloom at this time.

8/ Inside the arboretum of Entally were numerous types of lovely flowers.

9/ The arboretum was a lovely display of beautiful shapes and colors.

1/Agfest is the biggest agricultural show in Tasmania. It is regularly held in March near Carrick and it boasts over 500 different pavilions selling a huge range of products of relevance to both farmers and gardeners.

2/ Agfest included a variety of live stock like these bulls.

3/ There were also at Agfest displays of ancient machines like these early 20th Century two stroke engines.

4/ This Agfest display included really exotic machines like this early 20th Century potato picking machine.

5/ Steam tractors like this late 19th Century model played a key role in turning the bush into farm land. There was a very large display at Agfest in Carrick.

6/ This Agfest display showed off a huge range of old John Deere tractors. Some were steam powered.

7/ The most modern types of tractors were also on display.

8/ Spectators could view the performances of a range of 4WD vehicles being tested to their limits at Agfest.

9/ The Agfest plow and tractor display was very wide ranging in the many types for sale.

10/ A wide range of heavy vehicles were also on display at Agfest in Carrick.

11/ The sheep dog trials held at Agfest, Carrick were very impressive. With only minimal signals the dog must run the sheep through the course in a limited time.

12/ There were helicopter rides around the Agfest area and the Carrick district.