PONTVILLE

 

1/Pontville is a historic hamlet in south eastern Tasmania just north of Hobart. This photo shows the St Mark's Anglican Church and the Pontville Cemetery. Pontville goes back to the earliest days of the British settlement of Van Diemens Land. St Marks is located at the top of the hill on the northern edge of Pontville. There is a picnic area to the left of this image.

2/ This photo shows the full shape of St Marks. It is built in an usual Romanesque style.

3/ At the rear of St Marks is a cemetery with many ancient graves. In the distance you can see the picnic ground that is located just north of St Marks. From St Marks you can see the Pontville Detention Camp.

4/ This is Lythgo Cottages, which is located near the Jordan River, Pontville. It is another great example of Georgian architecture.

5/ This is a small Georgian style cottage. It shows the variety of buildings that you can see in historic Pontville.

6/ This attractive, Victorian era cottage on the hill near St Mark's Church has a great view of the valley.

7/ This is an attractive, historic stone house, which looks down the hill into old Pontville.

8/ This is an attractive, Victorian era, middle class house.

9/ This interesting, Victorian era, public building is in the main street of Pontville.

10/ The Crown Inn is an old hotel on the hill at Pontville.

11/ This is a long range view of the Pontville Bridge across the Jordan River. It is easy to imagine the 19th Century looking at this scene.

12/ This photo shows the piles of the old Pontville Bridge over the Jordan River showing their sturdy masonry.

13/ This is the view from the hill at Pontville looking west towards the modern town of Brighton. The church in the middle on the horizon is St Matthews.

14/ This is the historic church just across the Jordan River. It had a lovely garden next to it.

15/ This is the other church across the river. It is St Matthews and is located on the western hill of Pontville. It dates from 1867.

16/ There is a large stadium at Pontville, which is serviced by this attractive, Art deco style office.

17/ This is a telephoto view of the substantial, historic, mansion opposite St Marks Church. It was taken from St Matthews church about two kilometres away. It would make a major tourist asset, if it was available to the visiting public.

18/ This is the historic Wylabra Estate. It is a beautiful mansion on the old Midland Highway just north of Pontville. Unfortunately, it is not available for public viewing.

19/ This is the beautiful Oakwood Estate. It is located just north of the Wylabra Estate on the old Midland Highway just north of Pontville. It too is not available for public viewing.