I haven’t shared any photos this month, so here’s the first of three batches of photos I’m uploading today :)
This batch is from when I met a friend at Melbourne Central for lunch and then walked through the city on my way back to the office.
Looking up at Coop’s Shot Tower in Melbourne Central
Photo looking up at a narrow, 9 storey tall, red brick shot tower that was built in 1889. This historical tower is now preserved under a conical glass roof inside the Melbourne Central shopping centre.
Top of Coop’s Shot Tower at Melbourne Central
Photo looking up at to the very top of a narrow, 9 storey tall, red brick shot tower that was built in 1889. This historical tower is now preserved under a conical glass roof inside the Melbourne Central shopping centre. Text painted on the bricks at the top of this tower reads, “Lead Pipe & Shot Factory”.
People walking through Melbourne Central
Photo looking down at a several individuals and pairs of people walking across the mostly empty ground floor of a large shopping centre.
The clock at Melbourne Central
Photo of a very large, pocket-watch-shaped, golden-coloured clock affixed to the second-storey internal balcony of a large urban shopping centre.
Tourists watching the Melbourne Central clock play its hourly Waltzing Matilda
Photo of a very large, pocket-watch-shaped, golden-coloured clock affixed to the second-storey internal balcony of a large urban shopping centre. The clock plays the song Waltzing Matilda every hour and there is a whole group of tourists standing on the ground floor in front of the clock videoing this.
Statue of Patrick Bonaventure Geoghegan at St Francis’ Church in Melbourne
Photo of a grey marble statue of a priest with his arms outstretched in Welcome. The statue is situated on St Francis’ Church, the first Catholic church in Victoria, for which Fr Patrick laid the foundation stone in 1841.
Apartment building on Flinders Street in Melbourne
Photo looking at the top of a wide, multi-storey apartment block.