Friday

September 9, 2016

Preserving Melbourne’s history.

This is the 50 metre high Coop’s Shot Tower that was built in 1889 to produce lead shots for ammunition. It was saved from demolition in 1973 and is now encased in the Melbourne Central shopping precinct underneath a domed glass roof.
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  1. Anonymous9 September 2016 at 22:04

    You've been to town! It is a better photo of the shot tower than I have ever taken.

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    1. CountryMum10 September 2016 at 15:22

      Thank you Andrew. Yes, a quick trip to Melbourne town with just enough time for a concert, uni lecture, sightseeing and a tad of shopping. A nice mix for an overnight stay.

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    2. Anonymous10 September 2016 at 21:25

      I shall never thing of you as a country bumpkin again.

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  2. Laura~Pretty Pix9 September 2016 at 23:01

    Really cool capture!

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  3. Coloring Outside the Lines10 September 2016 at 01:58

    WOW!

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  4. Rhodesia10 September 2016 at 04:31

    Great that history is being preserved. Diane

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  5. Ruth Hiebert10 September 2016 at 06:08

    Interesting perspective.I like it.

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  6. Bill 10 September 2016 at 07:43

    Wonderful that it's being preserved, but wonderful that you found the perfect way to capture it.

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  7. Helen10 September 2016 at 08:10

    We missed that on our visit. Melbourne can't have had the equivalent of our Deen Brothers, or we wouldn't be seeing this tower now.

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  8. Elephant's Child10 September 2016 at 09:12

    What a wonderful photo. Great perspective - and yay for retaining history.

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  9. orvokki10 September 2016 at 14:29

    Wonderful when such an old tower has been saved. A great solution to encase it in that way.

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  10. Lady Fi10 September 2016 at 15:14

    What a cool picture! And a great way to preserve a piece of history.

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