There is a lot of history in Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia and the town with Australia's largest collection of sandstone Georgian buildings. There are 150 of them, mostly convict built, including 87 along the main street.
Oatlands is named after the English town in Surrey.
The most prominent building in the town is Callington Mill, Australia's third oldest windmill (1837) and the centrepiece of the Callington Mill Distillery.
Oatlands developed around a military precinct in the late 1820's and it's impressive courthouse was the only Supreme Court in regional Tasmania, which meant it could deliver death sentences. Eighteen convicts were executed inside the town's large gaol, and the walls and archway are still standing.
Callington Mill the second photo taken the other day, the top one taken a few years ago.
The house (was the hospital many years ago) where I was born, in the right hand back corner was the room according to my late mother.
Below are some of the houses and centre's related to the council these days.
Interesting how the homes are built next to the footpath, out the front door onto it.
The Police Station above, the Chemist shop below.
On the map Oatlands is above Hobart with the red marking around the area.
