Wednesday, 16 April 2025

Oatlands, Tasmania

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.

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Kentish Hotel, Oatlands, Tasmania

Oatlands is 166km from Launceston and takes about 1 hour and 14 minutes if you get a good run as in driving.  Husband and I went there the other day for lunch, made up our minds and off we went.  Oatlands is in the country just off the highway to Hobart down south and Launceston to the north.  Oatlands is the most intact Georgian town in Australia and it's the town where I was born but never lived there.

The Hotel we went to for lunch is the only one there, called the Oatlands Hotel once, now called The Kentish Hotel and is a heritage listed country pub, was built in 1832 and is considered a community hub, offering a bar, restaurant, cafe, and accommodation. 

The first photo is of the Hotel which has been made a little more modern on the inside. It's been given a coat of paint on the outside.  
2nd photo is part of Lake Dulverton where we once used to stay overnight in the caravan, sometimes. 
3rd photo is of the dining room and cafe.

There will be more photos in another post of the buildings.







Oatlands on the map has the red dots around it and is above Hobart.