Friday, 18 May 2018

A bit of Woolmers Estate.

On our visit to Woolmers Estate near Longford here in Tasmania took some photos of the area.
Woolmers Estate is a farming one and was founded in 1817 by a grazier and member of parliament Thomas Archer.

A farm house on the property.  There is a rose garden, accommodation, restaurant for the guests. I'm not sure where the accommodation is! However there is a website [ here ]

A house on the property.


This cottage is the Gardner's Cottage.


The pump house.


Interesting fence, have seen a few of these in Tasmania.


The chooks that roam from the Estate came to greet me.


A new bridge below the estate.


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35 comments:

  1. David M. Gascoigne,Friday, 18 May 2018 at 00:41:00 GMT+10

    I think those fences have their origin in Britain where it is called hedge laying, and they still have hedge laying competitions at ploughing matches.

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:41:00 GMT+10

      Thanks David for the information as I didn't have a clue as to what that type of fence was called..

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  2. krishnaFriday, 18 May 2018 at 05:21:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful farming estate..

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:40:00 GMT+10

      It is lovely and there is another not too far from the one I've shown, but they are not as friendly for us to visit :)

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  3. RosemaryFriday, 18 May 2018 at 05:42:00 GMT+10

    David is right that is called a laid hedge - it is a very old traditional skill.
    The hens have a rather interesting appearance.

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:40:00 GMT+10

      Thanks Rosemary, didn't know the name of that type of fence.
      The property is from back in the 1800's, so that fence was appropriate for that time.
      The hens do look different to the other kind we see..

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  4. AnonymousFriday, 18 May 2018 at 06:03:00 GMT+10

    The fence is interesting. I have seen them but I am not sure where.

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:38:00 GMT+10

      Not always easy to remember where you saw the fence, there are a few in Tasmania and I couldn't tell you where I saw them exactly except for a couple.

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  5. Elephant's ChildFriday, 18 May 2018 at 06:11:00 GMT+10

    I have also seen similar fences - and am racking both brain cells to remember where.
    Interesting that politicians so often also have time to farm. Then and now.

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:37:00 GMT+10

      The Archer would have had staff to do his work, then that permitted him to wander off to be a Politician.
      There is another fence at Clarendeon House at Evandale that has the same type of fence, and from memory my grandfather had such a fence and he lived in the midlands of Tasmania.

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  6. VENTANA DE FOTOFriday, 18 May 2018 at 06:28:00 GMT+10

    en los viajes no puede faltar una cámara, para ir recogiendo imágenes de los lugares que más te han encantado. A través de ella vivirás los recuerdos y las emociones que sentías al pasar por ese lugar.

    Besos

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:35:00 GMT+10

      Always I try to take the camera as you never know what you might see and in people, scene and it's always wonderful to have a memory of it in a photo.

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  7. HuggybearFriday, 18 May 2018 at 09:47:00 GMT+10

    Looks like an estate of one of the "Squattocracy" a la the Downers of SA.
    Quite impressive and really politicans of all persuasions do have a right to have
    some other income/living to fall back on when they are voted out.

    Having when a young kid show chooks I am fascinated at the breeding of those two roosters - they appear to be some breed or more likely mixed breed of bantams.
    Interesting post.
    Colin

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:33:00 GMT+10

      Well did you show your chooks, never would have thought that, learn something new everyday..

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    2. HuggybearSaturday, 19 May 2018 at 09:44:00 GMT+10

      Yes - Old English Red Black Bantams and I won some first prizes!!

      I thought I had told you about my hens in PNG - I got day old chicks sent up from Brisbane....took two days to arrive at Finschaffen and all survived........then I put them under a "kanaka" little broody hen
      who did the excellent job of mothering them. I got Rhode Island Red
      pullet chickens......at one stage I had 70 laying hens.
      Eggs coming by plane into outstations mostly arrived scrambled - ha ha
      Quite the little entrepreneur of the fresh egg industry.
      Cheers
      Colin

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  8. JayneFriday, 18 May 2018 at 11:37:00 GMT+10

    I saw on Landline a while ago that there are 2 professional hedge-layers in Vic who create new, and maintain old hedge fences/boundaries.
    That gardeners cottage reminds me of a wee gatehouse!
    Those chooks aren't 5 toed by any chance?
    They'd be the infamous 5 toed Dorking chook.

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:31:00 GMT+10

      Gosh, never heard of a 5 toed Dorking chook, must look that up..
      From England the Archer's came so I expect they made it look like a part of an English farm..

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  9. yevishaFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:15:00 GMT+10

    lovely photos and an interesting fence. not much would get through it by the look.

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    1. Margaret DFriday, 18 May 2018 at 12:29:00 GMT+10

      I doubt anything would get through that fence, when the leaves come back on it, it will be very dense.

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  10. RiverFriday, 18 May 2018 at 18:36:00 GMT+10

    The Gardener's Cottage is very pretty, like a gingerbread house :)

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  11. R's RueFriday, 18 May 2018 at 22:20:00 GMT+10

    Great.

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  12. SussiSaturday, 19 May 2018 at 00:23:00 GMT+10

    Great looking houses!

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  13. diane bSaturday, 19 May 2018 at 12:27:00 GMT+10

    An interesting place to visit. Nice pic of your grand daughter. They sure keep you busy.(last post)

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    1. Margaret DSunday, 20 May 2018 at 10:58:00 GMT+10

      Apparently it's very lovely when the roses are all out in late spring..
      Yes, usually kept busy..and thanks.

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  14. Ildefonso RobledoSaturday, 19 May 2018 at 15:24:00 GMT+10

    Muy bellas escenas e imagenes, amiga... Plenas de vida
    Un saludo

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  15. Maria RodriguesSunday, 20 May 2018 at 01:02:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful place.
    great shots.
    Have a happy weekend
    Greetings from Portugal
    Maria
    Divagar Sobre Tudo um Pouco

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  16. Margaret DSunday, 20 May 2018 at 10:56:00 GMT+10

    Thanks Maria.

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  17. Bob BushellSunday, 20 May 2018 at 17:50:00 GMT+10

    Lovely countryside around there.

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  18. CatarinaTuesday, 22 May 2018 at 14:34:00 GMT+10

    I would not mind having that cottage. The fence is different from any other fence I have seen so far.
    :)

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  19. Margaret DFriday, 8 June 2018 at 00:40:00 GMT+10

    It’s a sweet cottage for sure. Several of those fences around the older farms..

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