Walking Tour | The Colonial Charm Of Battery Point
BOOKINGS REQUIRED | Tour departs from Portsea Terrace, 54 Montpelier Retreat, Battery Point
Sunday, Nov 09
Booking required
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Supplied: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Q10918
BOOKINGS OPEN AT 10AM ON WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER
With: Architect Bronwen Jones and historian Imogen Wegman
From the humble first cottages to the fine sandstone mansions of prominent people, Battery Point’s dense mix of buildings are a tangible expression of the co-existence of working class and wealthy privilege between 1805 and 1850. Walk the streets and hear the stories behind the simple Georgian workers cottages, the elegant Regency mansions, and the picturesque Victorian Gothic houses.
Tour: Sunday 9 November 2025, 10.30am (bookings required)
Location
Battery Point
Architectural Period
Colonial
Features
Heritage
Walking Tour
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Uneven Surfaces
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We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
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