Alexandra Battery
JUST TURN UP! | Alexandra Battery Park, Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay
Saturday, Nov 08
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
JUST TURN UP, NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED!
Alexandra Battery exists as one of six batteries built in the 1880s to form the River Derwent Defence Force Network. On a large area of open space, the battery features a large fort complex of tunnels and storerooms. Today, it serves as a public park offering superb views of the timtumili minanya/the River Derwent, north to the Tasman Bridge and city, and south to the South Arm and the estuary opening.
Tours: Saturday 8 November, departing at 10am, 10.45am and 11.30am. Please meet at the carpark at the top of the site on Churchill Avenue.
Duration: 20 minutes
Location
Sandy Bay
Building Types
Fort
Landscape
Underground/Basement
Architectural Period
Victorian (1851-1901)
Features
Heritage
History of Hobart
Just Turn Up!
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Stair Access Only
Steep Incline
Uneven Surfaces
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Share your pics of your favourite places and the stories that go with them on Instagram or Facebook, using the hashtags #oh_hobart and #oh_southernmidlands to enter this year’s photo competition. Stay tuned for a host of prizes.
![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
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!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)