Doric Column, Sydney Harbour, Australia - Freestanding Columns on Waymarking.com

This freestanding column is on Bradley Head is part of the Sydney Harbor State Park in the Sydney Harbor, in New South Wales, Australia.

There is a well-worn sign that provides the history of the column: The sign reads:
"In 1847 six Doric columns were erected at the GPO George Street on land originally bought by Governor Macquarie for a hogshead of brandy and fifty pounds. In 1863 the GPO was demolished and in the 1870's prior to the completion of the current GPO the 10 metre, 2 tonne columns were salvaged from the site. In 1871, this column was moved to Bradley's head to mark one nautical mile from the centre of the Martello Tower at Fort Denison and was used to provide accurate sea trial measurements. At the request of the government astronomer another column was erected at Lady Hay's estate at Crow's Nest which is now the site of North Sydney Demonstration School. This column was used for time calculation from the Sydney observatory. When the harbour tunnel was built the column was moved to Mount Street Plaza, North Sydney. Three columns were made into gateposts for a house, "Melrose", on old South Head Rd opposite Centennial Park. Later they were moved to Vaucluse House. The whereabouts f these columns is now unknown.:

Type of Column: Doric Location: Bradley Head, NSW, Australia Documentation (website): Not listed

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