Old Beechworth Tannery site

[Sully]

We stumbled upon this site by accident ... never knew it existed.

#1 Signage



#2 Really hate these signs, especially when there is something good on the other side



#3 The Tannery site



#4 Home away from home



#5 I wonder what lives in there now



#6 Chimney



#7 On the far side of the site



#8 At the bottom of the hill adjacent to the site



#9 Across the road from the site ..... a fixer upper

[seaslug]

Interesting old buildings. Bit of asbestos sheeting there I note which is not surprising. Some-one should make sure that chimney is protected. Got to be some historic value in that. Great workmanship!

Thanks for showing.

[Alan]

Wonderful Series Barb. Beautiful soft light. That chimney certainly needs saving

[Sully]

Thanks Greg and Alan

The most amazing chimney we have ever seen ...

[Alan]

I'm thinking the fumes would have been pretty foul, so the higher the chimney the better - not an area I would have liked to live in at the time

Google "Tannery Fumes"

[Sully]

I hate to think what the stink would have been like

Here is a link to some (actually a lot of) history on the tannery

http://becker-zwar.com/zwar/notable-...worth-tannery/

[Alan]

Fascinating story - thanks for that

[Sully]

You're welcome