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Walls~Portland Victoria

Her Majesty's Custom House ( that's Queen Victoria who had only been on the throne 12 years when it was built )

The Portland Customs House was built in 1849-50 and is the oldest of its type in Victoria, and the only remaining customs house which survives from Victoria's pre-Separation period. The design of the Customs House at Portland is attributed to the Colonial Clerk of Works to the Port Phillip district Henry Ginn.

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Mieke WA Minkjan20-Jul-2019 17:42
Well captured Laine, V
I saw these buildings when traveling down to the Mornington Peninsula
Ray :)18-Jul-2019 20:48
Loving the brickwork!
Dennis Hoyne18-Jul-2019 02:30
Very sturdy construction, and nicely photographed!
Karen Stuebing17-Jul-2019 19:07
It looks like it was built to last. Excellent capture of this imposing building. I like it in black and white. V.
carol j. phipps17-Jul-2019 17:14
Strong piece of history.
Liz Bickel17-Jul-2019 16:55
Interesting piece of history Great mood of the era in B&W.
Don Mottershead17-Jul-2019 16:44
Her majesty is projecting a rather severe image. Well photographed.
Jeff Real17-Jul-2019 16:01
Great study of these details from history, Laine.
V
globalgadabout17-Jul-2019 13:42
solid looking walls too...it still seems odd that the English monarch would be collecting duties way down in Oz..
Wintermeer17-Jul-2019 13:13
Back when construction had to do with quality and durability- a fine capture! ~V~
Graeme17-Jul-2019 12:31
A very good shot of this customs house for the challenge, Laine.V
Yvonne17-Jul-2019 11:52
So good to see this Custom House still standing when so many of our historical buildings
get bulldozed and replaced with something modern. v
joseantonio17-Jul-2019 11:52
nice capture of this historic building.V.
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