Local Area Walk

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Local Area Walk
On Tuesday 18th May, the Year 4 students
undertook an excursion in the local area to
observe the styles and features of houses.
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Some colonial houses have built-in verandas.
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A lattice-style fence
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A colonial home undergoing restoration.
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Shilliday, named after an Ipswich saddler
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Pender House. Note how it has been raised up on
stilts.
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A miners cottage. Note the double roof.
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Older homes often featured window hoods to keep
out the sun and rain.
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Another miners cottage. This one has been built
adjacent to the footpath.
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If you look closely at this house, you will
notice the front entrance resembles a keyhole
shape.
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A white picket fence. Take note also of the
broomstick railings on the veranda.
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A modern addition to this house is the ceiling
fan.
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This house features large windows to let in the
breeze, and ornamental lead lighting in the attic
gable.
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This house features decorative brackets on the
veranda posts.
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This house features broomstick fence palings.
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This house features an iron and brick fence and
wrought iron railings on the veranda.
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The houses in this part of Waghorn Street are
built at an angle to the road to take advantage
of the winter sun.
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This house is made of stone.
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This house is symmetrical.
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This colonial home is undergoing renovation.
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This colonial house has wrap-around verandas.
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This is another house that has broomstick
railings on its veranda.
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This fence has both slat and broomstick battens.
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This house features well-crafted brackets around
the veranda posts.
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Many late 19th and early 20th Century houses had
built-in fire places in the kitchen.
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