Darling Harbour 1885
This pic has always made me curious because of those two amazing oasts, and I wanted to find out exactly where it was.
It's titled 'Rear of Harper's stables' which I knew was near Darling Harbour somewhere. Harper & Co had many interests, and this was its spice factory.
After scouring different decades of maps from 1870 on, I've pinpointed the exact location from where the photo was taken.
It was at the corner of Duncan and James, neither of which still exist, but were right here. (To clarify, not over there or anything - the photo above was taken in exactly the same spot as this Google pic.)
This is another view of the oasts, taken from a house on Sussex Street looking west.
The yards in front and the building with the zigzag roof was Vicar's Tweed Factory, and the larger building on the right at back is one of Harper's warehouses.
It's titled 'Rear of Harper's stables' which I knew was near Darling Harbour somewhere. Harper & Co had many interests, and this was its spice factory.
After scouring different decades of maps from 1870 on, I've pinpointed the exact location from where the photo was taken.
It was at the corner of Duncan and James, neither of which still exist, but were right here. (To clarify, not over there or anything - the photo above was taken in exactly the same spot as this Google pic.)
This is another view of the oasts, taken from a house on Sussex Street looking west.
The yards in front and the building with the zigzag roof was Vicar's Tweed Factory, and the larger building on the right at back is one of Harper's warehouses.
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