Buildings of the Norfolk Plains

A record of architecture in 4 rural Tasmanian towns from the 1970's

During the late 1970's and early 1980's the Longford Group of the Trust, as part of its efforts to seek heritage recognition for the area, decided to make an ambitious photographic record of a large number of local buildings in the Norfolk Plains area. It was felt that the "characteristic village community of cottages, churches, pubs and small businesses" was fast changing into a "suburban village complex" and the opportunity to take such a record was quickly disappearing.

Buildings in Longford, Perth, Cressy and Bishopsbourne were selected on the basis of historical, architectural, beauty and educational value. The following pages are only available as a result of their efforts.

Navigation:
To assist the viewer the next page contains a map of the Norfolk Plains area where a particular town of interest can be selected. On the following pages are street maps of those towns. Clicking on a highlighted street will bring up images and details of the buildings in it.

Technical note:
Photos of the buildings were normally taken from the street in colour. Due to the passage of time the majority of original prints and negatives are no longer available. Consequently most of the images shown here are taken from a photo set that was on public display for many years. The results of these reproductions are of only average quality. Some treatment of the images has been done where it was necessary to make details a little clearer, however otherwise the images have been left as-is to preserve authenticity.

A modern day comparison:
It is an interesting exercise to view the same locations with a very 21st century tool. Entering the street address of a property, eg: "19 Wellington St TAS 7301", in Google Maps and switching to 'street view' gives an up-to-date perspective.

Information:
A number of properties covered in the following pages do not have any accompanying identification. The Trust would be pleased to receive information from the public to rectify these omissions.

(A somewhat older view of Longford's CBD)

History:
For those who might like further information about the area a short history of the Norfolk Plains may be found here