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Sunday, 17 March 2013

Macro Monday - Castlemaine Bricks

Castlemaine is an old gold town about 140 km Northwest of Melbourne.  It one of these classic gold rush towns that built itself on sudden and abundant wealth - and has drifted into genteel decline ever since.

These days food manufacturing and tourism are important.  We when there for a weekend there a (surprisingly long) while ago.  Some of the buildings have the kind of grandeur which speaks of wealth in the past, and reuse in the present.  It's now a place of cafes and galleries.

One of the things that caught my eye was the use of (presumably) local red brinks in many of the buildings.  These seem to be a variable quality, and some have stood the test of time better than others.






We are planing another visit soon - which is what reminded me of these pictures.

You can find more macro images from around the world here at Macro Monday.

Enjoy the close ups.

You can find a (old!) post about our trip to Castlemaine here - After the Gold Rush.
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23 comments:

  1. Kerri Farley17 March 2013 at 23:49

    Outstanding!

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  2. TexWisGirl18 March 2013 at 01:05

    i'm glad the town is at least drawing tourism, now. :)

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  3. Gail Dixon18 March 2013 at 02:24

    Well, it may be declining, but the town offers some wonderful photo opps! I guess that's similar to our huge plantations that were wealthy so long ago, but are now either decaying or preserved for tourists.

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  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life)18 March 2013 at 02:36

    I love the look of old brick and they made a great macro. I do the same thing you do , looking up old pictures when we're intending to go back to a place!

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  5. Fun6018 March 2013 at 03:14

    Red bricks always remind me of my home town Manchester.

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  6. SandyCarlson18 March 2013 at 11:32

    I did enjoy the close ups. Fabulous textures.

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  7. From The Heart18 March 2013 at 11:44

    Great photos. I love old bricks!

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  8. Carletta18 March 2013 at 12:56

    I really like all that crumbling texture!

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  9. Karen18 March 2013 at 14:28

    I love the shots of the mud islands in Port Phillip Bay, beautiful, great macro shots too. I am your newest follower, have a nice day.

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  10. Regina 18 March 2013 at 14:32

    Great one!

    Have a nice new week.

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  11. Katrin Klink18 March 2013 at 17:18

    Perfect closeups!

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  12. Unknown18 March 2013 at 19:36

    Lovely detail, love red brick. x

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  13. Rollercoaster Mum18 March 2013 at 22:34

    The red bricks make a great close up - fairly common back here as you know but I do love an old red brick house- they always look warm and welcoming.

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  14. Lea18 March 2013 at 23:26

    Interesting!
    I think too many old buildings are being torn down - towns are losing their history and character. Glad these are still standing.
    Have a wonderful day!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  15. Cecilia Artista18 March 2013 at 23:33

    Great shots!
    Like the red bricks!

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  16. Laura19 March 2013 at 02:24

    wonderful textures!

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  17. Karen19 March 2013 at 03:37

    Red bricks, red roofs! Great textures!

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  18. chai-and-chardonnay.blogspot.com19 March 2013 at 04:01

    These are different- red bricks are my favorite.

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  19. Unknown19 March 2013 at 07:05

    Your last rendition is my favorite! Thanks for putting it in context. Now you make me want to read up on it more.

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  20. Unknown19 March 2013 at 07:10

    Interesting textures in your photos.

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  21. DIMI19 March 2013 at 07:50

    Hi Stewart!Great photos! I love old bricks!It must be a lovely place to visit!!Have a wonderful week!!
    Dimi..

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  22. Pat Tillett19 March 2013 at 10:11

    Very nice photos! This sounds like my kind of place.

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  23. Anonymous20 March 2013 at 06:18

    Very unique! I love the texture of the old broken bricks.

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