tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post1699527840430038730..comments2023-11-24T17:22:49.598+11:00Comments on Sweet Wayfaring: Loam Street, Dalby - A Road that BeckonsJoan Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-82388168924779183382013-07-17T18:54:59.053+10:002013-07-17T18:54:59.053+10:00Pettit and Sevitt. I don't know much about th...Pettit and Sevitt. I don't know much about them. Was there are similar name in Canberra for the people who could afford to build privately instead of a Govie?Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-15812407658078713382013-07-17T18:52:49.140+10:002013-07-17T18:52:49.140+10:00Yes I guess they are anywhere where the homes are ...Yes I guess they are anywhere where the homes are oldish.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-90157909831843255832013-07-16T22:00:26.097+10:002013-07-16T22:00:26.097+10:00That last image reminds me of the Petitt & Sev...That last image reminds me of the Petitt & Sevitt homes of the 50s and 60s.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-54941145403041489932013-07-16T21:58:59.016+10:002013-07-16T21:58:59.016+10:00There are still loads of them in Castlecrag and Wi...There are still loads of them in Castlecrag and Willoughby ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-91369429750745497522013-07-16T20:56:44.750+10:002013-07-16T20:56:44.750+10:00Fascinating isn't it ... how building styles c...Fascinating isn't it ... how building styles change at the state boundaries. Though it is not entirely state based it is more regionally based on availability and ease of shipping of materials... for example the corrugated iron houses in Broken Hill, old timber homes in the Blue Mountains, stone houses in South Australia and government housing in Canberra. The time of building also clearly has an impact.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-49523524602750937782013-07-16T20:51:38.844+10:002013-07-16T20:51:38.844+10:00Lots of them have their underneath all filled in t...Lots of them have their underneath all filled in these days to make two level houses ... so the stilts are not serving their original purpose.<br /><br />I suspect the one here is about to be given that treatment.<br /><br />I like the gate too. I have been thinking about "collecting" images of wrought iron gates and railings. There are still a lot of them in country towns.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-48935700031479635892013-07-16T14:46:51.043+10:002013-07-16T14:46:51.043+10:00I like all the weatherboard. It's very differ...I like all the weatherboard. It's very different to all the brick houses south of the border.Winamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065947445339036623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-1291614519304723822013-07-16T09:39:12.699+10:002013-07-16T09:39:12.699+10:00Kinda stupid that the majority of homes aren't...Kinda stupid that the majority of homes aren't built on stilts anymore.<br />LOVE that gate.head in the sun https://www.blogger.com/profile/05289594775531378079noreply@blogger.com