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Bowenfels Station Masters Cottage.


	Bowenfels Station Masters Cottage. I found this wonderful old sandstone building on one of my early morning walks on my visit to Lithgow last week. It is The Station Master House for the Bowenfelds Railway Station, and was built alongside the station in 1869. The station was abandoned in 2004, and it didn’t take long for the vandals to start breaking the windows, and they even burned down a kitchen annex attached to the building. During its chequered career the building has been a private residence, a restaurant called Cadies, the local tourist information centre and storage shed. The yard has been cleaned up, and surrounded by a vandal proof fence together with floodlighting in an attempt to preserve and keep the old building safe and intact. It is available for a new life, possibly as an art gallery, café or tea rooms. Captured about ½ an hour before sunrise on a cold wet winters morning, at 1/15th of a second, f3.5 and ISO-3200. John Connolly

Tiia Vissak

great tones, light & framing!

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July 04, 2013

Gord MacEachern

Wonderful image with a great story behind it John!! I never could understand vandalism, lots of that here also!

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July 04, 2013

Ermanno Radice

Wonderful house and capture!

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July 04, 2013

Robert R. Goodman

Hi John,Beautiful old building and a great capture my friend!!!!

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July 04, 2013

Carol L. Fowler

Great old building- love the stonework

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July 04, 2013

Barbara Waldoch

Beautiful little house, John!

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July 04, 2013

Avril Young

sure is a lovely house...beautifully photographed John..

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July 04, 2013

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Beautiful house and interesting info.

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July 04, 2013

Thomas E. Hinds

Nice capture,John, Great info and the lighting is terrific!

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July 04, 2013

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Certainly a building with an history, John. Super clarity, pov, & moody lighting. Hope it finds a new life. Interesting, my frind.

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July 04, 2013

Joy Rector

beautiful shot and love the history

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July 05, 2013

Monnie Ryan

Well done - and an interesting story!

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July 05, 2013

- Martha R. Mazon

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A wonderful view of this storied old building, John! The lighting and the fence help suggest a glimpse into its past and a possible future. I hope the right venture claims it as home!

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July 05, 2013

Tammy Espino

Love old buildings and their history. Fantastic capture!

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July 05, 2013

John Connolly

Many thanks for all your kind encouraging comments!

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July 05, 2013

- Nancy L. Green

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LOVE the wonderful lighting and tones John, BEAUTIFULLY done dear friend!!! <><

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July 05, 2013

John Connolly

Thanks a lot Nancy!

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July 06, 2013

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Sounds like this old house has had quite a past. Hope the future is better! Beautiful capture of the light, detail, color with excellent composition, John! Very well done!

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July 07, 2013

John Connolly

Thanks Denny!

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July 08, 2013

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Superb capture and info. Just got to hate vandals. Glad it is being protected now.

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July 09, 2013

John Connolly

Thanks Emile! I reckon I could live comfortably in that house!

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July 10, 2013

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