Sculptures by the Harbour - Clarkes Point Reserve

If you've looked through my blog at all, you'll see I enjoy sculptures and such.

Seems like I always have. 

I was lucky to have a good teacher who encouraged such things.

Thanks Mr Gibson. Once again.

The Clarkes Point reserve was dotted with interesting objet d'art.

A surfing amputee

A fish looks on

A welding slag bird of prey

Colourful boxes

A lot of steel went into this one

Shiny and cool to observe from all perspectives

Looks like something my dad would slap together

Lest We Forget

Seed Pods

Non utilitarian steel slab art

I really liked this one

The notes played a tune

Framed the bridge

Coat racks

A mix of wood and steel

Rusty heart in a shiny cage

Part of the old slipways

Schooling fish

A lot of air traffic today

And more

A woven cocoon 

Kinetic art sculptures

Very cool

Ever changing

Wheels turning

Spectators

The focus

Creepy little devil

Woolich Dock

Woolwich Dock is a former dry dock and shipyard in Woolwich, New South Wales, Australia.

The site was purchased by Morts Dock and Engineering Company in 1898 and opened 1901.

It was the biggest dry dock in Australia, at 188 metres long and 27 metres wide. 

Although no longer operated as a drydock is still used for maritime purposes.

Link to Harbour Trust Document

Bronze suits the BMW

The walk starts at the Goat Paddock

Top spot to bring the family

Plenty of parklands to wander about in

The views of the city are good too

A lot of labour

A family out for a boat ride

The upper class park and service their boats here

They made things to last

The timber fenders were added by the army around 1963

Its amazing where a plant will grow

There's a few million dollars worth of boats here

I wonder what purpose this served

I assume a crane ran on these

Old electrical and unidentified boom

The cliff face has its own little eco system

This is one of the barges used to service ships

Hawkesbury sandstone shown to good effect

Marine travel lift

Some informative plaques

James Bond ready for docking

The doghouse in front of the cafe

Deckhouse Cafe and function Centre

Pier that services the Deckhouse

A view of the barge from above

Some info on the army occupation