Building 137
Provenance
- Camera
- NIKON D850
- Lens
- 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
- Settings
- 130mm · f/8.0 · 1/200 · ISO 100
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Building 137 at Newington Armory reveals its decaying structure. This former Royal Australian Navy armaments depot stands abandoned, its empty windows reflecting a forgotten history.
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Print datasheet
- Title
- Building 137
- Series
- Newington Armory
- Catalogue
- NAR-001
- Process
- Giclée
- Captured
- 11 October 2019
- Camera
- NIKON D850
- Lens
- 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
- Aperture
- f/8.0
- Shutter
- 1/200 s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 130 mm
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
- Paper size
- 290 × 200 mm
- Location
- Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia
- Authenticity
- C2PA verified provenance →
- Recognised by
- Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
Red brick walls rise in two tiers. The taller gable behind carries a pale brick lunette window, its glass long gone. Building 137A sits lower in front, slate roof edged in grey-green trim, a small multi-pane window set into the brickwork. A heavy metal door stands shut beneath a cream brick arch. A telephone sign and faded notices cling to the wall beside it. Brick steps climb the grass embankment to the left. The lawn is thick and wet. Overcast sky presses down.
Brett Patman
The series
Newington Armory
The Newington Armory operated as a Royal Australian Navy munitions depot from 1897 until decommissioning in 1999. Sandstone and brick magazines line the Parramatta River foreshore, their walls a metre thick in places, engineered to contain the force of an accidental detonation. The site now sits within Sydney Olympic Park, its original stores largely intact, paint peeling from heavy timber doors, river light filtering through narrow vents cut into stone.
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