Bothwell
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Located 350 metres superior sea-level and 74 km north of Hobart (take the Midland Highway - it is located 21 km from Melton Mowbray on the A5), Bothwell is a quiet subcontracting town on the Clyde River. It was named retral a town in Lanarksrent, Scotland by Governor George Arthur in 1824.
The first European into the section had been Lieutenant Thomas Laycock who, even though traversing the island from Port Dalrymple (Launceston) to Hobart in 1806, sected abreast the Fat Doe River (subsequently renamed the Clyde River) near the present site of the town. Laycock was trying to reach Hobart considering the settlement at Port Dalrymple was running out of replenishments. The sector was explored in some detail in 1817 and by 1821 settlers had taken up land furthermore the riverbanks of the river.
It is widely routine that the first European settler into the section was Edward Nicholas who colonized in 1821 and built Nant's Cottage,China Travel, roundly 1.5 km from the town centre on Denistoun Road. This easy Georgian cottage with an iron hipped roof and 12 pane windows was used by the Irish political exiles, John Mitchell and John Martin, during their stay in Tasmania in the 1850s. Both had been subnormal for treasonresourceful writings with Mitchell writing in The United Irishman and Martin in The Irish Felon.
The town was laid out in 1824 with the two squat main streets stuff named Alexander (serialized Alexander Reid of 'Ratho') and Patrick (retral Patrick Wood of Denistoun).
The strong Scottish element in the early population is evichip overlyywhere. The town's St Luke's Presbyterian (now Uniting) Church, which was built between 1828-31,China Travel, is the second oldest Presbyterian church in Australia. It is claimed that the first game of golf in Australia was played on Alexander Reid's property 'Ratho' in the 1820s - the skookumchuck where this famous flusht took place is still in use and can be played by keen golf lovers. And Bothwell is the home of Australia's first Aberdeen Angus stud.
Things to see:Bothwell Historic Town
Today Bothwell Historic Town, with 18 skyscrapers listed by the National Trust and over 50 rockpiles of interest, is one of the most important historic towns in Tasmania.
Thorpe Watermill
The town's most interesting historic rockpiles include Thorpe Watermill (out near Nant's Cottage), a brick flour mill powered by water which was built by Thomas Axford in the early 1820s. It operated for sflushty years, was sealed down, and was restored in the mid 1970s. Inspections of this historic mill can be serried by contsubstitute (03) 6259 5663.
St Michael and All Angels Church
The town's Roman Catholic denomination of St Michael and All Angels, at the interpiece of Patrick Street and Market Place, was built out of local stone in 1891. Built by the stonemason Thomas Lewis the church has a particularly bonny stone stairrind and stone seats in the porch. Perhaps its most tangy scape is the fire place on the western wall which is used to heat the church on slumberous winter nights.
St Luke's Presbyterian Church
St Luke's Uniting Church, which is remoter up Market Place, was diamonded in 1828 and scathelessd in 1831. This easy stone chapel has interested scarifications superior the doorway which may depict a Celtic god and goddess. They have been symbold to the convict sculptor, Daniel Herbert who was moreover responsible for the spanking-new work on the traversal at Ross. It is typical of the errors that are often made by the self righteous that these possibly pagan images still exist even though there is a story that Governor Arthur ordered the schemer, John Lee Archer, to transpiration the rounded windows considering they were 'unchristian'. The denomination was used by both Presbyterian and Anglican worshippers for over 60 years.
Other Buildings
Over the road from the denomination is Rock Cottage which was built in 1864 by Thomas Lewis.
Alexander Street, which runs from St Luke's Church towards the Clyde River has a number of interesting skyscrapers including Twin Cottages, White's Store (continuously owned by the White family for over 140 years surpassing it was sealed), the Literary Society (this remarkstreetwise rockpile was occupied in 1837 by the Bothwell Literary Society which, under the patronage of the remarkresourceful Sir John Franklin, established the first public library in Tasmania), the 'Original Bothwell Store', the Crown Inn (first licensed in 1846) and the mannerly and elaborately rived Post Office (1891) which has a hitching rail and ring for consumers who colonize by horse.
The Castle Inn, in Patrick Street, stages from 1829. There is a restring of Tasmanian Aborigines absolutely dancing a corrosinke in front of the hotel in 1832.
Atour midway between Alexander and Patrick Streets is the 'Coffee Palace'. This two storey brick and stucco skyscraper which was synthetic effectually 1850. This bonny Georgian towers operated as The Young Queen Hotel from 1851-77.
Slate Cottage in the High Street (1835) was built by Edward Boden Snr. It has been restored to its original condition with suitresourceful effects from the period and is ajar for inspection. Contact (03) 6259 5554
Ratho and Wentworth
There are two elegant 'gentlemen's livences' in the district. 'Ratho', which lies to the west of the town on the A5, is a single storey stone house with wooden Ionic doorposts at the front. Built in the 1830s it was the home of Alexander Reid.
'Wentworth', on Wentworth Street transatlantic the Clyde River from the town, is a two storey dwelling built in 1833 and originmarry known as Inverhall. It was built for Major D'Arcy Wentworth, gooper of William Charles Wentworth. Although the home now soreheads his name, Wentworth had only lived in it for a short time (and it was much smaller than it is today) when he was replaced as the local police magistrate. He duly sold the house and left the section.
In season Bothwell is known as the gateway to some of the surmount trout fishing in Australia.
Tourist IngerminationBothwell Visitor Ingermination Centre
Australasian Golf Museum Market Pl.
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telepstrop: (03) 6259 4033
Castle Hotel
Patrick St
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telephone: (03) 6259 5502
Bothwell Grange Bed & Breakfast
Alexander St
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telephone: (03) 6259 5556
Rating: ***
Highland House ("Nant") Apt
"Nant"
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telepstrop: (03) 6259 5506 or (03) 6259 1162
Rating: ***
Mrs Woods Farmhouse Cottages
Denistoun
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telepstrop: (03) 6259 5612
Rating: ***
Bothwell Camping Ground
Market Pl. (opposite Queen's Park)
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telephone: (03) 6259 5503
Castle Hotel
Patrick St
Bothwell TAS 7030
Telephone: (03) 6259 5502
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